Devotees savour butter milk and panaka distributed by various organisations Thousands of devotees thronged various temples across the city this morning on the occasion of Sri Ramanavami celebrations. People started to queue up in front of temples early in the morning to offer special prayers. Sri Ramanavami is observed on the ninth day of Chaitra…
Top leaders of Congress and BJP are literally sweating it out for one-upmanship in the forthcoming by-election to Gundlupet Assembly (General) constituency that will be held on Apr. 9 along with Nanjangud (Reserved) constituency. Even the hot sun and a humid weather do not matter for campaigners as both the parties have taken it as…
Cricket buffs across the world will be glued to their television sets as the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks-off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here with defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) taking on last year’s runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this evening. All eyes will be on the Afghan cricketers…
Alleged distribution of cash for voters Accusing the Congress of distributing money among the electorate for Gundlupet by-polls, BJP workers staged a protest in front of Gundlupet Police Station on Tuesday. Soon as the BJP workers launched the demonstration, the Congress staged a counter demonstration accusing the BJP of attempting to banish the State Government’s…
Irked farmers stage semi-nude protest Condemning the action of Bank officials serving notices to farmers to repay loans taken when the State is reeling under drought, farmers under the aegis of State Sugarcane Growers Association staged a protest in front of State Bank of India (Lead Bank) branch in T.K. Layout here yesterday. The farmers…
The State Government will come out with a new sand policy, which allows import of sand from Malaysia and Indonesia at cheap rates. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra said that the Government is contemplating to buy sand from Malaysia and Indonesia at Rs. 12,000 per tonne in the wake of…
Prince (14), the tiger in Bandipur forests which had become the favourite tiger among the tourists and visitors, is dead. It is confirmed that the carcass of a tiger which was found two days ago near Lokkere in Kundakere zone is that of Prince. The death of Prince has brought tears and grief among the…
K.M. Doddi Police, who had launched a hunt to nab the supari killers of Shashibhushan, the Head Master of the Government School in Bidarahosahalli, who was murdered by the supari killers near Arechakanahalli on Mar. 31 morning, have been successful in nabbing three killers from the outskirts of Mysuru yesterday and have launched a hunt…
Pre-monsoon showers yesterday evening brought some relief to Mysuru that was reeling under rising temperature. Rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed at Vidyaranyapuram, Kalyanagiri, Raghavendranagar, J.P. Nagar, Kuvempunagar, Vishweshwaranagar, Sharadadevinagar and Udayagiri. Areas including Bannimantap, Vijayanagar, Lakshmipuram and Jayalakshmipuram received less rainfall. While several low-lying areas complained of severe water logging, a giant tree…
By S. Kenneth Shishir The renovation of St. Philomena’s Church, Mysuru’s iconic and one of the largest churches in the country, is almost complete except for its exterior portions. The renovation was taken up as the structure was being exposed to the vagaries of nature and had developed small cracks with water seeping. Yesterday workers…
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