Himanshu Sharma of South Western Railway (SWR) became the 47th Grand Master of India by crossing 2500 rating during 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial Fide Rating Chess Event held from Apr. 17 to 22 at Sonipat, Haryana. He is the 5th from the Indian Railways and first from the State of Haryana to achieve this…
Green cover eroding due to population explosion: MP
April 29, 2017Bylakuppe: Maintaining that forest cover is fast eroding due to population explosion and unscientific development, Rajya Sabha MP Kupendra Reddy has said that the destruction of forest has led to ecological imbalance, thus threatening the very existence of life on earth. He was speaking at the 100 acre afforestation programme in Tibetan Colony at Bylakuppe…
Cricket betting: Accused Jayakumar arrested
April 29, 2017Mysuru: City Crime Branch Police have arrested Jayakumar, a resident of Ashokapuram last night who has been accused in an alleged cricket betting racket. The Police have recovered Rs.32.2 lakh cash, a note-counting machine, a TV, a set-top box, a computer and four cellphones from Jayakumar. About 60 people, led by former Mayor Purushotham and…
KSCA Mysore Zone Inter-District U-16 Tournament: Kruthik Krishna shines for Mandya
April 29, 2017An unbeaten hundred (100 n.o., 11x4s, 2x6s) by skipper Kruthik Krishna helped Mandya to register a big 222-run win over Combined XI in the KSCA Mysuru Zone Inter-district U-16 Tournament tie played at the PET Grounds, Mandya yesterday. Scores: At Mandya: U-16: Mandya 301 for seven in 50 overs (Kruthik Krishna 100 n.o, Sri Hari…
Goods worth Rs. 6.9 lakh stolen
April 29, 2017Mysuru: An incident of raw materials being stolen from an industrial shed at Koorgalli Industrial Area has come to light on Apr. 25. The Police said that miscreants broke-opened the lock of Charisma Agro Rainers belonging to one M.M. Bopanna and made away with Aluminium fittings worth Rs. 6.9 lakh. They added that the incident…
Yeshasvini scheme registration and renewal from May 1
April 29, 2017The registration of new members and renewal of registration of old members (2017-18) for Yeshasvini Health Scheme, will be held at all Co-operative Societies in May and June. Members of Co-operative Societies, who are members for over 3 months, can register. Also, those members already registered for ‘Yeshasvini’ can renew their registration by paying the…
Articulate Festival to celebrate Intl. Dance Day
April 29, 2017Mysuru: Articulate Festival, coordinated by Mysore B. Nagaraj, is conducted on 3rd Sunday of every month, at the Premier Convention Hall, Premier Studios, Jayalakshmipuram. Accomplished Classical dancers both from India and abroad take part in this festival. On Sunday (Apr.30), Articulate Festival celebrates International Dance Day, which was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance…
Selected for Best Indology Book award
April 29, 2017Mysuru: ‘Boudha Dharma Darshana,’ a Sanskrit book authored by Dr. Sharathchandra Swamiji, Asst. Professor, Department of Vedantha, Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru, has been selected for the Best Indology Book award instituted by the University. The award will be presented to him on May 3 at 4 pm at Sri Krishnaraja Parishanmandira, Kannada Sahitya Parishat building,…
Sri Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti Rathotsava on Apr. 30
April 29, 2017Mysuru: As part of Sri Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti celebrations, organised by Vipra Jagruthi Vedike, a grand Rathotsava will be taken out on Apr. 30 at 5.30 pm from Avani Shringeri Shankara Mutt in Vidyaranyapuram here. It will pass through the main thoroughfares of the locality followed by mangalarathi and distribution of prasadam.
Nominated
April 29, 2017Mysuru: N. Srikanta Kumar of Mysuru has been nominated as State Organising Secretary of Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha for the year 2017-18. Also, S.A. Sadashiva, M.R. Balakrishna, Rajesh Bore, M. Shankarnarayan, Brahmanya Teertha and K.S. Manjunath have been appointed as State Executive Committee Members, according to a press release from Mahasabha State President K.N. Venkatanarayana.
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