Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) today withdrew the car provided to KAS Officer and District In-charge Minister’s Special Officer Shobha. The facility was withdrawn following orders from MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha. According to sources, MCC used to spend Rs. 28,000 on the officer’s car rental. Ever since the car rental scam in MCC came…
Fake marks card racket busted in Bengaluru
May 5, 2017Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths of Bengaluru have busted an Inter-State fake marks card racket and have arrested five persons including a woman allegedly involved in the crime. The accused have been identified as Kunal Kumar Mandal, 28, of ‘Joinus For Education’ institution in Bengaluru; Deepankar Sen of Bengaluru, Saurab Kumar Sharma alias…
Chinnara Mela Natakotsava from this evening
May 5, 2017Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Chinnara Mela summer camp organised by Rangayana, Chinnara Mela Natakotsava will be held at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises from May 5 to 9. B.V. Karanth Award-2016 recipient Srinivasa G. Kappanna will inaugurate the Natakotsava at 5 pm today. Kannada and Culture Department Director K.A. Dayanand will preside. The following…
Devara Dasimayya Jayanti tomorrow
May 5, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration, Department of Kannada and Culture and Sri Devara Dasimayya Jayanthotsava Samithi will be jointly organising Devara Dasimayya Jayanti at Town Hall at 11 am tomorrow. The event will be inaugurated by District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa. Sri Dayananda Puri Swamiji of Hemakoota Mutt, Ballari, will grace the occasion. Primary and…
Son of Kodagu leaves his footprint on snow-clad mountains -2
May 5, 2017While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and fame through their service in the Survey Department. One such hero is Kalyatanda B. Appachu, son of late…
Dr. Malali Vasanthkumar’s work released
May 5, 2017Mysuru: Veteran littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK) released the revised edition of writer Dr. Malali Vasanthkumar’s work titled ‘Malali Giddamma’ at a programme organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here recently. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. CPK said that the book explains a historical significance, as the story revolves around a village deity. He also…
Doing the right things, Doing things rightly
May 5, 2017Role of citizens in ensuring the much-desired good governance doesn’t seem to have been either recognised or appreciated, far less accepted by the citizenry, unarguably the sole beneficiary of that task exclusively loaded on the government of the day. On their part, successive governments, including the incumbent Union Government, present custodian of a 33-party coalition,…
Mysuru Zoo to get guests from Singapore and Chennai Zoos
May 5, 2017Mysuru: The Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as the Mysuru Zoo, will be receiving a pair of White Rhinos and a pair of Lion Tailed Macaques under Animal Exchange Programme soon. The Zoo authorities are introducing new animals in the zoo, which will be celebrating 125 years. The Zoo has already received new animals and…
One more mahout gored to death in Dubare Camp
May 5, 2017Kushalnagar: Elephant Karthik, which had killed a mahout on Apr. 17 at Dubare Elephant Camp, has gored another mahout to death last evening. The deceased mahout has been identified as Mani (23) of Dubare Elephant Camp. Mani yesterday evening went near elephant Karthik to feed him, when it suddenly gored him (Mani) with his tusks…
City needs to introspect for top Swachh spot again
May 5, 2017Mysuru: The whole of Mysuru is sulking because it has lost the cleanest city top tag in the country in the Swachh Survekshan 2017. Some people are taking vicarious pleasure because of the city slipping into the fifth place while a few are relieved that it did not score a hat-trick as the city fathers…
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