Mysuru: It was a big day for Mysuru that was attempting to break the Guinness World Record for mass yoga performance at a single venue. Mysureans got up early and headed towards the Mysore Race Club, the venue of the feat, as early as 4.30 am. While more than 50,000 enthusiasts performed yoga peacefully inside…
Mysuru: Today being the last day for filing of nomination papers, three candidates, including an Independent, filed their papers this morning for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward 32 by-poll scheduled on July 2. SBM Manju of JD(S), K. Madesh of BJP and Lalana Dhanraj, a Congress rebel candidate, filed their nomination papers with MCC…
Mysuru: District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa held a meeting with officials of the District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Zilla Panchayat (ZP), pertaining to vector-borne diseases especially Dengue at Government Guest House in Nazarbad here this morning. District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara, who provided information to the District Minister said that…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police have diverted the traffic movement following the repair works taken up from Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle) to Dr. Ambedkar Park and road behind NIE College to Manandavadi Road. Vehicles travelling towards south from Ashoka Circle to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Park must take left from the Circle enter Ram Iyengar…
Mysuru is agog this week having hosted the historic event of World Yoga Day (June 21), mainly to lay claim to Guinness Record of organising more than 60,000 participants at a single venue performing 21 asanas, a selection from the list of asanas that has come down from Sage Pathanjali, whose yogasutras date back to…
Mysuru: A mega district-level awareness campaign on The Children Act — ‘Balya Vivaha Tade Mattu Shale Kade Nanna Nade’ — has been organised under the aegis of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Bengaluru, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Women and Child Development Department, Department of Public Instruction and…
Sir, After hearing Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa at the Mysuru Literary Fest on Sunday, my thoughts went back to the days when he participated in some of the protests MGP held for public causes. Let me share a few instances of Bhyrappa’s activism that I have witnessed. The first time I met Dr. Bhyrappa was…
Mysuru: A tipper, which was proceeding on JLB Road, brought down an electric pole and snapped live wires along with it here yesterday. Luckily, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. The tipper, belonging to the Railway Department, was proceeding from Ramaswamy Circle towards Metropole Circle when the dumping bed of the tipper accidentally lifted…
Mysuru: Sri Renuka Kala Vrinda, Mysuru, has organised a five-day drama festival as part of its 30th anniversary at the Town Hall here from June 21 to 25 in collaboration with Kannada and Culture Department. The festival was inaugurated by H. V. Rajeev, President, District Co-operative Union. Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji of Vangipura Mutt, Melukote,…
Mysuru: House burglars, who broke into a house in Srirampura 2nd Stage, have decamped with cash and gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. The incident came to light when the owner, who had gone out after locking the house on Saturday, returned on Monday. The burglary took place in the house of one Sahaja on…
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