New Delhi: China and India have agreed to end a lengthy stand-off at the Sikkim border that began in June, said the Centre today. The breakthrough was reached by diplomatic talks, India said. “On this basis, expeditious disengagement of border personnel at the face-off site at Doklam has been agreed to and is on-going,” said…
Mysuru: Mischief-mongers beware! You cannot mess up with Dasara elephants housed at the Mysore Palace as CCTV cameras have been installed at the place where elephants are tied and a control room has been set up to monitor the visuals 24×7. Following complaints from the mahouts and other elephant caretakers that some people venture very…
Mysuru: The Dasara Food Mela Sub-Committee has invited application from vendors who are willing to setup their shops at this year Dasara Food Mela to be held at Bharat Scouts and Guides Ground and the MUDA Ground near Lalitha Mahal Palace in city. Opportunities will be given to vendors serving tribal food, Indian regional food…
Mysuru: The District Tobacco Control Cell, under ‘The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 or COTPA 2003,’ launched a special drive and collected fines of more than Rs. 50,000 in the district in the last 20 days. The officials of the…
He is one of the top-rated artistes in classical music circuit. An ace flautist, popularly known as Pandit Ronu Majumdar (Ranendranath Majumdar) is synonymous with ‘Bansuri’. This great flautist has to his credit many collaborative projects with the likes of ex-Beatle George Harrison, ace guitarists Ryland Peter or ‘Ry’ Cooder, Larry Coryell and several other…
Mysuru: The second Devaraj Urs Memorial Lecture was recently held at MYRA School of Business in Yelwal here under the aegis of Devaraj Urs Centre for Development Studies (DCDS). Dr. James Manor, Professor Emeritus, University of London, delivered the lecture. Dr. James Manor knows more about Mysuru and Karnataka than most of the local residents….
Mysuru: Regretting that awards are being given away on caste and religious lines, Mysuru Lac & Paints (MyLAC) Chairman H.A. Venkatesh has said that such an attitude must change in the better interests of the society. He was speaking at the ‘RSN Sreshta Seva Award’ presentation programme organised by R.S. Naidu Arts and Cultural Trust…
New Delhi: Justice Dipak Misra, who led the Supreme Court Bench that confirmed death to four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in May this year, was sworn-in as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a brief ceremony held at Darbar Hall…
Mysuru: Officials of the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are said to be contemplating on introducing short-term membership for ‘Trin Trin’ for tourists in consultation with representatives of Green Wheel Ride, the agency operating the Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) System in city. A meeting in this regard was presided…
Many species of animals that appear to be common and share their habitats with humans sometimes suddenly decline in their numbers so much that they become threatened species. In India, the once common House Sparrow is now rarely seen and the widespread White Rumped Vulture has, within a few years, become a critically endangered species….
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