Mysuru: Every year on Oct. 2, the nation remembers The Mahatma and the city is no exception as it celebrated the 148th birth anniversary today in various parts of the town. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, City Congress President R….
Mysuru: Maintaining that Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is one of the premier Universities offering Distance Education to thousands of students, former Minister S.A. Ramdas has asserted that he would not allow closure of the University for any reason. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Ramdas said that the KSOU must not…
Mysuru: A week after the Dasara celebrations, devotees will throng Chamundi Hill to witness the Maha Rathotsava of Goddess Chamundeshwari to be held on Oct. 5 between 8.05 am and 8.45 am in the auspicious Tula lagna. This will be followed by Theppotsava on Oct. 7 at 7 pm. Prior to this, the idol of…
Nanjangud: An incident of a woman hacking her husband to death with an axe for concealing his first marriage and later committing suicide has been reported from Basavattige village in the taluk yesterday. While the husband has been identified as Raghavendra alias Raghava (35), a resident of Nellore in Chamarajanagar, his wife has been identified…
Mysuru: Hundreds of spectators including tourists, who had come to witness Dasara festivities, thronged the Lalitha Mahal Helipad to witness the aero model show jointly organised as a part of the Dasara festivities by District Administration, Department of Tourism and Mysore Flying Association. The remote-controlled (RC) aircrafts fascinated the audience who were mesmerised by the…
The world is available to anyone who does the work to know and learn it… to enjoy what is in the world is our birthright.” — Father of Daniel Mendelsohn, author of the book “An Odyssey: A Father, a Son and an Epic.” The wise counselling quoted above must be the secret of success and…
Madikeri: An engineering student, who had gone to Chelavara Falls along with his friends met his watery grave yesterday. The student has been identified as Darshan (22), son of Kaverappa, a native of Kodagu and a resident of J.P. Nagar in Bengaluru. Darshan, along with four of his friends, had gone to Kodagu on Saturday…
New Delhi: The price of cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs. 1.50 a cyclinder yesterday in line with the Government’s decision to raise rates every month to eliminate subsidies by March. The hike comes on the back of the increase by Rs. 7 per cylinder effected from Sept.1. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra…
Mysuru: Congress Minority Wing State President Sayeed Ahmed has set a 10-day deadline for setting up Minority Wing Booth-level Committees. Speaking at Mysuru Zone Congress Minority Wing Executive Meeting at a private hotel here yesterday, Sayeed Ahmed said that the minorities always stood with the Congress. The party workers should work hard for strengthening the…
By Girija Madhavan The romance of space is always beguiling. Exploring the “Final Frontier” in science-fiction, television or films, foreshadowed the “Space Tourism” some millionaires experienced recently. The launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of 104 Nano Satellites in one operation drew admiration; but the failure of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, after…
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