Mangaluru: Veteran Yakshagana artiste Chittani Ramachandra Hegde passed away at KMC Hospital in Manipal last night, due to pneumonia. He was 84. He was admitted to the ICU in Manipal on Friday. One of the most popular Yakshagana artistes, Chittani, as he was widely known, hailed from Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district. He was the…
Sir, KSOU has been in the news in recent days. On Sept. 28, Higher Education Minister announced the possible closing of KSOU. On Oct. 2, former Education Minister S.A. Ramdas assured the students of KSOU that he would not allow its closure. However, neither of them have announced how they would come to the help…
Mysuru: City lawyers, expressing dissatisfaction over the step-motherly attitude in appointing Judges to the Karnataka High Court, today boycotted the Court proceedings in response to the State-wide call given by the Karnataka State Bar Council. The lawyers abstained from Court proceedings as a mark of protest against the transfer of Justice Jayant Patel from Karnataka…
Here is a spectacular bird’s eye view of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam and the famed Brindavan Gardens taken from a helicopter, with its vast expanse of water and greenery. The dam which has been providing water of life to millions of people in Southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is at a distance of over…
As part of World Heart Day, Joyalukkas jewellery showroom staff conducted a Trin Trin bicycle rally on Sept.29 to create awareness about healthy heart. Branch Manager C. Joffy Paul and staff participated in the rally.
Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Goa Government’s action of razing down homes of Kannadigas who were living in Goa for decades, nearly 50 Kannada activists under the banner of Mysuru Zilla Kannada Chaluvaligarara Sangha staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite the Law Courts Complex here this morning. The protestors hanged the effigy…
Picture shows the University of Mysore women’s kho-kho team that will be taking part in the South Zone Inter-University Women’s Kho Kho Championship 2017 to be organised by University of Mysore in Mysuru from Oct. 4-7. Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) Team Manager B.D. Kantharaj, Coach M.K. Sathyakumar, Department of PE In-charge…
A site at Gokulam 2nd Stage, which is dug up by a builder for construction purpose, is filled with water and posing danger to motorists and pedestrians as no safety precautions are taken by the builder. The dug portion is very close to Gokulam Main Road and the builder has not barricaded the place and…
The backside of Lingambudhi Lake Park in Ramakrishnanagar H-Block is filled with garbage such as plastic and other non-biodegradable materials as the MCC staff are dumping it there after collecting garbage from the houses. Morning walkers have abandoned the stretch as the garbage is emanating foul smell besides attracting mosquitoes and flies. Authorities concerned are…
Mysuru: Even as people gathered near CM Siddharamaiah’s residence in Ramakrishnanagar here this morning were looking to meet the CM for redressal of their problems, a pickpocket, said to be in his mid-thirties, was caught by the public while attempting to pick the pocket a person in the crowd. The alleged pickpocket was handed over…
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