Month: December, 2017

Mysuru Decked Up to Welcome New Year 2018
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Mysuru Decked Up to Welcome New Year 2018

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: With just hours to go for party-hearties of the city to celebrate the arrival of New Year, the Police Department has been making all efforts to ensure people participate in the celebrations without any hassles. Almost all of the best hotels have plans to usher in the New Year with the three things that…

Swachh Bharat spirit enters Mysore Palace premises
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Swachh Bharat spirit enters Mysore Palace premises

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: Led by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, members of an NGO and the Pourakarmikas in the presence of Mysore royal family member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar took up the cleaning of the Mysore Palace premises as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, this morning. The cleaning of the world famous Palace, which began at 6.30 am…

Rajinikanth announces entry into politics
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Rajinikanth announces entry into politics

December 31, 2017

Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth announced his entry into politics this morning, ending months-long suspense which had kept his fans, observers, politicians and fellow film stars on tenterhooks. He said that he was taking the plunge as politics and governance in Tamil Nadu had become so bad that the State has become a laughing stock. He…

A new-look JLB Road will be a joy to walk
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A new-look JLB Road will be a joy to walk

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha inspected the quality of the ongoing road development work from Metropole Circle (Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle) to Ramaswamy Circle on Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai Road (JLB Road), here Friday. The Rs. 5.5 crore work on the 3.6 km JLB Road stretch from Metropole Circle right up…

Holy destination Bhagamandala environment stinking
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Holy destination Bhagamandala environment stinking

December 31, 2017

Bhagamandala: The holy destination popularly called as the Ganga of the South, nestled in the lap of the Cauvery River and with the blessings of Bhagandeshwara- Bhagamandala- today is no more the scenic beauty and the sacred place that it is known to be but instead the whole environment is stinking. The hordes of tourists…

A Musical Memory…
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A Musical Memory…

December 31, 2017

By Girija Madhavan Concerts from the archives of Doordarshan can be evocatively nostalgic. One afternoon I chanced upon a “National Programme” of Hindustani music of 1981, the photography in black and white. It featured the late Pandit Amarnath, the foremost disciple of Ustad Amir Khan of the Indore Gharana. When I lived in Delhi for…

Advance estimated price of 26 crops online on Jan.1
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Advance estimated price of 26 crops online on Jan.1

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: Agriculture Price Commission Chairman Dr. T.N. Prakash Kammardi,  said that the advance estimated price for 26 crops for the year 2018 will be announced online on Jan.1. He was addressing a press conference at the Government  Guest House here on Dec.29 and said that the advance estimated price of paddy, ragi, groundnut, green gram,…

Precision farming workshop creates awareness about water usage
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Precision farming workshop creates awareness about water usage

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: Which crop, at what time, requires how much water? To answer this question, Maharaja Institute of Technology (MIT) under Maharaja Research Foundation in association with Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka, conducted a one-day workshop on ‘Precision Farming, a Pilot on Water Conservation’ at Naganahalli Research Centre on Dec.29. Speaking after inaugurating workshop, Dr. T.N….

Feeding pigeons: Helping Hands celebrates third anniversary
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Feeding pigeons: Helping Hands celebrates third anniversary

December 31, 2017

Mysuru: Helping Hands’ Kabutar Daan, a project for providing food grains to Pigeons in front of Kote Anjenayaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace, which was started on Jan. 1, 2015 is going a step forward by successfully completing three years of feeding pigeons tomorrow. Inspired by a Hyderabad tourist, Rajan Baghmar and…

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