Mysuru: Alarmed by increased vehicular movement inside its campus that is disturbing the academic atmosphere, the University of Mysore has decided to ban the entry of private vehicles on all the roads criss-crossing Manasagangothri. The issue has been discussed at the Syndicate meeting held recently and modalities of the ban implementation are being worked out….
Royal baby is here
December 7, 2017Special pujas atop Chamundi Hill and the temples in the Mysore Palace premises marked the birth of the 28th descendant of the erstwhile Wadiyar dynasty this morning. Trishikha Devi Wadiyar, wife of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru, delivered a baby boy last night at a private hospital…
Sick Pelican dies at Kukkarahalli Lake
December 7, 2017Mysuru: A sick Spot-Billed Pelican died at Kukkarahalli Lake this morning, prompting Forest officials to take stock of the situation. Officers comprising DCF V. Yedukondalu, CCF Kemparaju, RFO Devaraju and others visited the Lake and inspected besides collecting samples of bird droppings which will be sent to Institute of Animal Health & Veterinary Biologicals in…
Land acquisition delay hits 10-laning of Mysuru-Bengaluru Road
December 7, 2017Bengaluru: The ambitious National Highway upgradation project between Mysuru and Bengaluru that will develop the existing Highway into a world-class 60-metre wide 10-lane road has hit a roadblock, thanks to the negligence of State officials and elected representatives. Sources said that though the Centre has given its approval for the project that will be a…
Supreme Court favours law to regulate hefty fees charged by lawyers
December 7, 2017New Delhi: What a lawyer charges a client remains largely unregulated in India. The advocates’ fees rules are only for guidance and there is no bar to money claimed beyond what is fixed under the rules. The Supreme Court favours a law to check growing commercialisation of the legal profession and to “prescribe floor and…
2018 Assembly Polls: JD(S) to release first list of candidates on Dec. 15
December 7, 2017Ramanagaram: State JD(S) President and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that the first list of the party candidates for the 2018 Assembly polls will be released on Dec.15. Speaking to press persons here on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy said that he was holding meetings with party leaders in Constituencies where there were multiple aspirants. An…
Tribal Healers to display Tribal Medicines at 5-day workshop
December 7, 2017IGRMS to showcase rare lamps at “Deepam” expo from Dec. 11 Mysuru: The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Southern Regional Centre (SRC) and Anthropological Survey of India (ASI), Southern Regional Centre, Bogadi, Mysuru, have jointly organised a National workshop on Tribal Healers and Tribal Medicines at Wellington House, Irwin Road, here from Dec. 10…
‘Build houses for slum-dwellers with all facilities’
December 7, 2017Ramakrishna Mutt Seer opens MyBuild expo Mysuru: “Everyone dreams of constructing a house in one’s lifetime. It may be in a village, town or a city. MyBuild expo fulfils that need which the public should utilise fully,” said Swami Muktidanandaji, Trustee, Sri Ramakrishna Mutt and Mission, Belur. He was speaking after inaugurating the six-day MyBuild…
Sick Pelicans at Kokkare Bellur worries villagers
December 7, 2017Mandya: Kokkare Bellur villagers here are a worried lot as many Spot-Billed Pelicans have taken ill after the death of a Pelican on Tuesday. Worried villagers, who share a very good relationship with these birds, have urged the authorities concerned to take steps to protect the birds. Although the reason for the illness has not…
Late Diwali for Shiva
December 7, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Come Diwali, everyone revisits the story of this festival. It is what people do during festivals, trying to understand their origin. Some seek rational explanations: it is harvest time, and so time to party, for example. Some are happy with narrative explanations that are indifferent to…
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