Mysuru: A City Corporator’s daughter, who was married just seven months ago to a Tamil Nadu-based techie working in Bengaluru, committed suicide by hanging herself at her husband’s house at HSR Layout 35th Cross in Bengaluru yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Vanitha (26), daughter of Ward No. 36 Corporator D. Nagabhushan, who is…
Banks, customers face shortage of Rs.500, Rs.2,000 notes
December 2, 2017Mysuru: The new Rs.2,000 and Rs.500 currency notes that was introduced after the Central Government introduced demonetisation more than a year ago, is in short supply in banks. When people go to draw a huge sums from the banks, instead of Rs.2,000 and Rs.500, mostly Rs.100 and lesser denomination notes are being given. The only…
Advani inaugurates 3D Mapping Projection on 45-ft Hanuman Statue
December 2, 2017Mysuru: Former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani inaugurated the 3D Mapping projection on the 45-feet tall Karya Siddha Hanuman statue at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama here last evening in the presence of Avadhoota Datta Peetham Seer Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji. With this, it became the first idol in the…
Flower Show at Mysore Palace from Dec.23 to Jan.1
December 2, 2017Mysuru: A ten-day Flower Show has been organised at the Varaha Garden in the Mysore Palace from Dec.23. Along with it, photography and dolls exhibition and children’s festival has also been organised. Flower Show: Mysore Palace Board, Horticulture Department and a few other organisations are jointly organising the Flower Show. The Horticulture Department is arranging…
Mysuru Winter Festival: DC holds meeting with officials
December 2, 2017Mysuru: Spending winters in Mysuru will be much more fun as the Mysuru District Administration is all set to launch the Mysuru Winter Festival for the first time this year. The authorities have planned a host of events from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1 at various locations to attract tourists to the City of Palaces….
Prajakiya Paksha intends to evolve cash and caste-less politics: Actor Upendra
December 2, 2017Mysuru: “We intend to provide transparent governance without corruption along with evolving a cash and caste-less politics” said Actor Upendra and Founder of ‘Prajakiya Paksha.’ Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Upendra pointed out that the people desire a thorough change which could be made possible only through optimism and effort. He…
Eid-Milad, Hanuma Jayanti celebrations: Hunsur town turns into a fortress
December 2, 2017Hunsur: The District Police and District Administration have tightened the security in Hunsur ahead of Eid-Milad and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations to be held on Dec. 2 and Dec.3 respectively. The Police have imposed banning orders for 48 hours in the town barring the procession route. The sale of liquor has also been restricted on both…
Potty Mouth
December 2, 2017We wonder if people who attended the recently held Kannada Sammelana were closing their noses when its President Prof. Chandrashekar Patil spoke? Because our MP Pratap Simha informed us that every time Prof. Patil opens his mouth foul smell comes out. Many have disapproved the MP’s language, but it was Prof. Patil who instigated this…
Saving Srirangapatna: Documenting glorious past for posterity
December 2, 2017The first glimpse of Srirangapatna ruins as trains from Mysuru trundle over the bridge sets one thinking of the glorious past. A visit to the place, however, will surely disappoint most as there is lack of documentation and conservation of old buildings and sites. Fortunately, Mysore School of Architecture and University of Liverpool have collaborated…
Car rams into cement pipe at Jayanagar in city
December 2, 2017Mysuru: An incident of a car being damaged after hitting a cement pipe, has been reported near ISKCON Temple in Jayanagar here last evening. The car belongs to one Vikram, a resident of Srirampura here. As UGD works had taken place on the road, the workers after completing the works of laying pipes, had closed…
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