Mysuru: ‘Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri’ is a 1990 Bollywood comedy film where a con engineered by a father-son duo turns dastardly when the greedy father swindles his own widowed sister. While this Bollywood movie left the audience in splits, the story we are narrating here will remain etched in your memory for a long…
Theatre buffs beware ! Vehicle-lifters on the prowl
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Visitors to the eight-day annual theatre festival Bahuroopi- 2018, which is scheduled to be inaugurated today evening, need to be cautious with their vehicles as a man was caught stealing a scooter at Rangayana premises here this morning. The man has been identified as R.K. Bhaskar of Kumbarakoppal. The incident: Today at about 10.15…
Minister R.V. Deshpande: More land in Mysuru to be acquired for industries
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande yesterday said that Industries and Commerce Department has proposed to acquire more lands in Mysuru district for the formation of industrial areas. Addressing a press conference at a private hotel in city, the Minister said that some major industries have been demanding additional lands to set…
Operation Decoy: Auto drivers booked for fleecing passengers
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Following several complaints from the public that autorickshaw drivers were refusing to come to their preferred destination and demanding excess fare, Traffic Police personnel of various Traffic Police Stations in city, conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ and have booked 25 auto drivers for the offence, imposed fines and have recommended the RTO to suspend their DLs….
Makara Sankranti festival tomorrow: Heavy rush at city markets
January 14, 2018Mysuru: With Makara Sankranti tomorrow, a heavy rush was seen at Devaraja and other markets in city this morning with people eager to buy sugarcane stalks, fruits, vegetables, flowers and the most essential item yellu-bella (a mixture of jaggery, copra, roasted gram and peanuts). However, there was not much of a rise in price of…
Why take the name of donkeys when Congress has horses? Sreenivasa Prasad asks CM
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Stating that there are a number of horses in the Congress to stake claim for the CM’s post, senior BJP leader and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has asked Chief Minister Siddharamaiah why he has taken the name of a donkey for the CM’s post. Speaking to press persons at a private hotel here…
Vishwa Lingayat Parishat launch on Jan. 23
January 14, 2018Bengaluru: The Lingayat Camp fighting for a separate religion has decided to formally break away from the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha and create a new Vishwa Lingayat Parishat on Jan.23 to carry forward its campaign. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, retired IAS officer S.M. Jamdar, who is spearheading the Lingayat religion campaign, said that…
Folklore Ensemble at Articulate Festival in Mysuru on Jan. 16
January 14, 2018Articulate Festival has been successfully satiating the cultural thirst of Mysuru’s discerning dance art lovers. Hitherto the festival focused on classical dances of India and now ventures into bringing on stage folk traditions that has stood the test of time. In its first festival of the year focusing on the folk tradition, it brings the…
AIISH to implement 472 kWh Roof Top Solar Power Project
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) has set a target of achieving 1,00,000 MW as India’s solar power capacity by 2022. To achieve this, the Prime Minister has given direction for expeditious installation of roof top solar projects in Government building premises. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has initiated the installation of…
Misuse of funds at Nanjangud temple: 3 get notice
January 14, 2018Nanjangud: Following misappropriation of over Rs. 14 lakhs at Srikanteshwara Swamy temple in the town, the temple authorities have issued notice to two serving employees and a retired employee. The misappropriation was revealed during the recent annual audit, when it was found that irregularities have taken place in issuing receipts for Tulabhara, for which devotees…
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