Mysuru: Members of the Lingayat community who are pitted against each other over the raging Lingayat-Veerashaiva issue have resolved to take on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in the electoral battle from Chamundeshwari Constituency. At a meeting jointly convened by Veerashaiva Lingayat Hitarakshana Vedike and Mysuru district unit of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha here on Saturday, prominent…
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A crisis in the making
January 28, 2018Findings of NGO Pratham’s Annual Status Education Report paint a grim picture that needs attention By Ashvini Ranjan Adam Smith, the 18th-century philosopher who is considered the father of modern economics, observed that the wealth of a nation is not merely that which is measured in terms of precious metals or other forms of tangible…
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‘The Bible and the Bard deepen our intellectuality and spirituality’
January 28, 2018Mysuru: “The Bible and the Bard deepen our intellectuality and spirituality,” opined Dr. R. Purnima, a retired Professor and Founder- Director of Children’s Literary Club, Mysuru. She was speaking on ‘Biblical allusions and imagery in the plays of William Shakespeare’ at a lecture organised by the Department of English and the IQAC of SBRR Mahajana…
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Mysuru Police undergo training in basic life, trauma support
January 28, 2018Mysuru: A workshop -cum-training programme on ‘Basic Life Support (BLS) and Basic Trauma Life Support’ was organised for the Police personnel by Cauvery Heart and Multi-Speciality Hospital at the Hospital premises in city recently. The event was conducted with In-House expertise of Cauvery Hospital and their Nursing and Support staff. The day-long programme had Audio…
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Four persons arrested for chain-snatching, robbery
January 28, 2018Gold chain, cash and laptop recovered Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police on Jan.25 have arrested four persons on charges of snatching gold chain and robbery and have recovered a gold chain, cash and a laptop besides seizing two bikes used for the crime by them. The arrested persons have been identified as 20-year-old…
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City Odissi dancers perform at Puligere Uthsava
January 28, 2018Mysuru: City-based Odissi Dancer Sindhu Kiran along with her students Ojas Balluru, H. Shubha and Sarmista Jena performed Odissi dance in Puligere Uthsava, sponsored by Infosys Foundation, at Lakshmeshwara in Gadag recently. The event was managed by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana (BVB), Bengaluru.
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Periyapatna kids for dance competition in Goa
January 28, 2018Periyapatna: Students of Green Kids Dance School, Periyapatna were given a warm farewell recently when they left for Goa to participate in the National-level dance competition to be held for two days beginning tomorrow. District Congress President Dr.B.J. Vijayakumar, Environmentalist K.N. Somashekar, Municipal Standing Committee Chairperson Tanuja Ramesh, Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat President B.M. Shivaswamy…
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Where does money collected as fines go?
January 28, 2018Sir, Of late, Mysuru City Traffic Police are earning a substantial amount as fines collected from traffic rule violators. As long as we have irresponsible parents and disobedient children, Traffic Police will have their coffers filled with money collected as fines. And probably with so many “operations” by the Traffic Police, the income from the…
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Septuagenarian among three missing from city
January 28, 2018Mysuru: In a separate cases, a septuagenarian, is among three persons who have been reported missing from city. In the first case, 72-year-old Shivappa Hulagappa, a resident of 10th Cross in Janata Nagar here, who went for a walk on Jan. 23 at about 4 pm, has since gone missing. Shivappa, who is said to…
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Fashion Designing workshop at Teresian Community College
January 28, 2018Mysuru: The Fashion Designing Department of Teresian Community College, Mysuru, had organised a three-day workshop on Fashion Designing for housewives and students at its premises in city recently. Simtha Guptha, Fevicryl Teacher, was the resource person. The workshop which gave an opportunity to learn tie and dye painting, pot painting using 3D neon liners, 3D…
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