Mandya: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah this morning visited Kyathanahalli in Pandavapura taluk to pay his last respects to farmer leader and Melukote MLA K.S. Puttannaiah (69), who died after a massive heart attack here yesterday night. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. The CM placed a wreath on the departed leader’s…
Congress, JD(S) workers clash as CM’s son opens road work
February 19, 2018Mysuru: A clash erupted between Congress and JD(S) workers at Gejjagalli village under Chamundeshwari Assembly segment yesterday when Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s son Dr. Yathindra, who is attempting to gain foothold in politics, visited the village to perform a puja to launch development works at Gejjagalli, leading to a scuffle between Congress and JD(S) workers. The…
Say it with Roses: Governor, CM receive PM Modi at night in Mysore Airport
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city last night in his special plane that landed at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli. The PM was received by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Union Ministers D.V. Sadananda Gowda, H.N. Ananth Kumar, Prakash Javadekar, Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha,…
Colourful procession marks Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Marking Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, District Administration, Department of Kannada and Culture and Jayanti Samithi together had organised a colourful procession in city this morning. The procession was launched by Mayor Bhagyavathi in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple by offering flowers to a life-size portrait of Shivaji placed on a decorated Sarot. Over 200 people…
‘Languages help in uniting people’
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Maintaining that languages help in bonding people across the country, Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar has said that languages also help in building friendship in a multi-cultural society like in India. He was speaking after inaugurating the new premises of the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada, CIIL,…
Geeth Gaatha Chal…: A musical sojourn of yesteryears
February 19, 2018The 17th edition of the popular music programme Geeth Gaatha Chal… by the doctors and their family, yet again provided a grand musical treat to the music-lovers, at Kalamandira here last evening. Well-known Sugama Sangeetha artiste H.R. Leelavathi, who was the chief guest, was felicitated by industrialist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy, who has been sponsoring…
Koraga, Kuruba languages in Karnataka becoming extinct
February 19, 2018Mysuru-based Central Institute of Indian Languages working for preservation of endangered languages New Delhi:- More than 40 languages or dialects in India are considered to be endangered and is believed to be heading towards extinction as only a few thousand people speak them, officials said. According to a report of the Census Directorate, there are…
Forecast for Chinese Zodiac for 2018 By S.B.S. Surendran
February 19, 2018By S.B.S. Surendran The Year 2018 is year known as The Year of the Yang Earth Dog — WU XU. The Year promises to be harmonious and would see much lesser hostility. However, as the elements in clash and combine based on Feng Shui astrology indicate Earth clashing on Earth, it signifies that efforts needed…
Chamarajanagar ZP President to join BJP today
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Chamarajanagar ZP President and KPCC General Secretary M. Ramachandra will join the BJP in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the public rally to take place at Maharaja’s College Grounds here this afternoon. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, M. Ramachandra said that he would quit Congress and also resign…
This migrant from Kerala revives traditional handicrafts
February 19, 2018By M.T. Yogesh Kumar India is a country with creativity as reflected in its arts, culture and exquisite handicrafts which one can see across the length and breadth of the geography. However, as technology takes over, skilled hands are disappearing with the most creative handicrafts created by skilled craftsmen becoming a thing of the past….
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