Mysuru: The two-day Rani Abbakka cultural Festival, organised jointly by Dakshina Kannada District Association, Rani Abbakka Utsava Samithi and other organisations of coastal region, concluded last evening at Maharaja’s College Grounds here. Veteran Kannada Cinema Actress M. Leelavathi, hailing from the coastal region and who has acted in over 550 movies in leading and supporting…
Mysuru: Unable to bear the demises of his only son, who breathed his last due to illness on Saturday, the grieving father, who was preparing for the last rites of his son, died on Sunday at Belavadi village in the outskirts of city. While the deceased son has been identified as Bhyra (33), the grieving…
Mysuru: January 12, 2018 saw the inauguration of 11 Indira Canteens across the city. Launched by the Congress-led Karnataka government and run by the District Administration and private food contractors, these canteens are meant to provide subsidised meals to citizens — breakfast for Rs.5 and lunch and dinner for Rs.10. And what’s heartening is that…
Mysuru: The general consensus among the people who have their breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Indira Canteens at Sharadadevi Nagar, Alanahalli Circle and Raghavendra Circle is that the food served is really good. In the reality check conducted by SOM, in all the three places, it is the daily wagers and the students who…
Mysuru: After Anna Bhagya scheme of the State Government, Indira Canteen is another ambitious scheme that has received good response. Though Opposition parties are criticising the government that this programme was launched in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections, there are many who say that it is helping the poor in fighting hunger. In spite…
Mysuru: The Mysore Wadiyar dynasty’s contribution to the tradition of upholding the role of gurus is enormous and as a result they were able to provide excellent administration. However, it is regrettable that in today’s world the sanctity of Guru-Shishya (teacher-student) relationship has turned business-like, regretted Maharaja’s Sanskrit College retired professor Vidwan V.Gangadhar Bhat. He…
Mysuru: The Mysore District Borewell Contractors Association has urged the District Administration to allow them to sink borewells in the city. The members of the association held a meeting in Lingadevarakoppal on the outskirts of city yesterday and discussed these issues. The Deputy Commissioner has passed an order that the borewells should not be sunk…
Mysuru: Poorviraga, a musical evening hosted by Kamini Kare and Just Events 365, at Kalamandira here last evening treated the music-lovers to memorable Kannada film hits of yesteryears. Popular singers Manjula Gururaj, B.R Chaya, Jogi Sunitha, Srinivas and Shree Harsha churned out melodies from Kannada films of the 60s to 80s era. Manjula Gururaj began…
Mysuru: A ‘Vishesha Mahashivaratri Mahotsava’ has been organised at NIE Sports Complex (Indoor Stadium) tomorrow (Feb.13), in which more than a thousand devotees will render ‘Sri Rudra Mantra’. The rituals will commence at 5.30 pm with the chanting of Ganapathy Atharva Seersham and Laghunasyam, followed by Rudrabhishekha and other rituals. Swami Chidananda will deliver a…
Mysuru; City’s Wesley Cathedral, situated near Suburban Bus Stand and Yesu Karunalaya Church at Karunapura, both belonging to Church of South India (CSI) celebrated their anniversaries yesterday. While Wesley Cathedral celebrated its 148th anniversary, Yesu Karunalaya Church celebrated its 118th anniversary. The celebrations were organised at Yesu Karunalaya Church, which was inaugurated by CSI-KSD Bishop…
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