Mysuru: Thanks to the effort of members of Yuva Brigade, Swachanda Mysore and other volunteers, the Kalyani near Devikere atop Chamundi Hill is all set to sport a new and clean look to attract tourists. About 50 members of Yuva Brigade, supported by volunteers embarked upon the elephantine task of cleaning the Kalyani this morning….
Nanjangud: With the works on concreting Rashtrapathi Road in the town remaining incomplete even after nearly six months, the people are an inconvenienced lot as the incomplete works are hindering public movement on these roads. The developmental works on Rashtrapathi Road was taken up in a hurry a couple of months before the Assembly polls….
Mysuru: “I am defeated in the Assembly poll possibly for some reasons but that will not deter my involvement in politics and there is no scope for any retirement,” asserted former MLA Vasu. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel in city yesterday, Vasu opined that success and defeat should be accepted with equal…
Mumbai: Veteran actress Geeta Kapoor, who’s known for her role in Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeezah, paseed away yesterday morning at Mumbai’s SRV Hospital. She was 57. The actress played the character of Rajkumar’s second wife in Pakeezah and was abandoned by her son last year at a hospital and never came back. CBFC Member Ashoke Pandit…
Mysuru: Prof. T.K. Umesh, Dean of Physics, University of Mysore (UoM) took charge as the fifth In-charge Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Mysore on Saturday. UoM has been functioning without a regular VC since Prof. K.S. Rangappa demitted office in Jan. 2017. After Prof. Rangappa demitted office on Jan. 10, 2017, Prof. Yashwant Dongre,…
The five-day event ended at the birthplace of River Cauvery where priests gave a host of instructions to preserve the sanctity of the holy place. The ritual also led to controversies where women criticised the priests for their suggestion to ban women between 10 and 50 years of age from climbing the Brahmagiri Hill. Women…
Madikeri: During the ‘Ashtamangala Prashne’ ritual, it was suggested to completely clean the Kannike River and the lake. Also, it was discovered that there are several undiscovered places of worship at Talacauvery and efforts must be undertaken to discover them and start the puja rituals. During the questioning ceremony, the priests suggested that one more…
Mysuru: A Policeman from Vijayanagar Police Station has been deployed near the ward in Apollo BGS Hospital since Friday morning where techie Prajwal has been admitted. The Police are guarding the ward 24×7. Prajwal had killed his wife Savitha (38) and daughter Sinchana (10) on May 23 before attempting suicide at his house in Vijayanagar…
Mysuru: Kautilya Vidyalaya has bagged the British Council’s prestigious International School Award (ISA), a benchmarking scheme that recognises successful completion of projects embedded with international dimension, in accordance with pre-defined parameters. Hence, the institution has been accredited for the period 2018-21. The outcome is owing to the co-ordinated efforts of teachers and students spread over…
Madikeri: The Home Department is learnt to have acquitted IPS officer Vartika Katiyar of the charge of failure to control communal violence that erupted during Tipu Jayanti on Nov. 10, 2015 in Madikeri. Following the clash, the then Congress Government had ordered a Magisterial probe into the violent incident. Consequently, the then SP Vartika Katiyar…
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