Kollegal: The oldest heritage stone bridge in the erstwhile princely State of Mysore that was constructed in 1818 at Shivanasamudra near Madhyaranga across River Cauvery was washed away yesterday in the gushing floodwaters of River Cauvery. The 400-metre bridge is called the Wellesley Bridge by the locals. But historical references say that while initially the…
Mysuru: Drinking water woes in some of the villages came to the forefront at Chamundeshwari Assembly segment progress review meeting, chaired by Chamundeshwari MLA and Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here this morning. Soon as the meeting began, GTD, referring to Undavadi Drinking Water Project that is targeted at…
Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao inaugurated the renovated Children’s Traffic Park on Mirza Road in Nazarbad here and also launched ‘Awareness through little hearts’ programme for school children yesterday. Speaking about the Park’s uniqueness, the city Top Cop said that the Children’s Traffic Park is one-of-a-kind in the country which focuses on…
Periyapatna: Even as Union and State Governments are spending a lot of money for tribal welfare, the condition of tribals living at Boranakatte Girijan hamlet in the forest bordering the taluk, is left much to be desired. The hamlet has a population of more than 350 tribals, with almost all of them belonging to Jenukuruba…
London: Mysuru lad Sagar G. Kashyap never expected that on Saturday evening when he was checking his e-mails as a routine thing before he went to bed, that he would find a very special one from the Chief of Umpires Office of Wimbledon. It said that he would be the chair umpire on Court 1…
It is very important to protect and conserve snakes for the future of mankind, says Snake Shyam Mysuru: “Snakes do not drink milk or ghee, they are non-vegetarians,” said city’s well-known snake rescuer Snake Shyam. Delivering a lecture as part of World Snake Day at Mysuru Zoo auditorium here yesterday, Shyam said: “snakes played an…
Vijayapura: The agitation for separate Lingayat religion tag which remained dormant for a couple of months post Assembly polls, is all set for a re-start again, with Babaleshwar MLA and former Minister M.B. Patil saying that there was no question of giving up the agitation for a separate religion tag for Lingayats. Speaking to press…
Mysuru: The second meeting “Responsibility of common people in democracy” to promote active participation by the educated and professionals in the electoral process was held at the office of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) in Yadavagiri here last evening. The meeting gains significance as the election to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is scheduled to be…
The two music concerts held recently in Mysuru by two eminent women artistes proved their mettle time and again. One was a vocal concert at Veene Seshanna Bhavana under the aegis of Ganabharathi. The other one was an ensemble of percussion instruments with ‘ghata’ as the centre of attraction ! This was a part of…
Mysuru: Advika Hospital has taken over the operation and management of Vikram Jeev Hospital in city. Set up by a group of doctors including Dr. R. Manjunath, Physician and Dr. M.S. Ranganath, Urologist, it has completed one year, according to Hospital sources. The Hospital has Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive surgery services also. Dr. C.B. Keshavmurthy,…
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