Mysuru: The city is gearing up for tomorrow’s (Aug. 24) Varamahalakshmi festival. Varamahalakshmi Vrata is performed by married women for the well-being of their family members, as it is believed that worshipping Goddess Varamahalakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalakshmi — the eight Goddesses of wealth, earth, wisdom, love, fame, peace, pleasure and…
New Delhi: Senior journalist and author Kuldeep Nayyar, widely respected for his columns and reportage, died at a Delhi hospital early this morning, his family said. He was 95. Born at Sialkot (now in Pakistan), he graduated with a law degree from Lahore before moving to India after Partition. He served as High Commissioner to…
Mysuru: As rescue operations continue in flood-and-landslide-hit Kodagu, several stories of selfless support and humanity have come to light. Among them is this story of how volunteers are rescuing pet animals and livestock from remote and inaccessible areas. Their main objective is to rescue the animals, mainly pets and livestock that have been stranded amidst…
Mysuru: Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) has also joined hands in doing its bit to the flood-affected victims of Kodagu, many of whom have nothing left except the clothes they were wearing. In order to provide clothes to the victims which is the most essential requirement after food, KHDC packed five tonnes of clothes yesterday…
Kushalnagar/ Suntikoppa: If actor and story-teller Manu Jose from Kerala is entertaining children housed at a relief camp in flood-ravaged Changanaserry in Kerala with his dance moves and gripping story-telling, children who are sheltered at various relief camps in flood-hit Kodagu district are being entertained through music, dance and games by volunteers. Many volunteers and…
Bengaluru: The State Government is likely to announce waiver of farm loans in Commercial Banks at the Cabinet meeting to take place in Bengaluru tomorrow. The State Government has already passed an order on waiver of farm loans up to Rs.1 lakh in Co-operative Banks. Kumaraswamy is all set to get Cabinet approval for farm…
Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit flood-ravaged Kodagu district tomorrow (Aug. 24) to take stock of the situation. Sitharaman, who is scheduled to arrive at Harangi helipad at 9 am, will visit flood affected Sai Layout and Kuvempu Layout in Kushalnagar town, following which she will inspect landslides at Madapura at 10.15 am and…
Bengaluru: The school children, who have been affected by floods in the ravaged Kodagu district, can seek free admissions to any school in the State. In an official circular, the State Department of Public Instruction has instructed all the officials and school authorities not to deny admission to any child who has been affected by…
Mysuru: A research work carried out by the University of Mysore (UoM) as part of a Ph.D. programme two years ago had cautioned the authorities about the tragedy waiting to happen in the form of massive landslides and flooding in Kodagu district. The research study that was conducted between 2013 and 2016 had highlighted how…
Madikeri: Schools and Colleges which were shut across the district for over a week on account of heavy rains and landslides, re-opened this morning, even as rescue and relief operations are going on in full swing, with rains giving a break. Barring 61 schools located in flood ravaged areas, most of them in Madikeri taluk,…
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