Mysuru: The city’s renowned publisher D.N. Lokappa of Samvahana Prakashana will be felicitated on tomorrow (Aug.19), marking his 70th Birthday Celebration. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, the felicitation Committee President M.G. Sadanandaiah said, the felicitation function will take place at JSS Women’s College in Saraswathipuram at 11 am on Aug.19. Pointing out…
Condolence meeting for Jain Muni in city on Aug.20
August 18, 2018Mysuru: A condolence meeting in memory of Jain Muni Sri Roopmuniji ‘Rajat’ (94), who passed away in the wee hours of today due to profound illness, will be held at Sri Sthanakvasi Jain Bhavan, #2889, 3rd Cross, Mahaveer Nagar, Halladakeri, in city on Aug.20 at 9 am. Dr. Sri Samakitmuniji will address the gathering at…
MCDCC Bank President for Belgrade Meet
August 18, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Central Co-operative Bank (MCDCC) President S. Chandrashekar has been invited to take part in a Co-operative Conclave to be held at Serbia’s capital Belgrade from Aug.19 to 23. S. Chandrashekar is the only representative from Karnataka to take part in this International Co-operative Meet, in which 23 other representatives of Co-operative Banks…
Nurses Award presentation ceremony postponed
August 18, 2018Mysuru: On account of National mourning following the demise of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Mysuru District unit of Karnataka Government Nurses Association has postponed Florence Nightingale Award presentation ceremony which was earlier scheduled to take place on Aug. 18. The next date will be announced soon, according to a press release. For details,…
BEML launches nation’s first 150T Electric Dump Truck
August 18, 2018Mysuru: Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a Public Sector Company under the Ministry of Defence and a premier manufacturer of mining and construction equipment, has launched an indigenously developed nation’s first 150T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck. Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD BEML, flagged off the 150T Dump Truck on Aug.15 for its use in the…
Complaint registered against Varsity student
August 18, 2018Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) student Welfare Officer K.B. Praveen has filed a Police complaint against research student Mahesh Sosale for allegedly threatening him in convection with an administrative issue. Praveen his complaint lodged with Jayalakshmipuram Police on Aug.16, has accused Mahesh Sosale of verbally abusing him and threatening him when he (Sosale) entered his…
Violin concert at Nadabrahma tomorrow
August 18, 2018Mysuru: Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha has organised a Violin solo concert tomorrow (Aug.19) at its premises on JLB Road in city at 5.30 pm. The accomplished artiste is multi-faceted Vid. Ravi Harikumar. He will be accompanied by Vid. G.S. Ramanujan on mridanga and Vid. C.A. Raghunandan Rao on ghata. Profile: Hari Ravikumar is a Karnatak…
Sravana Saturdays: Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple timings extended
August 18, 2018Mysuru: A large number of general public are visiting Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple during Sravana Masa, every year. To facilitate the general public, the Temple timings are extended on Sravana Shanivaras (Saturdays) — Aug.18, Aug.25, Sept.1 and Sept.8. Temple will be open from 6.30 am to 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm to 9.30 pm on…
Youth goes missing from city
August 18, 2018Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth, who left his house on Aug.14 at about 11 am on his Honda Activa scooter (KA-09 HG-6329) has since gone missing. The missing youth, identified as Ravikumar, is 5.5 ft. tall, fair complexioned, oval faced, normal built, speaks Kannada and was wearing a black jerkin and night pant at the time…
A Statesman and a Survivor
August 18, 2018Vajpayee is gone and everyone has good things to say about him, even the Opposition. He was the first Prime Minister with no connection to the Congress and coincidentally, it was Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister who, impressed with Vajpayee’s oratory skills, said in 1957: “This young man will one day become the country’s…
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