Month: October, 2018

Dasara Film Festival in city from Oct.10 to 17
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Dasara Film Festival in city from Oct.10 to 17

October 7, 2018

Mysuru:  Dasara Film Festival will be held in city from Oct.10 to 17. The festival will be inaugurated on Oct.10 at 10.30 am at a function to be held at Kalamandira here with Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy President Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President S.A. Channegowda, Actors Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Vijayaraghavendra, Harshika Poonacha, Parul Yadav, Rishab…

Man sentenced for threatening parents of girl
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Man sentenced for threatening parents of girl

October 7, 2018

Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced a man to two years imprisonment besides imposing a penalty of  Rs.5,000 for threatening the parents of a girl whom he was seeking friendship. S. Madesha is the one who was sentenced. Madesha was allegedly pestering a girl to fall in love with him. When the girl’s parents asked…

Man arrested, LPG cylinders seized
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Man arrested, LPG cylinders seized

October 7, 2018

Mysuru:  The CCB Police, who arrested a man on charges of illegal gas filling, have seized seven LPG cylinders, Rs.3,400 cash and the materials used for the crime, from him. Sameer, 28, a resident of Ghousianagar in city, is  the arrested. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a shed on Mohammadiya Road and…

Elected to Photo Journalists’ Association of Bangalore
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Elected to Photo Journalists’ Association of Bangalore

October 7, 2018

Mysuru: The new Committee Members of Photo Journalists’ Association of Bangalore (PJAB) for the year 2018-19  were unanimously elected: President: Mohammed Asad (The Times of India); Vice-President: B.K. Ramesh (Rajdhani News Photos); General Secretary: B.V. Vijaya Kumar (Rajasthan Patrika); Treasurer: T.K. Dhananjaya (Rajasthan Patrika).Committee Members: M.S. Manjunath M S (Prajavani); Shailendra Bhojak (Press Trust of…

A Choultry in News!
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A Choultry in News!

October 7, 2018

By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, a well-known landmark on the Vinoba Road in Mysuru, was in news, after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced that a hostel for students of the Maharani’s  Women’s Arts College will be built there. With his announcement, doubts arose about the future of the 129-year-old Choultry. Will it be…

Life in the woods is bliss
Feature Articles, Mysore Dasara 2018

Life in the woods is bliss

October 7, 2018

Caught between humdrum of city life and forest serenity, mahouts and kavadis yearn to return to the jungles By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Naavu Kaadina Makkalu…Kaade namma jeeva…Kaade namma Prapancha… These are the lines sung by women and children of Mahouts and Kavadis. And as they sing the song, elders nod their head in unison. Roughly…

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Winners of ‘Selfie with Heritage Building’ contest

October 7, 2018

The following are the prize winners of ‘Selfie with Heritage Building’ competition conducted by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Mysuru, as part of Dasara-2018: Meghana J. Banumaiah, Ramakrishnanagar (1st prize); Kalihundi Shivakumar, Ramakrishnanagar (2nd) and B.R. Savita, Indiranagar (3rd), according to a press release.

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MRC to conduct additional two Race Days

October 7, 2018

The Stewards of Mysore Race Club (MRC), Mysuru, have decided to conduct additional two race days during the current meeting — Mysore Races 2018 — 19th Day and 20th Day on Oct.25 and 26 respectively, according to a press release from the MRC Racing Secretary.  

Dasara and Mysuru Traffic
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Dasara and Mysuru Traffic

October 7, 2018

Sir, With Dasara nearing, traffic management in and around Mysore Palace becomes a nightmare for the Traffic Police. One of the prime traffic contributors are the City Buses. City bus is very much essential as it replaces lots of vehicles, but the routing of all the buses via City Bus Stand (CBS) and roaming around…

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Adoption of Tigers at City Zoo

October 7, 2018

Film actor Srujan Lokesh  has adopted a Tiger of the Mysuru Zoo for one year from 18.9.2018 to 17.9.2019, by making a payment of Rs.1,00,000 under the ‘Animal Adoption Scheme.’ Dairy Classic Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, has also adopted a Tiger of Zoo for one year from 20.9.2018 to 19.9.2019, by paying a adoption…

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