Madikeri: Floods and landslides that struck Kodagu in August this year not only affected human beings and wildlife but also honey bee families that have a special relationship with nature. Vanishing natural food and biting cold, has resulted in the spread of Thai Sac Brood disease, which is said to have originated in Thailand. The…
Madikeri: Kodagu, called the Scotland of South India, has been a perfect holiday destination for ages because of its pristine beauty and alluring nature. Tourists always flock to this hill station in droves during holidays and weekends. But sadly after the nature’s fury that the district experienced in August this year with heavy rains and…
Mysuru: Our city is continuously going through the phase of renaming where Circles, roads and junctions are renamed after prominent personalities. So much so that the well-known names of particular roads, in practice from the days of the British Raj, are renamed to either localise the area or to name them in remembrance of leaders…
Devamma (81), wife of late Jyotishya Vidwan Shivarchaka B. Shivappa and a resident of Ayarahalli near Bilikere of Hunsur taluk here, passed away yesterday. She leaves behind two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at her native Ayarahalli this morning.
Mysuru: A leopard being sighted inside Mysore Airport premises in Mandakalli here last night has created panic among the members of the public. The leopard, which was roaming at Srinagar near Mandakalli since about three days, was sighted last night in the Airport premises by one Dhananjay, a resident of Vijayanagar, who has captured the…
Mysuru: Among the many Circles that found new names in city is the Akashavani Circle that has been rechristened as Ta.Ra.Su Circle. Ta.Ra.Su or Ta.Ra. Subba Rao is a noted Kannada littérateur (Taluku Ramaswami Subba Rao) and is considered as a harbinger of the Navya movement of Kannada literature. The Akashavani Circle is near the…
Mysuru: The voting for electing the Directors of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Co-Operative Central (MCDCC) Bank began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road here this morning. The polling is being held to elect 12 Directors, while five Directors have already been elected unopposed. The MCDCC Bank has 17 Directors on its board. Those elected…
VVWW Executive Engineer expresses helplessness at MGP Meeting Mysuru: The Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) officials many a times cannot take decisions in the interest of the public on their own because of the political interference, said Executive Engineer Harish, expressing his helplessness. He was speaking at an interaction meeting on “Distribution of drinking water,…
Srikant Swarna (58), Founder of The Barge pub and a resident of Vijayanagar in city, passed away yesterday in Chennai. He leaves behind his wife Sadhana, daughters Deekshitha and Harshitha, brothers, sisters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held in city.
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