Mysuru: With just a day left for the Mayoral election, the contest to occupy the top post in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council has intensified with neither Congress nor the JD(S), which have forged a post-poll alliance to take control of the urban local body, willing to relinquish their claim to the Mayor’s post….
“Don’t demolish Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building”
November 16, 2018Mysuru: The Government-Constituted Heritage Committee to ascertain the lifespan of heritage structures and their conservation has recommended the State Government not to demolish the historic Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market in Mysuru. The final report in this regard was submitted to Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sankar, who is also the Chairman of the Committee, on…
‘Ayushman Bharat, Arogya Karnataka’ finally takes off
November 16, 2018Bengaluru: Ending months of confusion, the State Government finally integrated the Centrally sponsored ‘Ayushman Bharath’ scheme with the Karnataka Government’s ‘Arogya Karnataka’ initiative, enabling people with Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards to avail medical assistance up to Rs.5 lakh per year. It would be Rs.1.50 lakh for Above Poverty Line (APL) families. Speaking to reporters…
Jawa Bikes launched in India
November 16, 2018Three variants released, Online bookings open Mumbai/Mysuru: Die-hard Jawa motorcycle enthusiasts have a reason to rejoice as three variants of Jawa bikes were launched in Mumbai yesterday. Classic Legends, a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra, relaunched the iconic Czech motorcycle which were earlier made in Mysuru by Ideal Jawa which shut down 22 years ago….
Sri Ramayana Darshanam’s amazing show mesmerises audience on Day-1
November 16, 2018Mysuru: The four-and-a-half-hour ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam,’ the play adapted from the epic poem of the same name penned by Jnanpith awardee and Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, had the audience mesmerised at the Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises yesterday. A mix of both old Kannada (Hale Kannada) and new Kannada (Hosa Kannada), the play staged by Rangayana in association…
State-level Khadi Utsav begins
November 16, 2018Mysuru: The State-level Khadi Utsav- 2018, exhibition-cum-sale organised by Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board began at J. K. Grounds in city yesterday. Khadi Utsav will be held till Nov. 29 from 10 am to 6pm. State Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda inaugurated the Utsav after garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and…
First Convocation of JSS Science and Technology University tomorrow
November 16, 2018Mysuru: The first convocation of JSS Science and Technology University will held on Nov. 17 at 11 am at its campus in city. A total of 149 M.Tech, 96 MBA , 24 Corporate Finance candidates will receive their degrees. A total of 13 Medals will be awarded to the students, out of which 13 Medals…
ACB traps Kodagu Social Welfare Department Deputy Director
November 16, 2018Madikeri: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has trapped the Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department in Kodagu and a First Division Assistant of the Department while accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from an aggrieved woman. Mayadevi Galagali is the Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department and Mohan is the First Division Assistant. The duo…
Philanthropist Dr. Jagannath Shenoi to be conferred ‘Valuable Citizen of Mysuru Award’ tomorrow
November 16, 2018Mysuru: Mysore Literary Forum Charitable Trust is conferring the “Valuable Citizen of Mysuru” Award to industrialist and philanthropist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoi as part of the second edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival tomorrow at Hotel Southern Star in city at 7 pm. Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy will confer the award. On the…
Swami Jagadaathmanandaji of Ponnampet R.K. Ashrama passes away in city
November 16, 2018Last rites at Ponnampet this evening Mysuru: Swami Jagadaathmanandaji (89) of Ramakrishna Ashrama in Ponnampet, South Kodagu, passed away at a private hospital in city yesterday. The Swamiji, who was suffering from pneumonia since a few days, was admitted to a hospital in Mysuru, where he died at about 7.30 pm. The body of the…
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