Mysuru: A book on Senior Journalist Rajashekar Koti’s life and writings, titled ‘Koti – Odugara Andolana,’ was released at ‘Koti Nenapu’ programme organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) on his first death anniversary, at Kalamandira here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, SOM Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), who was one of the guests of…
Hanagodu/ Mysuru: Two tigers and one elephant were found dead at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park limits yesterday. The tiger, which was found dead at Bandipur Reserve, was prowling near the villages on the fringes of Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills and the Forest Department had launched a combing operation to trap the feline that…
Mysuru: District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) inaugurated the four-day Nammura Thindi Mela organised by Sri Bhagyalakshmi Enterprises at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. As many as 150 stalls have been put up at the Grounds where people from different parts of Karnataka like Bengaluru, Hassan, Davangere, Bijapur, Hubballi, Mysuru and other parts are…
Mysuru/ Madikeri: Huthri or Puthari festival was celebrated with grandeur and traditional fervour in Mysuru and Kodagu districts yesterday. It is a festival of harvest and getting the harvested paddy crop home, highlighting the relationship between mother earth and man. Kodavas and members of Kodagu Gowda community visited paddy fields in a procession in their…
Bengaluru: The number of people speaking Kodava and Konkani languages has dipped, shows the 2011 census data. While Konkani is a scheduled language, Kodava is a non-scheduled language. Data from the 2011 census on mother tongues indicate that the number of people speaking Konkani decreased from 24.9 lakh in 2001 to 22.6 lakh in 2011,…
Nanjangud: Thousands of devotees from across the State took part in the Chikka Jatra Rathotsava (car festival) of the famous Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple in the town this morning. After the rituals were performed, the jatra rathotsava took place in the auspicious time between 11.10 am and 11.30 am. Three rathas (Ganapathi-Chandikeshwara, Parvathi and Srikanteshwara) were…
Mysuru: D.M. Trust has organised a function at Rotary Hall on JLB Road here tomorrow (Nov.25) at 5 pm to release the books ‘Who are we Kodavas?’ (English) and ‘Navyaaru Kodavaru?’ (Kannada), written by Maletira B. Thimmaiah, Attorney-at-Law, USA. Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy will release the books. City advocate J.M. Aiyanna will preside….
Mandya: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday launched development works worth Rs. 718 crore in Melukote Assembly Constituency. The CM laid the foundation stone for new bus stands at Shivalli and Jakkanahalli and launched works aimed at feeding water to 54 water bodies at a programme to be held at the Government PU College in Dudda….
Mysuru: The Udayagiri Police have cracked a major house break case that took place in the residence of N.I. Cauvery Emporium owner Ilyas Baig at Rajiv Nagar on Nov.17, with the arrest of a school teacher. The arrested has been identified as Syed Tajmul, 31, a government school teacher at Gundlupet and a resident of…
Mysuru: A 14-year-old boy from Nanjangud taluk, who slipped into coma after undergoing an ear surgery at K.R. Hospital on Nov.21, continues to be in a critical condition. Abhi, 14 of Kadabur in Nanjangud taluk was admitted to K.R. Hospital for an ear ailment on Nov.20 and underwent an operation the following day (Nov.21). Before…
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