Chinakurali: Thonnur Lake Festival was launched by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at Thonnur Lake in Pandavapura taluk yesterday. The CM performed Ganga Puja and offered ‘Bagina’ to the lake. A team of priests from Varanasi had come to perform religious rituals. Kumaraswamy was accorded a grand reception on arrival at Kere Thonnur village and was…
Magsaysay awardee Vid. T.M. Krishna regrets performing under Police security
November 24, 2018Mysuru: Magsaysay award-winning musician Vid. T.M. Krishna regretted that he had to perform in public now-a-days under Police security, which is not a good sign for this country at all. He was addressing a press meet at the residence of musician Desikachar on New Kantharaj Urs Road in Kuvempunagar here yesterday and said that there…
Indradhanush Vaccination Drive begins in Mysuru district
November 24, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Health and Family Welfare has undertaken a seven- day Indradhanush Vaccination Drive at various villages in the district from Nov. 23 till Dec.3, 2018 except on Thursdays and government holidays. The Nationwide Drive, which began in the district on Dec. 25, 2014, has so far identified 259 high risk regions after…
Ph.D. Awardees
November 24, 2018Mysuru: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has awarded Ph.D in Management to B.R. Shyam for his thesis ‘Motivating Sales Staff – A Case Study on Selected Organised Retail Formats in Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 Cities in Karnataka’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.K. Ramachandra Gowda. M. Santhosh too has been awarded Ph.D in Management…
Youth beheads father
November 24, 2018Mandya: A man was beheaded by his 21-year-old son at Gangenahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district this morning. After committing the crime, the accused took his father’s head to the Police Station. The victim has been identified as Manjunayaka (50), of Gangenahalli. Manjunayaka was killed by his son Dayananda allegedly over a family…
Bike catches fire, rider unhurt
November 24, 2018Mysuru: In a rather weird incident, a bike caught fire as soon as it was started and was gutted at Karakanahalli in Yelwal Hobli yesterday. The rider had a providential escape. The rider Manju, a resident of Hosakote was said to be going to Yelwal on his bike. Near Karakanahalli, he stopped the bike for…
SC/ST Employees Parishat to celebrate Tipu Jayanti tomorrow
November 24, 2018Former CM Siddharamaiah to be feted Mysuru: SC/ST Government Employees Parishat, Mysuru Division, will celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Rani Bahadur Auditorium, Hunsur Road, Manasagangotri at 10 am on Nov.25 (tomorrow). Announcing this at a press meet here recently, the Parishat Hon. President Shantaraju said that the Jayanti is being celebrated, taking into consideration Tipu’s initiatives…
Hindustani vocal concert by Pt. Shashank Maktedar tomorrow
November 24, 2018Mysuru: Swarasankula Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, has organised a grand Hindustani vocal concert by Pandit Shashank Maktedar from Panaji, Goa, on Sunday (Nov.25) at Nadabrahma Sabha auditorium on JLB Road. The present concert is in the form of a tribute to late Pandit Ramarao Nayak, a stalwart in his time. The programme is split into two…
Captivating performance at Suttur Mutt Moonlight Music
November 24, 2018Mysuru, Nov.24 (YDS&US)- The Moonlight Music-206 programme held at Suttur Mutt here last evening featured a Karnatak vocal recital by Vid. T.M. Krishna. The programme commenced with Vid. Krishna rendering ‘Dayave Dharmada Moolavayya’ sending a wave of devotion across the audience who profusely applauded the prowess of the singer in varying the rhythm matching the…
Financial aid for SC youths
November 24, 2018Mysuru: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Development Corporation has invited entries for distribution of loan, other financial aid for unemployed SC community youths (boys and girls) under ‘Samridhi Yojana’ for 2018-19. The main idea behind this scheme is to promote entrepreneurship among the community youths. The Corporation will fund the loan amount of maximum up to Rs….
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