Mysuru: District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has appealed the Chamundi Temple, sub-ordinate temples priests and other Muzrai temple priests of the district not to resume their indefinite strike from Jan.1, 2019. Replying to a query that the temple priests’ agitation would hurt the sentiments of the devotees here yesterday morning, the Minister said that he…
Chimp Guru dies at Mysuru Zoo
December 26, 2018Mysuru: Guru, the 26-year-old male chimpanzee at Mysuru Zoo, died of respiratory failure on Dec. 24 night. On Dec. 23, Guru was found dull and the Zoo Vets began the symptomatic treatment. The next day (Dec. 24), Zoo Veterinarians along with Dr. Sundar Raj, a consultant General Physician having experience with primates, continued the treatment….
Visitors throng cake festival even before inauguration
December 26, 2018Dist. Minister GTD to formally launch 3-day fest this evening at Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantap Mysuru: Hundreds of visitors thronged the Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantap, the venue of cake and food festival to taste the cakes even before its formal inauguration here this morning. Boys, girls as also visitors of all ages arrived to have…
RamaGovinda awards- 2019 for Bezwada Wilson, Prahlad Tipanya
December 26, 2018T.M. Krishna to inaugurate presentation ceremony on Jan.5 Mysuru: Smt. D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and Sri M. Gopinath Shenoy Charitable Trust, Mysuru, have chosen Indian activist, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Bezwada Wilson and Indian folk singer Padmashree Prahlad Singh Tipanya for its annual RamaGovinda Puraskara-2019. These two institutions are associated with a pro-societal cause in…
Mysurean receives President’s Police Medal
December 26, 2018New Delhi: Kalengada Muthanna Cariappa, a resident of Mysuru, received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service from Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju during the Sashastra Seema Bal’s Anniversary Day Investiture Ceremony in New Delhi on Dec. 24. Cariappa, until recently, was serving in the 90,000 strong elite Border Security Force,…
Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa Sahityotsava in city on Jan. 19 and 20
December 26, 2018Mysuru : As a tribute to city’s living legend Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, who is one of India’s foremost Kannada litterateurs, a two-day ‘S. L. Bhyrappa Sahityotsava’ will be held at Kalamandira in Mysuru on Jan. 19 and 20, under the aegis of S. L. Bhyrappa Sahitya Pratishtana. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakathara Bhavan here this…
Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple to distribute 2 lakh laadus on New Year
December 26, 2018Mysuru: Ushering the New Year, following the tradition, devotees visiting Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple in Vijayanagar will be given laadus on Jan.1 from 4 am till midnight under the supervision of the Temple Founder Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji. About 50 cooks have been working on the process of making over 2 lakh laadus using 50 quintals of…
Mysuru hoteliers slam online aggregators
December 26, 2018Mysuru The Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has accused some hotel aggregators of creating monopoly in the country, which in turn has increased their high-handedness in dealing with the hoteliers. At a meeting at the Association’s office in Krishnamurthypuram here yesterday, the Association President C. Narayanagowda threatened to boycott and dishonour bookings made through the hospitality…
Bank staff on strike for second time in a week
December 26, 2018Banking services affected for last five days, to resume tomorrow Mysuru: Banking services across the city and district were affected today following the day-long nationwide strike call given by various Bank Officers and Staffers Unions. All the Banks remained closed without transactions. Over 500 Bank employees, led by Mysore District Bank Employees Union Secretary Shivaprasad,…
Farmers stage demonstration
December 26, 2018Mysuru: Urging the District Administration to start immediate procurement of paddy at all the procurement centre, nearly a hundred farmers, under the banner of Karnataka State Sugar Cane Growers Association (KSSGA) staged a demonstration in front of the DC office this morning. The farmers, who protested by dumping paddy, presented a memorandum to the DC….
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