Mysuru: The inherent threat to Chamundi Hill and its fragile ecosystem from encroachers and land- sharks will soon be a thing of past as the Forest Department will fence the Chamundi Hill Territorial Forest Area to prevent entry and exit of people through the forest area. This fencing will also prevent wild animals from entering…
Women outnumber men in T. Narasipur, NR, Chamaraja and KR Mysuru: There are a total of 24,65,102 voters in the district comprising 11 Assembly segments and out of this, 12,34,454 are men and 12,30,648 are women, said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Election Officer, addressing a press meet at…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which is haggling with farmers over the issue of sharing sites, has now planned to auction its 2,500 stray and intermediary sites to mobilise resources. In some proposed layouts, discussion with the farmers has reached the dead-end and MUDA is waiting for government intervention. The cash-starved MUDA…
Sandstone idol is in ‘Kayotsarga’ posture that literally means “dismissing the body” Mysuru: A seventh century Ganga Dynasty idol of Parshvanatha stone sculpture has been discovered at historic place of Talakad in T. Narasipur taluk in the district. The excavation is being conducted by former University of Mysore Professor M.S. Krishnamurthy and Department of Archaeology…
Mysuru: “I have no hatred towards men as most of the time they support us. But what is worrying is women hating women and if this stand or trend changes, then there could be much more gender equality,” said former Minister and actress Umashree. She was speaking at the ‘Gender Equality’ seminar organised as part…
Two waste-carrying trucks from Kerala stopped at Gundlupet Mysuru: Kerala that is facing a huge crisis in solid waste management has found a convenient way of getting of waste: Dump them in Karnataka. Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is seeking public cooperation in a bid to reclaim the Cleanest City tag in India,…
Mysuru: The students in the University of Mysore (UoM) will also have the benefit of academic knowledge from Professors of Foreign Universities in the near future. This issue was taken up for discussion at the Academic Council Meeting held at the Crawford Hall here on Monday and a decision taken to invite Professors from abroad….
Mysuru: Strongly protesting against lacunae in the implementation of the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), students of University of Mysore gathered in large numbers in front of the Crawford Hall yesterday. The agitation was led by All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) and All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO). Students alleged that as the CBCS…
Social play “Gandhi Kannadaka” to be staged on Jan. 20 The world is celebrating 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. Gandhiji and his ideas have always been intriguing with many possible interpretations at the same time. Historians, philosophers, businessmen, administrators, political thinkers, sociologists and even common people perceive Gandhiji in different ways and all of…
Mysuru: Historian and former Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University Prof. K.K.N. Kurup opined that vicious propaganda against erstwhile ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan, demonising him as a religious bigot still continued across the country. He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day National Symposium on ‘Peasants and Rural Economy in Mysuru and Hyderabad-Karnataka Region’ organised jointly by…
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