Nanjangud: A team of officials led by Tahsildar Dayananda and Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Kumaraswamy carried out a drive and cleared illegal petty shops that had encroached upon public spaces in the premises of Dakshina Kashi fame Nanjangud yesterday. With Police protection and JCB Machines, they cleared petty shops selling fruits, coconuts and other puja…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has directed the officials to make all necessary preparations for Republic Day Celebrations that will be held on Jan.26 at Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds. Chairing the preliminary meeting convened to discuss the preparations held at his office recently, he said that the Higher Education and District Minister…
Mysuru: Kala Sandesha Prathishtana had organised a music programme ‘Kalabhivardana-2019’ at Jaganmohan Palace here yesterday. ‘Kala Shastrothunga’ award was conferred on renowned musicologist Dr. R. Satyanarayana. Inaugurating the programme, Indira Gandhi National Cultural Centre, Varanasi Director Dr. Vijay Shankar Shukla, recalling that he was a protege of Dr. Satyanarayana for the last 21 years, praised…
Mysuru: A 23-year-old bike rider was killed on-the-spot when a school bus reportedly collided with the bike near Manasagangothri Open Air Theatre last evening. The deceased is Yashwanth Gowda, a resident of K.G. Koppal in city, who was working as a receptionist at a hotel on Hunsur Road here. Yashwanth was on his way from…
Mysuru: Girish (35), a Police Constable attached to V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station, reportedly died of a heart attack this morning. A resident of Lakshmikanthanagar in city, he is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Girish returned home after attending traffic duties at a point on Ring Road late last night as…
Mysuru: Maintaining that divisive forces opposed Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s epic work ‘Aavarana’ unable to digest his growing popularity, linguist and former Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Chairman Dr. Pradhan Gurudatta alleged that certain intellectuals from the State stalled Malayalam translation of Bhyrappa’s works. He was speaking after releasing Chintana-Mantana, a collection of interviews of Dr. Bhyrappa on…
‘Rajathaarka’ at Arka Dhama Mysuru:Marking the Silver Jubilee celebrations ‘Rajathaarka’ of Arka Dhama, a function was organised at the Dhama premises on Bogadi-Gaddige Road near Kaniyanahundi Gate on Friday. Inaugurating the programme, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji opined that there is a necessity of meditation for everybody to sink…
Mysuru: Bhavanotsava,’ a two-day festival of music, dance and performing arts marking the 131st birth anniversary of Kulapathi Dr. K.M. Munshi, Founder-President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), commenced last evening at BVB premises in Vijayanagar here. Inaugurating the programme, Surabhi Gana Kala Mandira Director Vidu. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar recalled her association with BVB, Bengaluru, since…
Mysuru: Cadet Aryan D. Haritsa and Cadet Satchit N. Prabhu of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Yadavagiri, representing Karnataka and Goa Directorate, will be attending the Republic Day Parade and the Prestigious Prime Minister NCC Rally at Delhi this month. Swami Yukteshananda, Correspondent, S. Balaji, Principal and NCC Officer K. Shivakumar, congratulating these cadets, said that only…
Mysuru: In separate incidents, K.R. Police and Ashokapuram Police have found the bodies of unidentified persons in their respective jurisdictions. In the first incident, K.R. Police have found the body of an unidentified woman in a partially burnt state in Chamundi Hill Forest on Thursday. Forest Guards L. Jagadish and Virupaksha, who were on regular…
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