Mysuru: After the night of Nov. 26 in 2008 when Pakistan terrorists carried out bomb blasts and opened indiscriminate fire at innocent people at Taj Hotel and other areas in Mumbai, India should have struck harder, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. “We are still nursing old wounds. We went soft on terrorists and we let…
Mahakumbhabhisheka held at Hunsur
February 27, 2019Hunsur: Marking the 12th anniversary of Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple, a three-day Mahakumbhabhisheka was held here recently. Several pujas and homas were performed under the leadership of Pandit Maruthi Prasad from Bengaluru. Sri Sachchidananda Saraswathi graced the occasion. Vasavi troupe rendered Bhajans and Sugama Sangeetha Vasavi Youths presented a cultural programme. Mimicry Anand presented a…
Zoo-Karanji Lake road side fenced; officials unaware
February 27, 2019Mysuru: The road side stretch between Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park has been fenced all of a sudden and no officer seems to be aware of the sudden move. The road links Nazarbad and Lalitha Mahal Road and already there is fencing on the Karanji Lake side. Now, the…
T. Balachandra is new Director of Bandipur
February 27, 2019Mysuru: T. Balachandra has been posted with immediate effect as Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Project Tiger, Bandipur. Ambadi Madhav held the additional charge of Field Director of Bandipur though he was transferred and promoted as Chief Conservator of Forests recently.
JD(S) Legislators and Leaders appointed to Boards and Corporations
February 27, 2019Bengaluru: After a prolonged delay, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday appointed eight JD(S) MLAs and a party leader to various Boards and Corporations. The CM also appointed four Legislators as Parliamentary Secretaries and a former MLA as his Political Secretary. Though his coalition partner, the Congress, had made these appointments two months ago, Kumaraswamy…
“Effective communication is the hallmark of good teaching”
February 27, 2019Mysuru: Effective communication is the hallmark of good teaching, said Dr. N.N. Prahallada, former faculty, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Mysuru, while orienting the BEd. students of BGS BEd. College, Mysuru, on “Communication Skills” in the College auditorium recently. He said communication is the process of passing ideas or feelings from one person to…
‘Kamala Jyothi Sankalpa’ launched in front of MP’s house
February 27, 2019Mysuru: As part of the BJP’s national campaign ahead of the LS Polls, members of BJP Mahila Morcha launched ‘Kamala Jyothi Sankalpa’ in front of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha’s residence in Vijayanagar fourth stage here on Tuesday evening. The ‘Kamala Jyothi Sankalpa’ campaign is aimed at connecting with the beneficiaries of various Central Government Schemes…
184th birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
February 27, 2019Anniversary celebrations at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama from Mar. 9 to Mar. 17 Mysuru: The 184th birthday celebration of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa will be held on Mar. 8 at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama in Yadavagiri here. Mar. 8: Vedic chanting (5.15 am); special puja (7.15 am); Bhajans (9 am); homa (11 am) and Prasada distribution (12 noon);…
Chain snatched at Lalithadripura
February 27, 2019Mysuru: A miscreant has snatched a gold chain of a woman at Lalithadripura here last evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Chikkathayamma. She was walking on the road to her relative’s house to give a wedding invitation, when the miscreants, who came on a scooter from behind, snatched her 40 gram gold…
Miscreants in the guise of Police rob senior citizens
February 27, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, miscreants in the guise of Police officials have robbed two senior citizens of their gold jewels worth about Rs.71,000 in city yesterday. In the first incident, 62-year-old Rangaswamy, a resident of Aravindanagar, was walking near Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple in the locality at about 10.30 am, when two miscreants in the guise of…
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