Mysuru: The city witnessed a low key Valentine’s Day this morning. Gift shops made a brisk business selling greeting cards and gifts mostly for the younger generation. Police vigil: To thwart any untoward incident, the city Police had deployed personnel at Kukkarahalli Lake, Karanji Lake, Chamundi Hill, near parks in extensions and near colleges. Handbills…
Mid-day meal workers stage demo
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, over a hundred mid-day meal workers, under the banner of AITUC-affiliated Karnataka State Akshara Dasoha Mid-day Meal Workers Federation, staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here this morning. The demands included minimum wages of Rs.18,000, dropping the move to privatise mid-day meal scheme,…
Graveyard murder case: Three more held, Cops on lookout for others
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Nazarbad Police yesterday arrested there more youths in connection with a murder at a graveyard in Giriyabovipalya on Feb.11 and have launched a hunt to nab others who are absconding. With this, the Police have arrested five youths in this connection. Those who were arrested yesterday are Madan, Jeevan and Aditya while Pavan and…
Corporator SBM Manju elected to MUDA
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Corporator SBM Manju was elected as representative to Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) at the elections held at the Nalwadi Krishnaraja Auditorium in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) premises here this morning. There were two candidates in the fray, SBM Manju supported by Congress and JD(S) and M.U. Subbaiah supported by the BJP, who filed…
Madhwa-Purandara Namana from Feb.18
February 14, 2019Mysuru: A five-day programme entitled ‘Madhwa-Purandara Namana’ has been organised at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram here from Feb.18 to 22, under the auspices of Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samithi, according to Dr. G. Ravi and S. Ravikumar, President and Secretary of Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samithi. Review, discourses, lectures, interactions and felicitations are to be…
NCC Land Army Unit of Suttur JSS High School gets ‘Best Institution Award’
February 14, 2019Suttur: The NCC Land Army Unit of JSS High School, Suttur, was started in the year 2004. About 100 cadets are being trained here every year. Many of them have participated in several activities like the parade, singing, dance, sports, firing, etc., conducted by NCC, and have won prizes for the school. Many of them…
Sri Purandara – Thyagaraja Aradhana on Feb.16, 17
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Surabhi Gana Kala Mandira Charitable Trust, Mysuru, is celebrating its 32nd Sri Purandara – Thyagaraja Aradhana on Feb.16 and 17 at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa on Kalidasa Road in V.V. Mohalla. A day-long programme ‘Vaggeya Namana’ begins at 10.30 am on Feb.16. ‘Surabhi’ students pay their obeisance to different Vaggeyakaras like Uthukad Venkata…
Archana to perform at Raaga on Feb.16
February 14, 2019Raaga Music Academy is presenting a vocal concert by Vidu. L. Archana on its monthly music platform, on Saturday (Feb. 16) at 5.30 pm at Prajna Kuteera Ayurveda Centre, Vishwamanava Double Road, Kuvempunagar. Archana hails from a musically-oriented family, with ‘Haridasa Sahitya Gana Ratna’ Vid. Koviladi Rangarajan, a renowned musician of Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, who…
Kannada Vigilance Committee inspects Social Welfare office
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Members of District Kannada Vigilance Committee inspected the office of the Joint Director, Department of Social Welfare in city yesterday to ascertain the usage of Kannada in administration. The Committee was led by the Secretary and Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Channappa and members S.R. Sudarshan, M.B. Vishwanath, Maddikere Gopal, Kannada Sahitya Parishat…
‘Personality is defined by service to society’
February 14, 2019Mysuru: “Our personality is defined by the service rendered to the society,” opined former MLA Vasu. He was speaking after inaugurating a felicitation function organised by Kattemane Vokkaliga Rama Mandira at its premises on K.R. Hospital Road here on Tuesday. Vasu recalled that several development works had been done during his tenure but asserted that…
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