Mysuru/ Chamarajanagar: Mahashivaratri was celebrated with all devotion, festive and religious fervour across the twin districts yesterday. All Shiva temples were crowded with devotees who lined up to pay their obeisance. Ardent devotees observed day-long fasting and were awake all night (Jaagarane). Special pujas began at all Temples from early morning which went on through…
MP Pratap Simha inaugurates Office of Special Land Acquisition Officer in city
March 5, 2019Mysuru-Madikeri Economic Corridor Expressway Project Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inaugurated the newly set up Office of the Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority related to Mysuru-Madikeri Economic Corridor Expressway Project along Mysuru-Madikeri National Highway (NH)-275 in city this morning. The Office is located at No. 984, First Floor, Geetha Road, Chamarajapuram. The Office…
Jadhav quits Assembly
March 5, 2019Likely to take on Kharge in LS polls Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Chincholi Constituency in Kalaburagi District Umesh Jadhav resigned from the Legislative Assembly on Monday, two days ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s scheduled visit to Kalaburagi. Jadhav submitted his resignation to Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar and is expected to join the BJP. Jadhav,…
I will contest Lok Sabha polls from Mandya seat only: Sumalatha
March 5, 2019Mandya: Actress Sumalatha, wife of late actor-turned-politician Ambarish, has reiterated that she would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mandya seat only. Speaking to press persons here on Monday, Sumalatha maintained that she rejected an offer for MLC post months ago and a few Congress leaders were still trying to convince her to back…
Driver injured as car falls into pit reportedly dug by Railways
March 5, 2019Mysuru: A driver of a car sustained injuries as the car fell into a roadside pit allegedly dug up by the Railway Department near the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at Belavatha here last night. There were also no warning signs or barricades put up to warn the motorists about the presence of the pit,…
Tourist bus topples near Maddur
March 5, 2019• 40 West Bengal tourists injured, admitted to hospital • Two critical, 38 to leave for home this evening Mandya: About 40 tourists from West Bengal were injured, when the bus in which they were travelling toppled on National Highway (NH) 275 near Maddur on Sunday. Out of the 40 injured, 38 tourists, who underwent…
Former Union Minister Dhananjay Kumar passes away
March 5, 2019Mangaluru: Former Union Minister V. Dhananjay Kumar died at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Monday afternoon. He was 69 and is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. Kumar, who was suffering from a kidney related ailment, was admitted to a hospital here in July, 2018. But his health deteriorated and he slipped…
World Wildlife Day observed
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Marking World Wildlife Day, a function was organised by Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here on Mar. 3. The gathering also paid rich tributes to late Conservator of Forests Manikandan who was trampled to death by an elephant in the forest this day one year ago. Hailing Manikandan as a good and…
Excel in Natl. Children’s Science Congress
March 5, 2019Mysuru: The students of Sadvidya High School P.N. Disha and Pavana P. Karanth participated in 26th National Children’s Science Congress, and presented a project on “Improving the quality of drinking water”. They were awarded as “Yuva Vignani” in District-level and got 1st place in State-level senior category which was held in Kalaburagi. They were qualified…
National Seminar on Manuscripts of Vedic Corpus held
March 5, 2019Mysuru, Mar.5- A three-day National Seminar titled ‘Texts and Manuscripts of Vedic Corpus: Sources of Indian Knowledge Traditions’ was organised by Amrita Darshanam — International Centre for Spiritual Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, in association with Thanjavur’s South Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. More than 20 scholars of national and…
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