SC to give urgent hearing to Congress plea New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to grant an urgent hearing to a Congress plea claiming Election Commission (EC) “inaction” against alleged violations of the model code of conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. The Court will hear the petition filed…
Echo of Easter bloodshed :Face coverings banned in Sri Lanka
April 29, 2019Colombo: Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithruipala Sisirsena said he was using an emergency law to impose the restriction from today, reported BBC and CNN. Any face garment which “hinders identification” will be…
A concert that was an ocean of bliss
April 29, 2019The 35th edition of Articulate Festival was celebrated at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Kuvempunagar, on Sunday, the 21st April, 2019. The festival showcased Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi, making a collage of classical dance arts with colours of one form of south, one from the North and the other from east India. Rasikas were catered with different…
DC inaugurates new CT scanner at Columbia Asia Hospital
April 29, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar recently inaugurated the new CT Scan machine at Columbia Asia Hospital on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road here. This state-of-the-art 64-slice CT scanner will help in better diagnostic of images and in determining when surgeries are necessary by reducing the need for exploratory surgeries and the length of hospitalisation. The new…
Thrilling tabla & soulful vocal recitals at Ganabharathi in city on May 4
April 29, 2019Mysuru: Gayana Sabha, Mysuru, has organised a Tabla Solo performance by Pandit Avinash Mulye Patil from Pune and Hindustani Vocal Recital by Vidushi Shrimathi Devi from Mysuru, on May 4 at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Ganabharathi, starting at 5.30 pm. Deepak Nagannavar will provide Lehra support to Pt. Avinash, while Sathish Bhat Heggara supports Shrimathi Devi…
MCC Engineer spreads ‘Green Wedding’ message through son’s marriage
April 29, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation in a bid to stop plastic waste generation at weddings in Kalyan Mantaps mooted ‘Green Wedding’ concept. As a first step and to set an example, MCC Executive Engineer Mahesh has become the role model when he celebrated the ‘Green Wedding’ of his son Nischal with Pooja B. Seshadri at…
State-level ‘Ugadi Kavi-Kavya Mela’ held
April 29, 2019Mysuru: Marking International Women’s Day, Bharatha Kannada Parishat (BKP) had organised a State-level ‘Ugadi Kavi-Kavya Mela’ at Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here yesterday. Inaugurating the programme, littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar opined that women today were strong and no more dependent on men as they have succeeded in various spheres of life. He suggested…
‘Only 30% of groundwater is potable in Karnataka’
April 29, 2019Mysuru: Department of Geology of University of Mysore had organised an event at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in Manasagangothri recently for the release of the handbook ‘Water Chemistry-interpretation, software and application’ written by Dr. A. Balasubramanian and Dr. D. Nagaraj. Speaking on the occasion, Central Groundwater Board Regional Director A. Subburaj observed that about 70% of…
Senior lawyers should provide stipend to their juniors: Dist. Judge
April 29, 2019Mysuru: “Senior lawyers should provide stipend to junior lawyers who have just begun their career after law education,” suggested Principal District and Sessions Judge S.K. Vontigodi. Speaking at a function organised by Mysore Bas Association at its premises in District Law Courts complex here on Saturday, Judge Vontigodi said that 15 years ago itself young…
H.B. Madhu
April 29, 2019H.B. Madhu (36), President of Hanagud Gram Panchayat (GP), passed away Saturday night at his residence. He leaves behind his mother A.R. Sudhamani, former Hanagud GP President and Member of Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Reorganisation Committee, wife, two-year-old son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at his farm land…
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