To give awards in memory of Kodava literary greats Gonikoppa: With the Kodava Sahitya Academy completing 25 years, the Academy will be conducting a two-day programme at Cauvery College in Gonikoppa, Kodagu on June 8 and 9. Addressing a meeting of the Academy here on Friday, Academy Chairman Pemmanda K. Ponnappa said that when Dr….
DC calls for strict measures to prevent child marriage
May 5, 2019Mysuru: Stressing on the need for launching more awareness programmes on child marriage, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has called for strict measures to prevent child marriages. Chairing a meeting of the District Co-ordination Committee of the Women and Child Welfare Department at the DC’s office here on Thursday, the DC said that child marriage…
159th book of Kodava Thakk Yelthkarada Koota out
May 5, 2019Mysuru: Kodava Thakk Yelthkarada Koota is relentlessly striving to include Kodava language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and to accord linguistic minority status to Kodava community, said Chattangada Ravi Subbaiah, President of Kodava Thakk Yelthkarada Koota. He was addressing the gathering at a book release event and the logo launch event to mark…
Calling two-wheeler and auto owners
May 5, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru South Police have called upon the owners of the below mentioned two-wheelers and auto rickshaws, which were seized during vehicle checking and accidents, to identify and take custody of the seized vehicles by producing the necessary documents. In a press release, the Mysuru South Police said that despite their best efforts, the…
Hinkal villagers protest in city for adequate drinking water
May 5, 2019Mysuru: Over 60 residents of villages in Hinkal Gram Panchayat limits, under the aegis of District Committee of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), staged a protest near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in city on Friday, demanding supply of adequate drinking water like the city residents. They shouted slogans against the authorities for not implementing…
Hoysala Awards-2018 Ceremony
May 5, 2019Mysuru: The following 14 personalities from different fields have been selected for Hoysala awards for the year 2018 given by city’s Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga: Dr. Jyothi Shankar (Vyaakhyaana), Dr. Geeta Seetharam (Music), Dr. C.G. Ushadevi (Literature), Vasantalakshmi Seetaramaiah (Gamaka), Chetana Bhat (Entrepreneur), Dr. D.S. Jayappa Gowda (Literature), Dr. N.M. Shyamsundar (Medical),…
Injured Cobra rescued, treated at Govt. Veterinary Hospital
May 5, 2019Mysuru: A Cobra snake, which was injured after it came under a shovel of workers who were cleaning an empty place, was rescued, treated for injuries and released into a forest. On Saturday, about 15 migrant workers from Odisha and Maharashtra, who had come to city for road asphalting works, were cleaning an empty place…
Man arrested for stealing chilli bags from his owner’s shop
May 5, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Rural Police, on May 3 have arrested a man on charges of stealing chilli bags worth Rs. 2 lakh from the shop he was working at Bandipalya APMC Yard and have recovered Rs. 1.5 lakh cash, five bags of chilli worth about Rs. 10,000 from him. The accused has been identified as Amjad…
Remembering Love Child Leonardo!
May 5, 2019Last Friday I happened to read about the way the British remembered the 500th death anniversary of the renaissance artist and also a scientist Leonardo da Vinci. Primarily he is known to the world as the person who painted the Mona Lisa, the woman with a sphinx-like mysterious, subtle and eternal smile on her face….
Entries invited for Natl.-level Akashavani Music contest
May 5, 2019Mysore: To identify young singers and promote them, the annual ‘National-level Akashavani Music Contest-2019’ will be held in two stages. The preliminary selection will be held at Mysore Akashavani Kendra. An entry fee of Rs. 500 should be paid through DD drawn in favour of the Station Director, All India Radio, Mysuru. The participant’s age…
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