Tells family members he is going to a temple but takes a plane to Mumbai Bengaluru: After assuring Congress leaders that he will withdraw his resignation last night, Hoskote rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj sang the famed “Catch me if you can” song written by Johnny Wakelin as he ran towards the aircraft to board a…
International Jawa Day: Iconic mean machines vroom on city roads
July 14, 2019Mysuru: Jawa lovers celebrated International Jawa Day by taking out a bike rally in city this morning. More than 300 bikers including from Bengaluru and Kodagu took out a rally with their precious good old Jawa and Yezdi bikes vrooming along the thoroughfares of city. The event was also a platform for Jawa bike enthusiasts…
Gag on media, falling revenues discussed at Mysuru lit fest
July 14, 2019Mysuru: An organised efforts were on to make the media toe the line of the rulers or else to gag them either by hook or crook, said NDTV Managing Editor Sreenivasan Jain. He was speaking on the topic ‘Is the Fourth Pillar of Democracy still strong?’ at the session organised as part of the third…
Pramoda Devi lauds Literary Festival topics
July 14, 2019Mysuru: The third edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival began here on Saturday with author Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik delivering his key-note address on “Ramayana Vs Mahabharata”. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar from the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family inaugurated the two-day fest, organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru book clubs at Hotel Southern…
South West Monsoon takes a break in Kodagu
July 14, 2019District receives only 9 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours; waterfalls weaken. KRS water level stands at 89.85 feet against a maximum level of 124.80 feet. Weatherman predicts that rains might pick up pace after July 17. Madikeri:Monsoon has taken a break in Kodagu and in the last 24 hours, the average rainfall recorded…
Press freedom remains misnomer even today: Shobhaa De
July 14, 2019Mysuru: “Press freedom though hyped about over the years remains a misnomer even today as censorship still exists,” opined Writer Shobhaa De. She was replying to a question posed by Writer Mahesh Rao during a panel discussion on ‘Shobhaa at 70 — Selective memory’ on the second and concluding day of the third edition of…
Ramayana and Mahabharata have parallels: Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik
July 14, 2019Mysuru: Delivering the keynote address during the inauguration of the two-day Mysuru Literature Festival, Mythologist, Writer and Star of Mysore columnist Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik said that both the two greatest epics-Ramayana and Mahabharata, are selling people the idea of Dhamastastra. Speaking on his book ‘Ramayana versus Mahabharata,’ he said that the authors of the epics-Valmiki…
Restrictions at Mallalli Falls
July 14, 2019Madikeri: Anticipating more rains after July 15 and the rush of water at the famed waterfalls of Kodagu, the District Administration has decided to file case against offenders who refuse to follow precautionary rules at Mallalli Falls in Somwarpet taluk. After over 14 lives were claimed at Mallalli Falls, the Administration has taken up protective…
Mysuru Zoo to celebrate World Snake Day on July 16
July 14, 2019Mysuru: Snakes are incredible creatures, limbless reptiles with long, cylindrical bodies, scaly skin, lidless eyes, and a forked tongue. Most species are not poisonous, some are mildly poisonous, and others produce a deadly poison. There are at least 20 families, about 500 genera and 3,400 species of snake in the world. There are 270-plus species…
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar remembered
July 14, 2019Mysuru: Marking the 226th birth anniversary of the erstwhile Mysuru ruler Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Maharaja’s High School and Pre-University College Alumni Association celebrated the Founder’s Day at the Maharaja’s PU College premises on JLB Road here this morning. Renowned Film Director M.S. Sathyu, who spoke after inaugurating the event, said that although he was…
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