Mysore: The two face-to-face giant Nandi statues, unearthed at Arasinakere in Jayapura hobli of Mysuru taluk, has finally caught the attention of the Archaeology Department. Officials from the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums visited the village yesterday and took the entire site into their possession as they want to carry out further excavation to…
State Government releases water from KRS to Visvesvaraya Canal
July 16, 2019Water to be released till July 25 Mandya: There was a feeling of joy among the farming community with the State Government releasing water from KRS to Visvesvaraya Canal for a period of 10 days from today. The decision to release water was taken yesterday during an emergency meeting of Irrigation Consultative Committee involving Ministers…
Students ill after drinking poison-laced water; recovering at hospital
July 16, 2019Mandya: Even as the Sulwadi Maramma Temple prasadam poisoning incident where over 17 people lost their lives and many people scarred for life is fresh in the minds of people, 11 students took ill after consuming poison-laced drinking water at the Government High School at A. Hulkere in the taluk yesterday. The students, who fell…
12 jumbos to take part in Dasara-2019
July 16, 2019Forest Department team to visit elephant camps to select elephants in a couple of days Mysore: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are all set to go to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate…
Classical Telugu Centre likely to be shifted from Mysuru
July 16, 2019Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu suggests shifting to Andhra Pradesh or Telugu-speaking States HRD Ministry expresses willingness to act on Vice-President’s suggestion New Delhi: Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who had urged people of Mysuru to speak in their mother-tongue and respect the language that has come from one’s mother’s womb, has recommended shifting the Centre of…
HC gives 3 weeks to repatriate Kodagu youth from Pak Jail
July 16, 2019Madikeri: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s release from Pakistan’s custody has once again rekindled the hopes of the families of Indian Prisoners of War (POW) who are still languishing in various Pakistan jails. Among the prisoners is P. Yashwanth from Gonikoppal in Kodagu, who has been confined at Lahore Central Jail. Yashwanth is the son of…
Ornate Kalamandira Garden opens
July 16, 2019A CSR initiative by Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited Mysuru: The brand new and aesthetic Kalamandira Heritage Garden with its Hexagonal stone Pergolas, fountains, Dry Garden, 14 stone pedestal lamps, ornamental rocks, interlocking tiles and other beautified nook and corners, was declared open for public last evening. The Garden at Kalamandira has been…
Saroja Devi, Sudha Murty among 9 personalities to be conferred Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Birth Centenary Awards
July 16, 2019Governor to inaugurate year-long celebrations on July 18 Mysuru: Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala will inaugurate the year-long Birth Centenary celebrations of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the last ruler of Mysore, on July 18 at a function to be held at the Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace at 11.15 am. The celebration is being organised by…
Musical tribute to the Maharaja by Mumbai Symphony Orchestra
July 16, 2019Mysuru: National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai and the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), India’s first and only fully professional orchestra, will perform at the event commemorating the Birth Centenary of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar on July 18 and July 20 at the Mysore and Bangalore Palaces respectively. Led by Music Director Marat Bisengaliev,…
Mysuru Literature Festival: ‘Music helps in building Peace’ Ex-Foreign Secretary Nirupama Menon Rao
July 16, 2019Mysuru: “Diplomats prefer a win-win solution and their only aim is to see how one can prevent conflict and build confidence. If we succeed, then peace reigns but if we fail then it results in war. Having a difficult Western neighbour, the challenge is all the more and since we are the biggest country, with…
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