Mysuru: With Dasara less than two months away, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will chair a meeting of Dasara High Power Committee at the auditorium on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 12 noon on Aug. 9. The meeting which would have been held much earlier under normal circumstances, has been delayed…
Terrorism must end for a real change in J&K
August 5, 2019New Delhi: Leaving aside all the Constitutionalese, Article 370 was, in essence, a compact between the Kashmiri political élite and the Indian Republic — in return for wide-ranging powers, the local élite agreed to Indian rule. Today, that deal has ended. This will have a number of consequences, say experts. First, India has always governed…
Clouds open up in Kodagu
August 5, 2019Road link to Kerala severed as Highway caves-in; DC bans traffic for three days; Vehicles moving towards Kerala diverted via Gonikoppal, Manandavadi Virajpet/ Madikeri: The dark clouds have finally opened up in Kodagu after a long break and it has been raining heavily since the last three days. Rains, accompanied by landslides, have caused extensive…
‘Cauvery Calling’ rally flagged off at Mysore Palace
August 5, 2019Mysuru: “Isha Foundation had launched ‘Rally for Rivers’ some time back to conserve the rivers in the country and this new initiative ‘Cauvery Calling,’ also called ‘Cauvery Koogu,’ to conserve River Cauvery is a step in the right direction,” said the titular head of royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He was speaking after flagging…
Jackfruit Mela concludes
August 5, 2019Prizes given away to winners of jackfruit cooking and eating contests Mysuru: The two-day ‘Jackfruit Mela,’ organised by Sahaja Samrudha Samsthe and Rotary Club of Mysore West at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, concluded last evening. The response was overwhelming from the public with a few of the foodies found grumbling that the Mela should have continued…
Health awareness poster expo at Sub-Urban Bus Stand
August 5, 2019Mysuru: The two-day exhibition of awareness posters with pictorial depiction focussing on health, cleanliness and hygiene, which is being held at the premises of Sub-Urban Bus Stand here, will conclude today. The expo, organised jointly by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Information and Public Relations, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat…
Week-long Silk Cotton expo at N.R. Choultry
August 5, 2019Mysuru: Silk Cotton Fab has organised a week-long Silk Cotton Expo-2019 featuring vast collections of Cotton and Silk handlooms from across the country at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city from today. The exhibition brings together rural weavers from the different parts of the country showcasing a variety of handlooms, including silver jewellery, Kundan and Meenakari,…
Forum Ahara Mela draws huge crowd
August 5, 2019Mysuru: Forum Mall Mysuru, in association with Ocean to Sky events, had organised Forum Ahara Mela on Aug.3 and 4. Huge crowd gathered to taste various cuisines at the event and enjoyed every bit what the Food Festival had to offer. The Food Festival was inaugurated by Mayor Pushpalatha Jangannath and Infosys Vice-President Vinayaka P….
‘Skilful students can generate jobs’
August 5, 2019Mysuru: Observing that skill development is an important issue these days in the backdrop of rapid strides in Science and Technology, University of Mysore (UoM) NSS Programme Co-ordinator Prof. B.S. Chandrashekar has said that highly skilful students can lead to the generation of jobs. He was speaking after inaugurating National Skills Day (Rashtriya Kaushalya Diwas)…
Winners of NCC Best Cadet Awards
August 5, 2019Mysuru: Senior Under Officer (SUO) K.A. Erappa, studying B.Sc at SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru, bagged the Best NCC Cadet award for the Mysore Group. This is the third consecutive year, the College NCC unit has won this coveted award. In the previous years, SUOs K.V. Karthik and Shantharaju were the Best Cadets. SUO…















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