Players made to jump through hoops by the Sports Department. What could be the reason? Cash prize amounts to Rs.30 lakh. Winners of team events to get Rs. 3,000, Rs. 2,000, Rs. 1,000 each. Individual event winners to get Rs. 10,000, Rs. 8,000, Rs. 5,000. Six winners of marathon (men and women) to get Rs….
Colourful start to Children’s Science Fest
December 11, 2019Mysuru: The three-day District-level Children’s Science Festival began this morning at Government Higher Primary School in Kumbarakoppal. More than 1,500 students from different parts of the district took out a colourful procession. The event, organised by Department of Education, was jointly inaugurated by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath and former MLC D. Madegowda by beating Nagari (drums)…
Kapila Aarti and Rathotsava in Nanjangud
December 11, 2019Nanjangud: On the lines of the famous Ganga Aarti in Kashi, Yuva Brigade volunteers had organised Kapila Aarti on the banks of River Kapila in the temple town yesterday evening. Thousands of devotees witnessed the religious event at Nanjangud, which is known as Kashi of South India. A festive atmosphere prevailed on the banks of…
Newly-elected disqualified MLAs meet CM, seek fulfilment of promises
December 11, 2019Bengaluru: Stepping up their ante, all the seventeen disqualified legislators, including 11 newly-elected MLAs who were elected on a BJP ticket in the bypolls and as well as the two defeated candidates, met Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa at his Dollar’s Colony residence here this morning for the second day today. Most of the newly- elected disqualified…
Mayor to inaugurate MyBuild Exhibition this evening
December 11, 2019Mysuru: The sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds in city is all set to host the six-day MyBuild-2019, an exhibition of construction materials, interiors and lifestyles, organised by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, from today evening.The expo will be inaugurated by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath at 5 pm. Managing Trustee of Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT)…
‘Quick legal enforcement needed to tackle issue of sexual assaults on women’
December 11, 2019Mysuru: “We need to think of long-term and short-term legal measures to tackle the issue of sexual assaults on women,” opined thinker and writer Prof. C. Sarvamangala. She was speaking at a programme held at Banyan tree premises, Scouts and Guides Grounds in city, organised by ‘Sthree Shoshane Mukta Samaja Nirmana Vedike,’ which envisages to…
Cancellation, diversion & regulation of trains
December 11, 2019Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) will be carrying out critical engineering and signalling work (Non-Interlocking Work) from 10.12.2019 to 13.12.2019 in Banasandra Railway Station yard for doubling of track on Arasikere-Tumakuru section of Mysuru Division over SWR. The following trains are cancelled/ diverted/ regulated on the dates mentioned against each: Cancellation: Train No.56917/ 56918 KSR…
Good dress code can reduce harassment of women: Mayor
December 11, 2019Mysuru: AYUSH Department had organised a workshop on ‘Managing problems of the youth’ for NSS students at Maharani’s Arts College here on Dec.7. Inaugurating the programme, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath opined that girls should follow a good dress code to ward off prying eyes. She contended that wearing western outfits is acceptable if they are within…
Students depict harmful effects of liquor through drawings
December 11, 2019Mysuru: Dasara Exhibition Fine Arts Committee had organised a drawing contest for students from LKG to PUC at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds here on Sunday. About 120 students participated in the contest. For students from LKG to 7th standard, the topic of drawing was left to the student’s choice but it was ‘leave liquor, save…
State-level Seminar on ‘Basavanna’ held
December 11, 2019Mysuru: “Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) is playing an important role in preserving the identity of Kannada language,” opined University of Mysore (UoM) Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa. He was speaking at a seminar on 12th-century poet and philosopher Basavanna, organised by KIKS in association with Sri Basaveshwara Centre for Social Change, Research and Extension…














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