Valedictory of State-level Chess Competition for visually impaired held as part of Louis Braille’s 211th birth anniversary, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham graces the occasion, titular head of Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Economist Dr. Subramanya Sharma of Bengaluru and Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently-abled and Senior Citizens Officer…
CABLE CRACKDOWN
January 11, 2020MCC stops cable laying works after biker falls into pit in Yadavagiri Mysuru/Mysore: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had to wait for a victim to fall inside a gaping pit to crack the whip on Optical Fibre Cable laying firms who were digging up the roads in a slipshod manner, violating the conditions laid down…
Veteran Kannada Scholar Dr. M. Chidananda Murthy dies at 89
January 11, 2020Last rites with State honours tomorrow Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada Scholar Dr. M. Chidananda Murthy died at a hospital here early this morning. He was 89. Popularly known as “ChiMu”, he breathed his last at around 3.45 am, family sources said. Dr. Murthy was recently hospitalised due to breathing problem and was affected by pneumonia. He…
Beware of men on bikes snatching cash bags
January 11, 2020Kuvempunagar man loses Rs. 65,000; Hunsur farmer couple robbed off Rs. 5.5 lakh Take care of your cash bags while exiting from banks after withdrawing money Mysuru/Mysore/Hunsur: Incidents of criminals looting jewellery and cash from shops and business establishments have seen a downward trend but there is an increased trend of people being robbed on…
Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect
January 11, 2020New Delhi: The Centre yesterday announced that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA has come into force from January 10, 2020. In a gazette notification, the Union Home Ministry said that the Act under which non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be given Indian citizenship, will come into force from Jan. 10. “In…
Religious heads chant Clean Mysuru Mantra
January 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Joining the bandwagon of Clean Mysuru campaign are religious leaders and heads of most prominent Mutts of Mysuru region. Together they have pledged support for the initiative led by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that has resolved to get back the top slot in Cleanest City ranking in nationwide Swachh Survekshan 2020. On its part,…
90-kg banned plastic seized, owner fined
January 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Team of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials, lead by Assistant Commissioner Geetha Hudeda and Environment Engineer S. Mythri, along with Abhaya team members, raided Raj Tradings shop in Shivarampet here yesterday and have seized about 90-kg of banned plastic covers and carry bags from the shop and imposed a penalty of Rs.10,000 on the…
State Film Awards-2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar, Meghana Raj bag top honours
January 11, 2020Lifetime achievement awards to Srinivas Murthy, P. Sheshadri and B.S. Basavaraju Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Government has declared the winners of State Film Awards-2018. The awardees were announced by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday. A total of 31 film award winners were declared, with Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj honoured in the Best Actor and…
“ChiMu” played a key role in Kannada getting classical language status
January 11, 2020Born on May 10, 1931, at Hirekogalur in Channagiri taluk of Shivamogga district, Dr. M. Chidananda Murthy (ChiMu), known for his researches and pro-Kannada stance, heralded a new dawn in the field of literary research. He was equally known for controversies and his stands on religious and political matters were sharply criticised in the literary…
Deepika Padukone’s Skill India promo video dropped after JNU visit
January 11, 2020New Delhi: Two days after Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone paid a surprise visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi inviting extreme reactions, the Narendra Modi Government’s Skill Development Ministry has “dropped” a promotional video that had the actor speaking about acid attack survivors and Skill India, it is learnt. “A promotional video to promote…
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