Month: June, 2020

Mahadevamma
Obituary

Mahadevamma

June 2, 2020

Mahadevamma, sister of former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and a resident of Gandhinagar passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind her family members and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Gandhinagar Burial Grounds today, according to family sources.

Chikkamma
Obituary

Chikkamma

June 2, 2020

Chikkamma (57), a resident of Gandhinagar, passed away on May 29 in city. She leaves behind her husband Rachaiah, sons Vishnu and Vijay, daughters-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Adi Jambava Burial Grounds in Gandhinagar on May 30, according to family sources.

Digitisation to change script for Rangayana
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Digitisation to change script for Rangayana

June 1, 2020

City’s theatre repertory assets including sets, costumes, properties, light, sound system and plays being digitised for posterity Mysore/Mysuru: Digitisation is profoundly changing the experience of theatre, not only in terms of new technology-based access, production and dissemination, but also in terms of participation and creation. Be it through smartphone apps, streaming media or 3D effects,…

Expedite autonomy status for Classical Kannada Centre in Mysuru: Writers
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Expedite autonomy status for Classical Kannada Centre in Mysuru: Writers

June 1, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Prominent Kannada writers and scholars have come to a unanimous opinion that Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) in Mysuru, housed at Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), must get autonomous status. In this regard they have written an open letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to expedite the process of…

City Courts re-start functioning after two months
COVID-19, News

City Courts re-start functioning after two months

June 1, 2020

Only 10 cases to be taken up per day in each Court Hall  Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of two months following the nationwide COVID-19 induced lockdown, the City Courts (City and District Courts Complex and Malalawadi Court) re-opened to a new normal this morning. The Courts had declared a holiday in March subsequent to the…

Green Mysuru initiative: ‘Citizens and industries must take care of plants’
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Green Mysuru initiative: ‘Citizens and industries must take care of plants’

June 1, 2020

District Minister chairs preliminary meeting ahead of World Environment Day, visits Nursery at Kukkarahalli Lake  Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar has suggested that the responsibility of planting and caring of saplings in localities should be entrusted to the respective Residents Association, nearest Industries or private organisations. Chairing a preliminary meeting ahead of World Environment Day…

Earth Day Network declares Kokkare Bellur as ‘Star Village’
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Earth Day Network declares Kokkare Bellur as ‘Star Village’

June 1, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Kokkare Bellur village in Mandya District that has the Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary has been awarded ‘Star Village’ Award by Earth Day Network, an International organisation for Environment. The Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. It is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working…

MLC opposes Divisional-level evaluation of II PUC answer scripts
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MLC opposes Divisional-level evaluation of II PUC answer scripts

June 1, 2020

Warns of mass boycott of ongoing evaluation if Govt. continues to use pressure tactics against lecturers  Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the public transport system is yet to return to normalcy  and  health concerns are growing amid COVID-19 pandemic, JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has strongly opposed the ongoing Divisional-level evaluation of II PUC answer scripts, saying that it…

Vehicle to create awareness on ill-effects of tobacco on the move
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Vehicle to create awareness on ill-effects of tobacco on the move

June 1, 2020

1,359 cases booked under COTPA, Rs. 2,35,380 fine collected in 2019-20 Mysore/Mysuru: To mark World No Tobacco Day celebration, District Survekshan Unit, District Tobacco Control Cell and District Health and Family Welfare Society jointly flagged off an awareness vehicle at District Health Officer’s (DHO) Office premises in Nazarbad this morning. Every year, on May 31st,…

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