Mysore/Mysuru: Everyone has some or the other ambition or dream to achieve when they are in college but very few of them live their dreams or choose the career they wished. Mysuru-based Coluvanda Punya Nanjappa has achieved her childhood dream or call it passion to be a fighter jet pilot. She has been selected for…
Water Warrior Kamegowda honoured with Lifetime KSRTC bus pass
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Octogenarian shepherd Kamegowda from Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, who has dug 16 ponds in his native village over the past few decades, received a free bus pass for lifetime from Karnataka State Road Transport …
Clear confusion on heritage Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Buildings: MLA to District Minister
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: For the second time, Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra has appealed the Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar to clear the confusion and contradictory reports on matters related to the fate of Lansdowne and Devaraja Market Buildings — the nearly 120-year-old heritage structures in the heart of the city. The MLA had made the first appeal…
Police enforce zero tolerance rule to rein in traffic violators
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: If you travel through Mysuru’s Central Business District and in other relatively busy areas, there are many roads, intersections and traffic marked with yellow and white lines. These are for motorists to follow traffic rules. But as motorists continue to care two hoots for the traffic rules and regulations, the city Traffic Police have…
20-Step Safety Protocol at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As unusual circumstances call for unusual measures, city’s Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel has put in place stringent safety steps to keep its guests and staff safe from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Re-opened after the lockdown was lifted, the hotel’s 20-Step Safety Protocol ensures safety across all touch points of the hotel. A Pandemic Emergency…
Choreographer par excellence Saroj Khan dies at 71
July 3, 2020Mumbai: National Award-winning choreographer Saroj Khan passed away in Mumbai in the wee hours of today. Saroj’s daughter Sukaina Khan confirmed the news. In a career spanning 40 years, she choreographed nearly 2,000 songs. Her most successful collaborations were with actors Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit. She was fondly known as “Masterji” and was admitted to…
CGK award for theatre artistes
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of ‘CGK Beedhi Ranga Dina,’ senior theatre artistes K.R. Sumathi and Prasad Kundur were conferred with ‘CGK Award’ by senior Writer Prof. Aravinda Malagatti at a programme organised by Nele Hinnele in association with Karnataka Ranga Parishad and Karnataka Beedhi Nataka Academy at Natana Rangashale premises in Ramakrishnanagar recently. Speaking on…
RK Ashram distributes grocery kits
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since the lockdown was imposed, Sri Ramakrishna (RK) Ashram, Mysuru, has been distributing grocery kits to needy labourers and slum-dwellers, who had difficulty earning an income during the lockdown period. Monks of the Ashram, together with devotees and other volunteers, have distributed Corona protection kits prepared by them since April first week to…
Financial loss: Man commits suicide at city lodge
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Unable to overcome his financial loss, a 52-year-old man committed suicide by hanging self in the room of a lodge in Lakshmipuram Police limits on Wednesday night. The deceased is Ramesh, a resident of Kuvempunagar in city. According to Lakshmipuram Inspector Venkatesh, Ramesh, who was running a finance and real estate business is said…
Gold ornaments stolen from house
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars, who gained entry into a house at Alanahalli by removing the tiles of the roof, have made away with gold ornaments weighing 150 grams from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Daalappa, who, along with his family members had gone to his relative’s house about 20 days ago. The…
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