Month: December, 2020

No takers for Bamboo Cribs & Stars ahead of Christmas
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No takers for Bamboo Cribs & Stars ahead of Christmas

December 22, 2020

By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Biting cold and crib indicate the arrival of Christmas. Celebrating Christmas without the crib is unimaginable. People buy cribs, decorate it and offer prayer on Dec. 24 midnight to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  The bamboo weavers of Mysuru begin preparing the bamboo cribs from the first or second…

MCC to launch household survey of school dropouts from tomorrow
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MCC to launch household survey of school dropouts from tomorrow

December 22, 2020

Survey to conclude on Feb. 14, 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government directing all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)of the State to carry out a survey of school dropouts in their limits, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be launching an House to House survey in the city from tomorrow (Dec. 23), in association with the Department…

60 percent rise in leopard population: Status report
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60 percent rise in leopard population: Status report

December 22, 2020

Karnataka stands second in country New Delhi: Releasing the status report of leopards, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that increase in tiger, lion and leopard numbers over the last few years was a testimony to the conservation efforts and of the fledgling wildlife and biodiversity of the country. He…

Rotary 3190 and Wildlife Conservation Foundation to construct toilets at Mangala village
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Rotary 3190 and Wildlife Conservation Foundation to construct toilets at Mangala village

December 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary 3190, Bengaluru and Wildlife Conservation Foundation (WCF), Mysuru, will construct 100 toilets in villages on the fringes of Bandipur Tiger Reserve and in the first phase, 25 toilets will be constructed at Mangala village. The construction of toilets was launched at Mangala village recently. Speaking on the occasion, Nagendra Prasad and B.R. Sridhar…

Freedom fighter H.K. Subbanna no more
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Freedom fighter H.K. Subbanna no more

December 22, 2020

Mandya: H.K. Subbanna (86), son of late freedom fighter H.K. Kempanna of S.I. Honnalagere village of Maddur taluk in Mandya district, passed away at his native Honnalagere yesterday following brief illness.  He leaves behind his wife Sundaramma, four daughters, sons-in-law, brother Mahadevu (retd. KSRTC Officer) and a host of relatives and friends.  Last rites were…

National award conferred on Sarod Maestro Pt. Rajeev Taranath
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National award conferred on Sarod Maestro Pt. Rajeev Taranath

December 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Sarod Maestro of the city, Pandit Rajeev Taranath was conferred the prestigious S.V. Narayanarao Memorial National Award at a programme organised at the maestro’s residence in Saraswathipuram here yesterday. The award, given by Bengaluru-based Sriramaseva Mandali Trust, carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a citation. Speaking after receiving the award, Pt. Rajeev…

Takes over as Chairperson of CII-Young Indians, Mysuru Chapter
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Takes over as Chairperson of CII-Young Indians, Mysuru Chapter

December 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Nikhil P. Koundinya took over as Chairperson of CII – Young Indians (Yi), Mysuru Chapter while Abhijna Rajiv as its Co-Chair for 2021. Profile: Nikhil Koundinya completed his B.E in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru and has a PG Diploma in Advanced Construction Management from NICMAR, Pune. He is currently Director…

Man commits suicide
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Man commits suicide

December 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Depressed in life, a 32-year-old man ended his life by hanging self  from a ceiling fan at his residence late on Sunday night. M.M. Khader, a resident of Sathagalli Layout in the city, is the deceased. Khader, a native of Kushalnagar in Kodagu district, ran  a mobile repair shop and stayed at a house…

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