Sri Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple, Nanjangud, has organised various religious programmes at the Temple premises as part of Chikka Jatra Mahotsav-2022 from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10. On Dec. 7 (7 pm): Sri Shivadeepotsava; Dec. 8 (9.40 am to 10.40 am): Srimanmaharatharohana; Dec. 10 (7 pm): Thepothsava at River Kapila. Sri Srikanta Mudi Utsav was held yesterday…
Staging of Play
December 6, 2022Students of Bharatiya Ranga Vidyalaya of Rangayana, Mysuru, will be staging Dharamvir Bharati’s play ‘Andha Yuga’ today (Dec. 6) at 6.30 pm at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises on Hunsur Road, Mysuru. The play is directed by Jagadish Manavarthe. The play is translated to Kannada by Dr. Siddalingapattana Shetty and Tippeswamy. Lighting: Mahesh Kalathi; Music: Digvijaya…
Poor response to MCC’s one-time water bill plan
December 5, 2022Only 1,674 consumers utilise offer; interest waiver still pending with State Government Mysore/Mysuru: In July this year, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) launched a new plan to collect pending water bill dues that have reached a whopping Rs. 220 crore. As per the scheme, if the pending bills are paid in one go, the…
Non-visible traffic signages pose risk
December 5, 2022Vehicles come face-to-face, stop haphazardly on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway Motorists fail to observe faded and dusty ‘take diversion’ signboards Mysore/Mysuru: On the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway where the works are in full swing to upgrade the road as a 10-lane Expressway, traffic signboards have faded and have turned non-visible due to dust, causing confusion among motorists. Vital…
District In-charge Secretary questions officials on delay in issuance of work order
December 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing disappointment over the delay in the execution of works undertaken by the Engineering Division of Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, District In-charge Secretary N. Jayaram took the officials to task for the inordinate delay. He was speaking at the District Progress Review Meeting held at ZP Hall here on Saturday. Noting that the officials have…
Forest staff step up efforts to catch elusive leopard
December 5, 2022Fresh pug marks, scats spotted; DC appealed to initiate early sugarcane harvest Mysore/Mysuru: Leopard menace since the last one-and-a-half-months on the periphery of the villages and two people falling victims to the feline has triggered panic in T. Narasipur Taluk even as the Forest Department has upped efforts to rescue the animal. The Forest Department…
Project to restore Palace temple paintings halted
December 5, 2022Only 50 percent of works done; lack of funds one of the reasons Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious plan of restoring paintings and murals at the temples inside the Mysore Palace premises to increase their aesthetic value has come to a grinding halt. One of the reasons for this is lack of funds. The project was to…
Homas, Havanas and other rituals at city temples mark Hanuma Jayanti
December 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Homas, Havanas and other customary rituals marked Hanuma Jayanti celebrations across the city this morning. Hanuman Abhsiheka, Hanuman Jayanti puja and Hanuman Bhajans were conducted as part of the Jayanti celebrations at Sri Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Nanjangud road this morning. The day also marked the 10th anniversary…
MyBuild-2022 expo from Dec. 8
December 5, 20225-day construction materials expo at Maharaja’s College Grounds Mysore/Mysuru: MyBuild – 2022, an exhibition of construction materials, interiors and lifestyles, organised by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, will be held from Dec. 8 to 12 at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, MyBuild –…
Mangaluru cooker bomb blast case: Prime accused had attended a nature camp in South Kodagu
December 5, 2022Madikeri: The NIA sleuths, who are investigating the Mangaluru autorickshaw-cooker bomb blast case, have traced the footsteps of the prime accused Mohammed Shariq in Kodagu district at a remote village in the Southern part. A home stay near a forest area at West Nemmale village has been raided by a team of officers early on…
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