Mysuru: City’s First Additional CJM Court has sentenced a retired Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) to five years rigorous imprisonment for irregularities he had committed while in service. The retired PDO, who was sentenced to jail, is Nagegowda. He had served as the PDO at Belavadi Gram Panchayat between Sept. 13, 2013 and Jan. 6, 2014…
Convict named Durgadatta Kalidasa Swamy allegedly tried to take the drug inside covertly by wrapping sellotape to his leg Mysuru: A convict, who made a bid to smuggle ganja in a stealthy manner inside Mysuru Central Prison, has been caught red-handed by alert jail staff on security duty. Durgadatta Kalidasa Swamy alias Mohammed Iqbal, 28,…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Special Cell investigators have reached out to the Lucknow Police for assistance in locating the cobbler responsible for crafting specialised shoes for D. Manoranjan and Sagar Sharma. These custom-designed shoes played a crucial role in enabling the duo to discreetly conceal smoke canisters, allowing them to circumvent the rigorous security…
Mysuru: Electronic gadgets have been stolen after breaking the window of a car parked on MG Road in the city. Ratnaprakash Pillai, an employee of e-commerce firm and resident of Hebbal in Bengaluru had gone to Ooty trip along with his family. On their return on Dec.27, they stopped to have refreshments at a restaurant…
Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has hiked the accident relief for passengers who die in KSRTC bus mishap, to Rs.10 lakh. Earlier, the relief was Rs.3 lakh. The hiked relief will become effective from Jan. 1, 2024, according to a KSRTC release.
Bengaluru: In some good news for Guest Lecturers, the State Government has hiked monthly salary for Guest Lecturers by Rs. 5,000. Announcing this after holding a meeting with leaders of Guest Lecturer Associations here yesterday, Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar said that at present, the salary of Guest Lecturers is the range of Rs….
Mysuru: The 109th birth anniversary of renowned writer Dr. Chaduranga (Subra-manyaraje Urs) will be celebrated under the aegis of Ursu Mahila Jagruti Sabha Trust at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road at 10 am on Jan.1, 2024. Ursu Mandali President H.M.T. Lingaraje Urs will inaugurate the programme. Senior writer Prof. C. Naganna and Dr….
Mysuru: S.R. Divya of Anemala tribal hamlet in H.D. Kote taluk, Nagarahole National Park, has emerged as a first among Paniyan tribe (also known as Paniya/ Paniyar) to obtain a Ph.D degree in the State. Divya researched on the topic ‘A Sociological Study of Paniyan Tribe’ under the guidance of Prof. K.M. Metry, Department of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Music connoisseurs swooned over Vidwan Dr. Ranjan Vasudevan’s Karnatak classical electric guitar concert, organised as part of B.V. Srinivasa Raghavan and Lalitha Raghavan Memorial Music Concert, at Ganabharathi’s Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Kuvempunagar, in the city on Friday evening. Vidwan Ranjan strummed the strings of guitar in ‘Varna’, ‘Sri Mahaganapathi’ and several other ragas, setting…
Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha had organised an excellent vocal recital by Vidwan Pattabhirama Pandit on Dec. 10 at Sri Vasudevacharya Bhavana. A proud disciple of Palghat K.V. Narayanaswamy, he has inherited many good qualities of his Guru’s music which is evident in his singing. Over the years, Vidwan Pattabhirama Pandit has evolved as a fine…
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