Harassment from private money lenders suspected; desperate message sent to friend Mysore/Mysuru: A family of five, including a three-year-old baby, has been reported missing since Jan. 20, allegedly due to harassment from money lenders. The missing individuals are 35-year-old Mahesh, his 28-year-old wife Bhavani, their three-year-old daughter Preksha, and Mahesh’s parents, 65-year-old Mahadevappa and 55-year-old…
R-Day competitions: Karnataka emerges Second Overall Best
January 29, 2024City student S. Tanmayi receives Trophy from Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mysore/Mysuru: Junior Under Officer (JUO) S. Tanmayi, a first year student of Maharaja Institute of Technology, Thandavapura in Mysuru, represented the 13 Karnataka Battalion NCC team in the 75th Republic Day parade held last Friday at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. The Karnataka team…
Man gets 30-year jail term for raping minor step-daughter
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Fast Track Special Court-1 (FTSC-1) Mysuru established to adjudicate cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old man from Dharwad for 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for abusing a 14-year-old girl, who is his stepdaughter. Judge Shayma Khamroz found Paramananda (31), a resident…
City BJP stages demonstration in protest against Keragodu incident
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja and the subsequent Police lathi-charge on Hindu activists and villagers at Keragodu in Mandya taluk, the BJP staged a massive demonstration against the Government at Gandhi Square in the heart of the city this morning, as part of a Statewide protest. The protestors contended that the ruling…
Claiming to be DKS kin, man creates ruckus at Toll Plaza, assaults female staff
January 29, 2024Srirangapatna: A man claiming to be a relative of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) refused to pay the toll and created ruckus before slapping a female staff of the Toll Plaza on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway recently. The car coming from Bengaluru side stopped at the Toll Plaza and the man inside the car claimed that…
Government interference hurting growth of co-operation sector: GTD
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that Government interference has been hurting the growth of the co-operative sector, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who is also the Chairman of Karnataka State Co-operative Federation, said that the co-operative sector should be free of any interventions and should have autonomy. He was speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of State-level debate…
Three-day Mysuru Fest-2024 concludes: Music troupe from Georgia mesmerises audience
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Curtains fell on the three-day Mysuru Fest-2024 last evening organised for the first time to promote Brand Mysuru and the products from the Mysuru region including the GI-tagged unique ones. The event provided a dynamic platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talents to a large audience. The festival was organised…
Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda to chair first Kannada Literary Meet of Chamaraja Constituency
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The first ever Kannada Literary Meet of Chamaraja Assembly Constituency is being organised in the city and former VC of Kuvempu University, Shivamogga Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda, who has been selected as the Chairman of the Meet, was extended a formal invitation by Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat on Saturday. Office-bearers of Kannada Sahitya…
Selected for National and State awards of Kannada and Culture Department
January 29, 2024Bengaluru: The Kannada and Culture Department on Thursday announced the list of 44 artistes and achievers from different art fields who have been selected for Karnataka’s prestigious 21 National and State awards, including Basava, T. Chowdaiah, Kanakashri, Sangolli Rayanna and Pampa awards for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24. According to the list, four from Mysuru…
City Studio’s ‘Kappuhamsa’ short film bags award at IPIFF
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Kappuhamsa,’ a short film produced by Studio Swaramadhura in Mysuru, achieved recognition by winning the ‘Best Women Producer’ category award at the Indian Panorama International Film Festival (IPIFF) 2023-2024 held in Mumbai on Jan. 26. The movie has been produced by Ashwini Murali. The cinematic exploration in ‘Kappuhamsa’ dives deep into the intricate challenges…
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