Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has instructed the Officers of Health and Family Welfare Department to make all preparations to tackle the spread of new COVID-19 variant in the district. Addressing the Health and Family Welfare Department officials at a meeting held at his Office yesterday, DC said “With the rise in COVID…
Mysuru brims with record tourists
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city which is a hub of tourists saw record number of visitors during the recently concluded Christmas vacation topping with New Year’s eve celebrations on Dec. 31, 2023. A total of 1.84 lakh tourists visited Mysore Palace, while Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) saw 2.28 lakh visitors during the last week of…
Mysuru sculptor’s Ram Lalla idol is frontrunner: BJP leaders’ posts
January 2, 2024No official photograph or video of idol till Jan. 17; ‘Nagar yatra’ in Ayodhya on Jan. 16 Mysore/Mysuru: The idol of ‘Ram Lalla’ carved by Mysuru’s renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj — hailing from a lineage of five generations of renowned sculptors — will adorn the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, reports said. The temple is…
No official communication yet; I learnt through messages: Arun
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Speaking with reporters, Arun Yogiraj revealed that he has not yet received official communication regarding the acceptance of the idol he sculpted. However, the messages posted by senior BJP leaders on ‘X’ led him to believe that his work had indeed been accepted. Expressing his joy, Yogiraj mentioned that he was one of the…
Siddaramaiah on damage control mode after Minister Sudhakar’s jibe
January 2, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah went on a damage control mode and said that his Government and his party are in full support of Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya. “We are not against building a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya,” said Siddaramaiah adding “Till today I have not got an invitation. If an invitation comes, I will…
Vidu. Sriranjani Santhanagopalan presents an impressive concert
January 2, 2024It was a wonderful and very impressive recital by Vidu. Sriranjani Santhanagopalan, accompanied by Vid. Kishore Ramesh on mridanga, Vid. Sunad Anur on kanjira and Vidu. Deepika Venkatraman on violin, at JSS College for Women, in Saraswathipuram as part of the 28th Music Conference organised by JSS Sangeetha Sabha in December. Vidu. Sriranjani is one…
Krishna Shile for idols were from Gujjegowdanapura at Jayapura
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Reports indicate that the land in Gujjegowdanapura, where the Krishna Shile (black schist) was excavated, is owned by Ramdas, with Srinivas Nataraju overseeing a quarry operation on the site. Approximately six months ago, Surendra Vishwakarma from Bengaluru visited the Gujjegowdanapura farm, inspecting stones intended for idol creation. Subsequently, he conveyed the findings to the…
Students concerned about academic issues in UoM
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Even as several architecturally designed buildings, including the Centenary Clock Tower came up in Manasagangothri campus to mark the Centenary celebrations of the University of Mysore (UoM) a few years ago, students are on a spot of bother as according to them there has been little progress in the University on the academic front….
MBBS student among two killed on New Year eve
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The New Year’s Eve death toll in Mysuru and its vicinity has reached four. Alongside the tragic incident involving two 22-year-old BBA students, who lost their lives in a collision between their speeding bike and an SUV at 2.15 am on Hunsur Road, two additional fatalities occurred near Srirangapatna during the early hours on…
MCC locks SBI branch over rental arrears
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Resuming the drive against use of banned plastics in the new year, the MCC authorities led by Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, raided two shops located on Bidaram Krishnappa street in Santhepet this morning and seized banned plastic sheets (single use plastic of thickness less than 120 microns) weighing over one-and-half-tonne. The owners of the two…
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