New Delhi: Eminent Jain Muni Acharya 108 Vidyasagar Maharaj passed away at Chandragiri Teertha near Dongarghad in Chhattisgarh State early on Sunday morning. The Jain Muni, who undertook Yamasallekhana Vrata three days ago, breathed his last at 2.30 am on Sunday. He was 77. Born at Sadalaga town in Belagavi district of Karnataka on Oct.10,1946,…
Social Welfare Department holds entrance exam to train aspirants
February 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Social Welfare Department had organised entrance exams for SC/ST and Backward Classes job aspirants to provide coaching for various competitive examinations yesterday. The examinations were held at Maharaja Government PU College on JLB Road, SBRR Mahajana PU College at Jayalakshmipuram, Government Girls PU College at People’s Park, Sri Vivekananda PU College at Jayalakshmipuram,…
Woman dies under mysterious circumstances in Mysuru taluk
February 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A woman has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Kamanakerehundi in the taluk on Saturday. The deceased woman has been identified as Geetha, wife of Naveen Kumar. She was given in marriage to Naveen of Naganahalli 22 years ago. Geetha’s father Siddegowda in his complaint to Mysuru Rural Police, has stated that he…
Trust to undertake padayatra from Mysuru to Dharmasthala on Feb. 29
February 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Kuduma Srikshetra Dharmasthala Padayatre Trust is organising a padayatra from Mysuru city to Dharmasthala on Feb. 29 so as to reach the destination on Mar. 8, said Trust President M.K. Mahadeva while speaking to press persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday. The proposed padayatra is being organised to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of…
God save the King of Kongress
February 19, 20242024 Parliamentary Election: Whither Opposition and Congress? The Parliamentary election 2024 is only a couple of months away and the nation is experiencing a new kind of election fever which we have not seen except in 1977, the post-Emergency Parliamentary election. Then, as expected, the newly cobbled up Opposition parties, under the dynamic and well-accepted…
Book on Pranab’s diaries
February 19, 2024By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Title: Pranab My Father: A Daughter Remembers Author: Sharmistha Mukherjee Year: 2024 Pages: 368 pages Price: Rs. 795 Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. A boy aged 11 years had come to Calcutta to attend the wedding of his eldest brother. The day was 16th August 1946, an infamous…
Dangerous tree branches at Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block
February 19, 2024Sir, As depicted in this image, a huge tree branch, along with its smaller branches, extends perilously close to the power lines adjacent to the concrete pole at the intersection of 4th/3rd Main Road and 13th Cross Junction in Ramakrishnanagar, E&F Block, 2nd Stage. The branch is positioned very near to the pole, which stands…
NIDJAM – 2024: City’s Kashvi wins silver in Triathlon
February 19, 2024Kashvi, an eighth grade student of Podar International School in city, has won the silver medal in Triathlon C category for U-14 girls at the NIDJAM 2024 – National Inter-District Junior Athletic Meet, held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from Feb. 16 to 18 with a total of 2,469 points. The last time Mysuru has won a…
18th Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Tournament: Padmapriya, Shristi duo emerge champions
February 19, 2024Mysuru- Karnataka duo Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar and Shristi Kiran won the U-12 girls doubles championship in the 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Tournament conducted by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) at MSLTA, Mumbai, from Feb. 12 to 17. In the final, Karnataka pair beat Khushi Khadian and Sarena Gahlot of Haryana 7-6 (8-6),…
Kendagannaswamy
February 19, 2024Kendagannaswamy (40), Head Constable at Bannur Police Station and a resident of Metikuppe in Saragur taluk, passed away yesterday. Son of Somanna, he leaves behind his wife, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Metikuppe this morning, according to family sources.
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