Month: June, 2024

Petrol, diesel price hike not for guarantee schemes: Mehroz Khan
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Petrol, diesel price hike not for guarantee schemes: Mehroz Khan

June 22, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has not hiked petrol and diesel prices to raise funds for guarantee schemes, said Karnataka State Guarantees Implementation Authority Vice-Chairman Mehroz Khan, here recently. Addressing the media persons at Congress Bhavan in city, he said that the price hike was a usual process in any Government and added it was not…

Ayodhya Temple chief priest Lakshmikant Dixit no more
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Ayodhya Temple chief priest Lakshmikant Dixit no more

June 22, 2024

Varanasi: Lakshmikant Dixit, vedic scholar and the chief priest at Ayodhya Balak Ram (Ram Lalla) Temple, passed away this morning. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed deep sorrow over the demise of                         Acharya Dixit. “The passing of the eminent scholar from Kashi and the chief priest of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Pran Pratishtha, Vedmurti…

Kannada writer Kamala Hampana dies at 89
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Kannada writer Kamala Hampana dies at 89

June 22, 2024

Bengaluru: Kamala Hampana (89), one of the prominent women writers in Kannada, passed away today (June 22) at her residence in Rajajinagar, due to age-related causes. She leaves behind her littérateur husband Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah (Hampana), two daughters and a son. Body will be kept for public-viewing till evening and later will be donated to…

Ashada Fridays on July 12, July 19, July 26 & Aug. 2
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Ashada Fridays on July 12, July 19, July 26 & Aug. 2

June 22, 2024

DC instructs officials to make necessary preparations Mysore/Mysuru: With the month-long Ashada Maasa commencing next month, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has instructed officials to make necessary arrangements atop Chamundi Hill on all Ashada Fridays (July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2) and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti on July 27 for ensuring a safe darshan of…

NEET: Accused student admits to Q-paper leak
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NEET: Accused student admits to Q-paper leak

June 22, 2024

Copies of question papers sold by four accused for Rs. 30 lakh to Rs. 32 lakh Patna: Amid the raging protests over the leak of question paper of National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-2024 conducted on May 5 this year, a student, who had appeared for the test, has admitted to be a part of the crime…

SUCI protests against hike in fuel prices
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SUCI protests against hike in fuel prices

June 22, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the recent hike in petrol and diesel prises by the State Government, members of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) staged a protest in front of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in the Town Hall premises here recently. The protesters, who assembled in front of the statue, held placards, shouted slogans against the State…

Ready to tackle dengue: Dinesh Gundu Rao
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Ready to tackle dengue: Dinesh Gundu Rao

June 22, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has taken precautions to stop the spread of dengue, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, here this morning. Speaking to mediapersons, prior to the inauguration of State- Level Yoga Convention at Kalamandira, he said that with the onset of monsoon season the number of dengue cases in the…

‘Nadopasana’ music programme tomorrow
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‘Nadopasana’ music programme tomorrow

June 22, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Nadavidyalaya – Academy of Music and Dance, Hebbal, Mysuru, has organised its 18th Annual Music Programme titled ‘Nadopasana’ at Ganabharathi’s Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar at 10 am tomorrow (June 23). Academy’s Karnatak vocal students, in all 45 budding talents, will take part in the programme under the guidance and direction of Guru Vid….

Cheers & Goodbye
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Cheers & Goodbye

June 22, 2024

The last true ‘restaurateur’ of Mysuru, Ponoo Muthanna, affectionately known to many Mysureans in their late 20s, 30s and 40s as Ponoo Uncle, passed away yesterday. Ponoo was the beloved proprietor of the Pelican Pub, a watering hole he transformed into a sanctuary like no other in Mysuru, back when it was still Mysore. Pelican…

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