Mysuru: Mysuru city’s dedicated cycle paths, created to promote cycling, are under attack, with roadside vendors deliberately damaging the bollards that safeguard these lanes. The public is demanding swift action against those sabotaging the efforts to encourage a sustainable mode of transportation. The ‘Trin Trin’ cycle project gained momentum, with the number of cyclists growing…
ISKCON urges Centre to protect minority Hindus in Bangladesh
December 2, 2024Bengaluru: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bengaluru, has apprised the Centre of the ongoing attacks on their monks and other members of the Hindu Vaishnavite community in Bangladesh. The arrest of monk Chinmoy Krishna Das marks the latest incident in a series of attacks and threats by Islamists against ISKCON and other Hindu…
International Art Meet concludes in Mysuru
December 2, 2024Mysuru: The International Art Meet, organised by Swasti Contemporary Art Gallery in collaboration with HCG Foundation, I Am 2024, Itsy Bitsy, IHDUA and Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO), Mysuru, concluded on Nov. 23 at the BHIO premises. The event, held between Nov. 14 and 23, brought together Indian and international artists who created…
VHP stages protest against atrocities on Hindus in Bangla
December 2, 2024Mysuru: Activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Mysuru City (District) Unit staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Thursday, condemning the atrocities being committed on the Hindus in Bangladesh. VHP District President Mahesh Kamath said that the Hindus of India are a peace-loving people, who live in harmony with the…
19 killed in India, Sri Lanka
December 2, 2024Rain breaks 30-year record in Puducherry Chennai: Cyclone Fengal has left a trail of destruction, claiming at least 19 lives across India and Sri Lanka and causing severe flooding in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Puducherry experienced its heaviest 24-hour rainfall in 30 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which described the deluge as…
Andhra Pradesh dissolves ‘non-functional’ Waqf Board
December 2, 2024Hyderabad: The Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh Government has dissolved the State Waqf Board nominated by the previous YSR Congress regime. In an order dated Nov. 30, the State Government noted that AP State Waqf Board, formed by the YSRC regime, had been non-functional for a prolonged time (from March 2023). The then-formed Waqf Board had…
Vokkaliga Sanghas demand withdrawal of FIR against Swamiji
December 2, 2024Mysuru: Members of State Vokkaliga Sangha, District Vokkaliga Sangha and Akhila Karnataka Vokkaliga Sangha staged a protest in front of Zilla Panchayat Office recently against the State Government for registering an FIR against Vishwa Vokkaliga Maha Samsthana Mutt Seer Sri Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji for his controversial remarks against a minority community. The protestors said that the…
Christmas cheer begins at St. Philos
December 2, 2024Mysuru: The festive spirit of Christmas came alive at St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), Mysuru, as the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management organised a grand cake-mixing ceremony at the Department recently. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from the management, staff and students. Speaking on the occasion, Rector Manager Fr. Lourdu Prasad expressed delight at the…
Three burglars arrested
December 2, 2024Stolen items worth Rs. 3.20 lakh recovered Mysuru: In separate cases, Krishnaraja and Jayalakshmipuram Police have arrested three burglars and have recovered gold jewellery, one two-wheeler and household items worth Rs. 3.20 lakh from them. In the first case, Krishnaraja Police have arrested a man accused of committing burglary at a house on Ramanuja Road…
Man sentenced to death for killing mother, pregnant wife, two children
December 2, 2024Mysuru: City’s 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to death for killing his wife, two children and his mother. The man, who was sentenced to death is Manikantaswamy, a resident of Chamegowdanahalli in Saragur taluk. Manikantaswamy had married Ganga, daughter of Devamma of Hegganuru village eight years ago and the couple…
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