Bengaluru: The last rites of Padma Shri awardee and environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka, who passed away at the age of 114 on Friday (Nov. 14), was held with full State honours as per the Lingayat tradition at Kalagrama in Jnanabharathi campus of Bangalore University here yesterday. The Police performed three- volley salute (firing three rounds of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) Director T. Yogesh said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allotted Rs. 200 crore for development of tribals who depend on forests for their livelihood. He was speaking after distributing certificates to the participants at the valedictory of the two-day national seminar at KSTRI here recently. Pointing out that…
Mysuru Development Authority floats tenders for comprehensive restoration works Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has launched a long-pending Rs. 50 crore lake rejuvenation project to restore 13 lakes in and around Mysuru. The massive initiative will be funded through the lake development cess collected from the public and tenders have already been floated to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Activists of Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV), staged a protest at Gandhi Square in city yesterday, condemning the recent bomb blast in a car near Red Fort at New Delhi. The activists led by HJV Southern Wing Co-convener Mahesh Kanakadalu, raised slogans against Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), terrorists using code words for inter-personal communication…
Mysore/Mysuru: President of Maharaja’s High School & PU College Alumni Association, B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs, has appealed to philanthropists to generously support the restoration of historic Maharaja’s High School building on JLB Road, a recognised heritage structure. Addressing reporters at the college auditorium yesterday, Urs, a former Director of PU Education, expressed concern that the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that PM Modi-headed Government at the Centre has initiated ‘Fit India’ campaign to make every citizen of the country healthy and active, MP Yaduveer Wadiyar said that everyone should follow a healthy lifestyle to stay fit. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘MP’s Badminton Tournament’ organised at Sports Park in Bogadi 2nd Stage here…
Mysore/Mysuru: When the entire country was celebrating Children’s Day, a woman abandoned her newborn baby girl near a circle on Yachenahalli Sultan Road at Hegguru village, Bannur Hobli in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district on Nov. 14 night. One Sandesh of Hegguru village, who heard the baby crying at about 8.30 pm, rescued the…
Mysore/Mysuru: MLC C.N. Manjegowda has said, the legendary tribal leader Birsa Munda, fought against British, for the rights of tribals. Manjegowda, addressed the gathering after inaugurating 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Birsa Munda and Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Adivasi Nyay Gaurav Divas, organised jointly by Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI), Zilla Panchayat and Department of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. Vishwanatha, Vice-chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University, has advocated that, the total rights over forest should belong to the tribals. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day national conference on ‘Traditional Practices of Karnataka Tribal Communities’ at Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI), Bogadi in the city recently, Prof. Vishwanatha opined that,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a determined push to make Mysuru a drug-free city, the City Police have intensified their crackdown on the sale, possession and consumption of narcotics. Taking a firm stance against drug peddlers, the Police aim to free the city’s youth from the grip of addiction that endangers their future and the well-being of their…
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