Sri Ramaseva Mandali Charitable Trust, Mysuru North, will celebrate the 32nd Ramanavami festival from Mar. 20 to 29 at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa, adjacent to Sri Chandramouleeshwara Swamy Temple in V.V. Mohalla. As usual, every day from 8.30 am to 10.30 am, there will be religious activities such as Abhisheka, Ashtottara, Navagraha Puja, Ramayana…
Champaka Academy to host Bharatanatyam and Kalaripayattu workshops
March 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Champaka Academy, a renowned educational and cultural organisation in Mysuru, is organising two special workshops in April. A Bharatanatyam workshop focusing on Purvarangavidhi Nritta Jathis and Vinayaka Stuti will be conducted on Apr. 3 and 4 (Friday and Saturday) from 9 am to 5 pm at Champaka Academy in Ramakrishnanagar. The workshop will be…
Ramzan rush peaks at Meena Bazaar
March 18, 2026Food, festivity and shopping frenzy keep nights alive till 2 am With four days left for Ramzan, Meena Bazaar has come alive with a surge of shoppers thronging the bustling stretch for festive purchases and food. Outlets selling clothes, footwears, bangles, mehndi, attar (natural perfumes), crockery, dry fruits, dates, sweets and a variety of juices…
Leaping beyond limits
March 18, 2026At 70, Mysuru’s Master Athlete Vijaya Ramesh continues to defy age with discipline and yoga, training rigorously for her 19th International Athletics Meet in South Korea this September. Achievement knows no barriers of age or gender. In sport, what truly matters is dedication, discipline and an unwavering will. Seventy-year-old Vijaya Ramesh of Mysuru embodies these…
The Eternal Critic
March 18, 2026When life hands you lemons, they complain about the pulp By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam We all know one. The person who can spot a dark cloud in the middle of a fireworks show. The one who watches a puppy video and wonders why the dog isn’t on a leash. He is ‘The eternal critic.’ That…
Ring Road or Death Trap?
March 18, 2026The silent agony of Mysuru’s stray animals Sir, I am writing with a heavy heart to highlight a disturbing trend on Mysuru’s Ring Road. Recently, near the Vijayanagar 4th Stage Junction, I witnessed a heart-wrenching scene: a cow was trapped under a tempo after a collision. The animal was in extreme pain and agony, yet…
BCCI honour for city’s J. Suchith
March 18, 2026He scalped 43 wickets for Nagaland in Ranji Trophy Plate Division 2024-25 Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Jagadeesha Suchith was honoured with Madhavrao Scindia Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for scalping highest wickets in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season during the Naman Awards held at New Delhi recently. Suchith, representing Nagaland in…
E.P. Johnson Edakkalathoor
March 18, 2026E.P. Johnson Edakkalathoor (60), Proprietor of Powerpack Batteries and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife Retty Johnson, two sons Clinto Johnson and Cristo Johnson and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral was held at Infant Jesus Cathedral Cemetery at Hinkal this afternoon, according to family sources.
B.L. Chandrashekar
March 18, 2026B.L. Chandrashekar, Proprietor of Chamundeshwari Paints at K.G. Koppal, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife, children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at K.G. Koppal Burial Grounds this noon, according to family sources.
Events on MARCH 20: Sri Ganapathi Seva Mandali Trust, Ramakrishnanagar
March 18, 20267th Ramothsava, Ugadi celebrations, Devaranama by Sharadadevi Mahila Samaja, 6.30 pm; Panchanga Shravana by State Award Winner Veda Brahma Dr. Shridhara Sharma, Rajata Sabha Mantapa, Ganapathi Temple, I-Block, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm to 8 pm.














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