Month: May, 2026

Mahajana Aviation students visit Mysore Airport
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Mahajana Aviation students visit Mysore Airport

May 18, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Students of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management pursuing BBA in Aviation and International Tourism, visited Mysore Airport recently as part of an educational programme. The visit was facilitated by Airport Director P.V. Ushakumari, who enabled students to gain practical exposure to  airport operations. During the visit, the Airport…

Materials Management Day celebrations: Materials Management & Supply Chain Management Professionals feted
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Materials Management Day celebrations: Materials Management & Supply Chain Management Professionals feted

May 18, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), Mysuru Branch, celebrated the Materials Management Day in city recently. On this occasion, IIMM Mysuru Branch honoured Senior Materials & Supply Chain Management professionals from leading industries — notably Triton Valves Ltd, IT Champs Pvt., Ltd. and BEML Ltd. — with citations of recognition for their decades…

‘Nanna Hesaru Gauhar Jaan’ book release on May 30
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‘Nanna Hesaru Gauhar Jaan’ book release on May 30

May 18, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Nanna Hesaru Gauhar Jaan,’ the Kannada  version of historian Vikram Sampath’s acclaimed biography of Gauhar Jaan (India’s first celebrity singer) — ‘My Name is Gauhar Jaan’ — will be released at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) in Vijayanagar 1st Stage in Mysuru on May 30 at 10.30 am. On the occasion, Vikram…

Radiology facilities must reach the poor and rural-folk: Dr. B. Dinesh
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Radiology facilities must reach the poor and rural-folk: Dr. B. Dinesh

May 18, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: “Radiology is a vital part of the health sector. It is also of much help in Cardiology Department and diagnosis of heart diseases,” said Dr. B. Dinesh, Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Dr. Gyan P. Lal CME-2026’ organised jointly by Indian Radiological and Imaging…

MPJA’s Pratibha Puraskar event
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MPJA’s Pratibha Puraskar event

May 18, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Photo Journalist Association (MPJA) will be presenting Pratibha Puraskar to students who have secured highest marks in SSLC & PUC at a programme to be held at Pathrakarthara Bhavan on Tyagaraja Road in city tomorrow (May 19) at 11 am. The programme is organised in memory of Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra…

Protect Mysuru’s Green Heritage
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Protect Mysuru’s Green Heritage

May 18, 2026

By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere Politicians and bureaucrats view city development as constructing flyovers and widening roads. In the context of citizens’ objections to the felling of 561 trees for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects in and around Mysuru, our MP stated that these proposed development works “will go ahead while protecting…

Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
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Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State

May 18, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana Title                       :        The State Entry into Delhi.1907. Artist                     :        Roderick Dempster Mackenzie, (1865-1941) Size                        :        366×289.8 cms. Oil on canvas. Collection              :        Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery This painting captures the impressive grandeur of the 1903 Delhi Durbar main entry procession which consisted of 48 Maharajas seated…

Clear Sharadadevinagar footpath encroachments
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Clear Sharadadevinagar footpath encroachments

May 18, 2026

Sir, This is in continuation of the representation submitted earlier by the residents of Sharadadevinagar on Mar. 3, 2026, regarding the severe encroachment of the footpath in front of the LIC Branch Office on New Kantharaj Urs Main Road. We would like to strongly reiterate that the footpath along this stretch has been completely occupied…

Mata Vijayakumari V. Rao  Award conferred
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Mata Vijayakumari V. Rao  Award conferred

May 18, 2026

Vidu. M.R. Sudha (Karnatak Classical Music) and Lakshmi Palecanda (Professor and Writer), who were conferred with Mata Vijayakumari V. Rao Award-2026 by Sri Vasudeva Maharaj Foundation, Mysuru, as part of Mother’s Day celebrations, at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city on May 14, are seen with (standing from left) Foundation Founder & Cartoonist M.V. Nagendra Babu, Dr….

Abdulla Khan
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Abdulla Khan

May 18, 2026

Abdulla Khan (61), of Indian Furniture Works on K.T. Street in Lashkar Mohalla, passed away following a heart attack yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was performed today after Zohar Salath at Jamiya Masjid on Irwin Road, followed by the burial…

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