Bengaluru: The annual honorary awards and Sahitya Sri awards of Karnataka Sahitya Academy for the year 2023 have been announced, with five veteran littérateurs for Honorary Awards and 10 eminent personalities including the Dean of Arts, University of Mysore (UoM), Dr. M.S. Shekar, selected for Sahitya Sri Award. The awards were announced at a meeting…
GI Cancer Unit opened at Mysore Institute of Gastroenterology
March 10, 2025Mysuru: In a major development for cancer care in the region, renowned oncologist Padma Shri Prof. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Deshmane inaugurated the GI Cancer Clinic at the Mysore Institute of Gastroenterology in city recently. With the opening of the GI Cancer Clinic at the Mysore Institute of Gastroenterology’s centres in Vinayakanagar and Yelwal, Mysuru, specialised care…
Mumbai-New York plane returns after hoax threat
March 10, 2025New Delhi: An Air India flight travelling from Mumbai to New York returned eight hours after take-off after the crew received a threat. The Boeing 777 aircraft, with 303 passengers and 19 crew members on board, was flying over Azerbaijan when it changed course and returned to Mumbai. Following its landing, bomb-detection procedures were carried…
Vachana movement gave knowledge of science, righteousness, spiritualism: KIKS Professor
March 10, 2025Mysuru: Dr. Shyla, resource person and Professor at Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), has said that the Vachana Movement started in the 12th century, promoted the knowledge of science, righteousness and spiritualism. She was speaking at a lecture and interaction programme on the topic ‘Allammana Vachanagala Chintane’ organised jointly by Sri Basaveshwara Institute of…
Book release on Mar. 14
March 10, 2025Mysuru: A book titled ‘A Life in History – Biography of Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri,’ authored by Prof. S. Naganath, will be released at an event organised at B.M. Shri Auditorium in Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Manasagangothri, Mysuru, on Mar. 14 at 10.30 am. The event is organised in memoriam of the 50th…
Sir Khazi launches free distribution of aash
March 10, 2025Mysuru: Sir Khazi of Mysuru Moulana Hazarath Mohamed Usman Shariff inaugurated free distribution of aash, a soup, comprising rice and vegetables for those fasting during the holy month of Ramzan. Ramzan aash is a traditional dish that holds special significance during the holy month of Ramzan. This nutritious soup-like dish is commonly consumed to break…
Jayadeva Hospital Director calls for helping community
March 10, 2025Mysuru: “Uppara community officials and professionals who are in top position after getting good education should come to the help of the community by not forgetting the hard way they came up in life,” said Bengaluru Jayadeva Hospital Director Dr. K.S. Ravindranath. He was speaking after inaugurating the Pratibha Puraskar programme organised by Mysuru District…
Women’s Day celebrated at Sulthan Diamonds and Gold
March 10, 2025Mysuru: Sulthan Diamonds and Gold on St. Philomena’s Church Road in city celebrated International Women’s Day by conferring Naari Shakthi Award – 2025 to six women achievers at its premises in city on Mar. 8. The awardees are Fashion Entrepreneur and Designer Jayanthi Ballal, President of Kasargod Kannada Bhavan Dr. Ameena Kalekhan, District ECO of…
Bomb Scare: City Railway Station gets call at 12.30 pm; high alert sounded
March 9, 2025Mysuru: Tension gripped the City Railway Station this afternoon following a bomb threat call made to the Railway Police Station. At around 12.30 pm, an unidentified caller informed the Police that a bomb had been planted at the station. Reports indicate that the caller, allegedly from Andhra Pradesh, bizarrely claimed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister…
Massive Police Run
March 9, 2025Mysuru: The Karnataka State Police (KSP) Run 2025 witnessed an overwhelming response this morning, with over 10,000 participants, including Police Personnel, servicemen, professional athletes and citizens of all age groups, gathering at the Mysore Palace premises. Themed ‘Namma Police, Namma Hemme’ (Our Police, Our Pride), the event aimed to foster a stronger connection between the…















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