Mysore/Mysuru: Environmental expert Aneguli Subbarao from Sagar in Shivamogga District kindled interest among students on the world of insects and plants having medicinal qualities in the surroundings of Kukkarahalli Lake in city. Subbarao addressed the Science students during the inauguration of two-day Nature Camp, organised by Department of Environmental Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education…
Fire destroys vegetation at Karighatta in Srirangapatna
February 14, 2023Srirangapatna: Karighatta Forest area near Ganjam in the taluk has been totally destroyed in fire mishap that occurred on Monday. The plants and trees, along with dried grass, have been totally gutted in the fire. Though efforts were made by the personnel of Fire and Emergency Services Department along with those of Forest Department, environmental…
Casteist skit at college fest: Bengaluru’s Jain Varsity Dean, seven students arrested
February 14, 2023Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Police arrested the Dean, Programme Co-ordinator and seven students of Jain (Deemed-to-be-University) over a controversial skit on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Dinesh Nilkant, Dean, Faculty of Management and Director (Admissions), Prateek, Programme Coordinator and seven students have been arrested, said P. Krishnakant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South). Police declined to give details about…
PM Modi meets Kannada film industry powerhouses
February 14, 2023Praises South movies for giving a great boost to India’s culture, identity Bengaluru; Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Kannada actors Yash and Rishab Shetty along with a few social media influencers at Bengaluru’s Raj Bhavan on Sunday evening. Late actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar’s wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar and ‘Kantara’ producer Vijay Kirgandoor of Hombale Films…
Organisations demand withdrawal of recognition
February 14, 2023Mysuru: Strongly condemning the skit enacted at Bengaluru’s Jain University where Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Dalits were reportedly mocked, members of the University of Mysore Researchers Association and Dalit Vidyarthi Okkoota staged a demonstration in front of Kuvempu Statue at the entrance of Manasagangothri campus here yesterday. Raising slogans against Jain University, the protesters accused…
Wedding gifts stolen from Kalyana Mantap
February 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A bag containing gold ornaments and cash, which were given as gifts to the groom, has been lifted from the wedding reception stage at a Kalyana Mantap in city. According to the complaint lodged by H. Pradeep, the wedding of his brother H.C. Pramod of Kirijaji village in Hunsur taluk was held at Sa.Ra….
Two chain-snatchers arrested
February 14, 2023230 grams gold chains worth Rs. 14 lakh recovered Mysuru; Jayalakshmipuram Police have arrested two chain-snatchers and have recovered gold chains worth Rs. 14 lakh from them. The Cops arrested the chain-snatchers on Feb. 6 and during interrogation, the accused are said to have confessed of snatching gold chains from women in Mysuru city and…
Wins bronze at Inter-University Karate
February 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: State No.1 Karate Kata Champ Deia S. Urs, a PG student in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore, Mysuru, secured bronze medal in All India Inter-University Karate Championships 2022-2023 held at the Indoor Stadium of Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, from Jan. 17 to 22. More than 2,000 karatekas from 174 Universities…
‘Dr. RaGow-80’ event tomorrow
February 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Dr. RaGow-80’, a programme to honour former Kannada faculty Dr. Ramegowda (popularly known as Dr.RaGow) marking his 80th birthday, will take place at Rani Bahadur auditorium on Hunsur road here at 5 pm tomorrow. Prof. V. Rangaswamy of Dr.RaGow Shishyaru-Abhimaanigala Balaga said that the event is organised under the aegis of Karnataka Sangha, Mandya,…
Mysore Art Gallery fetes achiever Neelambika
February 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its monthly programme ‘Sadhakarondige Samvaada,’ the Mysore Art Gallery felicitated M.A. Neelambika, lecturer at JSS Educational Institutions, at a programme held at its premises on Ramanuja Road in city on Saturday last. Neelambika, daughter of Nataka Kalaratna C. Ankappa, is serving as a Kannada lecturer at JSS for the past three…
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