Mysore/Mysuru: The Lions Region V meet, themed ‘Mental Health & Well Being’ chaired by Lion Hemant Kumar Bhansali was held recently at the Rahul Convention Hall in Vishweshwara Nagar, in city recently. Dr. B.N. Raveesh from Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), Shilpi Agarwal, DRM of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division and Sudhakar S….
‘Kannada and Culture department has no grants to pay honorarium to poor artistes’
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal regretted that with the State Government giving little grants to it, the Kannada and Culture department had no funds to pay honorarium to poor artistes at the District and Taluk levels. He was speaking at the ‘Sugama Sangeetha’ programme organised by Sri Mounesh Music and Cultural Trust…
TiE regional contest opens for college entrepreneurs
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: TiE Mysuru Chapter, a part of the global network of TiE, has launched its regional competition to select the college team that will represent TiE Mysuru Chapter at the global finals of the TiE Un Global Pitch Competition 2024. Applications are now open at www.tieuniversity.org/pc TiE U (formerly TiE University) is an initiative by…
Roots and Tuber Festival begins
February 10, 2024Open to public from 10.30 am to 8 pm Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Roots and Tuber Festival, jointly organised by Sahaja Samrudha and the Rotary Club of Mysore West, commenced this morning at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city. The festival was inaugurated by N.M. Shaji of Kedaram Tuber Conservation in Wayanad, Kerala. He has distributed over…
Supreme Court hears petition on deleting ‘Secular’, ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble of Indian Constitution
February 10, 2024New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ could have been inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1976 even though the date of the adoption of the Constitution remained unaltered — Nov. 26, 1949. Hearing a pair of petitions that have sought the deletion…
Revisiting the unscientific humps on Bogadi Road: VC sought, Commissioner ordered, staff implemented
February 10, 2024Now, who should be held accountable for three deaths? Mysore/Mysuru: The heated public discourse surrounding the perceived negligence of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities in installing unscientific speed-breakers near the Main Gate of Manasagangothri, the PG campus of University of Mysore (UoM) on Bogadi Main Road, resulting in the tragic deaths of 3 individuals…
Desi games rule the ground at Suttur Jathra
February 10, 2024Nanjangud: Desi games that were the pick of many earlier is fast fading into oblivion with the people hooked to cell phones and TVs to beat the stress. Traditional games are being organised regularly at Suttur Jathra Mahotsava with the intent of reviving them for the good of younger generation. In women’s category, traditional games…
Dutch Nightingales choir hits the right notes
February 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Music enthusiasts in Mysuru were treated to a delightful surprise as the renowned youth choir, the ‘Dutch Nightingales’, graced the stage with their rendition of ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ for over 80 minutes last evening. The captivating event took place at the Rani Bahadur Auditorium located within the University of Mysore campus and was organised…
Bergman Triathlon and Duathlon tomorrow
February 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The inaugural Bergman Triathlon and Duathlon Mysore will be held tomorrow (Feb. 11) at KRS Backwaters on Anandur Chikkanahalli Road at 6 am. The event is organised by Deccan Sports Club in association with Mysuru District Administration, Department of Tourism and Triathlon Association of Karnataka. The triathlon and duathlon will be flagged off by…
‘I Love Mysuru’ selfie board in English near Palace removed
February 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: ‘I Love Mysuru,’ a selfie board in English kept at the parking lot near the North Gate of Mysore Palace, that had turned the eyes of pro-Kannada activists red, was removed by Abhaya, emergency rescue team of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) recently. The selfie board had been kept only a few days ago and…















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