Mysore/Mysuru: City-based writer Suchitra Hegde’s Kannada book titled ‘Jagava Suttuva Maaye’ has been selected for Ratnakara Varne Muddana Anamika Endowment Award for the year 2022, given by Kannada Sahitya Parishat. The book, which is a trave-logue, has won many awards including the State-level ‘Amma’ Award given by Matoshri Mahadevamma Nagappa Munnur Pratishtana of Sedam and…
City doctor for American Academy International Meeting
January 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has invited Dr. Bogadi Prashanth, Joint Replacement Surgeon, Mysuru, as a Faculty for its upcoming international meeting at Moscone Centre, San Francisco, CA from Feb. 12 to 16. Dr. Prashanth will be moderating two sessions alongside Dr. Michael Bloomfield, Cleveland Clinic, on two scientific sessions on Latest…
Sluice gates check
January 12, 2024Parliament Panel visits KRS Dam to inspect crest gates works Srirangapatna/Mysuru: Amidst a High Court-imposed total ban on mining and quarrying activities within a 20-km radius of the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya District, a delegation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources visited the Dam yesterday. The purpose of the…
Dr. Bhyrappa calls on Yogi Adityanath
January 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based writer and Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa called on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow yesterday. He was accompanied by former Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Chairman Prof. Pradhan Gurudatta. Dr. Bhyrappa and Prof. Pradhan Gurudatta, also from Mysuru, were in Lucknow to attend a seminar and they sought an appointment with…
Yuva Nidhi scheme launched in Mysuru
January 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra inaugurated the Yuva Nidhi programme at Maharani’s Science College for Women in the city this morning, coinciding with the 162nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. One of the five pre-poll guarantees announced by the Government, the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to unemployed graduates and diploma holders. Under…
Statue installation does not impede traffic movement: DC
January 12, 2024Row over statue at Gun House Circle Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the ongoing controversy over the installation of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji’s statue at Gun House Circle in the city, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra emphasised the right to protest for everyone. Responding to questions raised by reporters during his visit to Maharani’s Science College…
Swachh Survekshan Awards for 2023: Mysuru slips to 27th position from top 8th place in 2022
January 12, 2024In 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, the city was adjudged Cleanest in India Mysore/Mysuru: President of India Droupadi Murmu bestowed the Swachh Survekshan Awards for 2023 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised the event. Thirteen awardees were honoured in various categories, including Clean Cities, Cleanest Cantonment, SafaiMitra…
Mysuru Children’s Literature Festival held: Story Time with… Sudha Murty & Gopi
January 12, 2024Reduce screen time, play outdoors, connect with pets: Dr. Sudha Murty Mysore/Mysuru: The Eighth Edition of the Mysuru Children’s Literature Festival was hosted by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015, at Hotel Southern Star in city yesterday. As the guest, former Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murty graced the stage…
Musical ensemble resonates through Nada Mantapa
January 12, 202433rd edition of Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival held at Ganapathy Ashram Mysore/Mysuru: The 33rd edition of Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival organised in association with Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram at Nada Mantapa in the Ashram premises, on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road in city last evening, left the music-lovers spellbound with a musical ensemble for two hours. Renowned violinist…
Row over Karnataka R-Day tableau rejection | CM diverting attention from seven months of failure: MP
January 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: India’s Republic Day (R-Day) celebrations are incomplete without colourful tableaux cantering down Kartavya Path (formally Rajpath), showcasing India’s rich and diverse cultural heritage on Jan 26. However, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has charged that the Centre intentionally rejected the State tableau in the lead up to this year’s Republic Day. The CM has accused…















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