Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the scorching sun, people were observed queuing up eagerly before the polling booths in rural areas of the district as voting commenced for the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency at 7 am today. By noon, most of the booths in Bogadi, Hootagalli, Yelwal, Yemmekoppalu, Hunsur and Bilikere reported a significant voter turnout. With a…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 90-year-old woman, who had exercised her franchise with the help of her son and returned home, collapsed and died later this morning. The deceased woman is Puttamma, a resident of Enahalli in Bilikere. Puttamma cast her vote at Booth No. 212 located at the local Government Primary School in Tippuru village in the…
Bengaluru: Yakshagana thespian Subrahmanya Dhareshwar (67), who had earned the fame of ‘Bhagavata Shrestha’ for his scintillating voice, passed away at his son’s house in Bengaluru yesterday morning. He is survived by his wife, one son and a daughter. Born in Gokarna in Uttara Kannada district in 1957, Subrahmanya Dhareshwar had served for 46 years…
Mysore/Mysuru: Loss of wilderness, application of chemicals and possibly climate change may have together diminished the bee population, making it critical to ensure our long-term food security. Although we have an urban consciousness to develop more green spaces in cities, we somehow protest when bees build their hives amongst us and hurriedly smoke them out….
Mysore/Mysuru: Daksha College, Mysuru, celebrated World Health Day on Apr.21 in the presence of distinguished personalities from various fields, who shared valuable insights on health and wellness. Activities included voluntary blood donation, general health check-up, eye screening and awareness on health benefits of millets. N. Swamy Raju, retired teacher and rural social activist, who inaugurated…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Static Surveillance Team (SST) members have seized Rs. 81.90 lakh cash, which was being transported in a car without valid documents, at Rammanahalli Check Post in Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency yesterday night. Yesterday at about 8.30 pm, the SST members manning Rammanahalli Check Post stopped a Tata Tiago EV car (KA-09-MJ-4996) coming from Mandya…
Mysore/Mysuru: An exclusive Book Library, jointly funded by Minds United Trust and Infosys Foundation, was inaugurated by Padma Shri awardee and former senior Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar at the JSS Hospital, here recently. Dr. Chandrashekar also delivered a talk on ‘My Health, My Right’ as part of World Health Day celebrations. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: Member of Akhil Grahaka Panchayat, Mysuru Unit, created voting awareness among the public by distributing roses to the passengers at KSRTC City Bus Stand, here yesterday. Speaking to the mediapersons, Panchayat Mysuru Unit President C.N. Chandrashekar said all eligible voters above the age of 18 years must cast their franchise compulsorily. Later, Panchayat’s Organising…
Bengaluru: Three youths were killed after they were run over by a train near Byappanahalli Railway Station in Bengaluru yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Chamakalapalli Sasi Kumar (20), Bala Subrahmanyam (22) and Lokesh (20), all from Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor. According to the Police, Kumar had come to Bengaluru in search of a job…
Mysore/Mysuru: Iha, a unique programme celebrating the life and works of poet-saint Shishunala Sharif, will be held on Apr.27 and 28 at the following two venues: 1. Heritage House on Fire Brigade Road, Saraswathipuram, near Kukkarahalli Lake, on Apr. 27 at 6.30 pm. For details contact Vishwanathan on Mob: 99729-62868. 2. Prakriti Food, opposite Wadiyar…
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