Mysoe/Mysuru: The indefinite stir launched by Guest Lecturers serving in Degree Colleges seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included regularisation of service, entered the fifth day today. The Guest Lecturers are on protest in front of the Office of the Joint Director of Collegiate Education here since Saturday last. “There are over 12,000…
‘Aashwayuja’ edition of Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava held
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Aashwayuja’ edition in the Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava series was held in November first week at Champaka Sabhangana, Champaka Academy premises in Ramakrishnanagar. Disciples of Guru Dr. Shobha Shashikumar, Researcher and Founder of Mayuri Nrutyashala, Bengaluru, presented a dance feature ‘Bharata Nrityarpanam,’ depicting Sage Bharata’s legacy involving chaaris and karanas of Naatya Shaastra…
Mystery shrouds death of student at college hostel
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mystery shrouds death of a student, who was found with a plastic cover wrapped around his head in a room of a college hostel in city. The deceased has been identified as Akshaj, a native of Hyderabad, who was studying at a college in Manasagangothri. It is learnt that the student had taken part…
CID TV serial actor dies
December 6, 2023Mumbai: Actor Dinesh Phadnis (57), well known for playing the role of Fredericks in television’s most popular serial CID, passed away yesterday. He is survived by his wife. The actor was receiving treatment at Mumbai’s Tunga Hospital. His CID co-actor Dayanand Shetty, who played the role of Daya in the serial said, “Dinesh breathed his…
Special Court to hear Prof. Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh’s murder cases
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government today announced to set up a Special Court to hear the high-profile murder cases of prominent Kannada researcher Prof. M.M. Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh, This follows a letter by Kavitha Lankesh, sister of Gauri Lankesh, expressing concern about the prolonged delay in trial and to appoint a full-time Judge and…
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Meet from Dec. 7
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Physical Education (DPE) of University of Mysore (UoM) will be conducting three-day 94th Inter-Collegiate Athletics Meet from Dec. 7 to 9 at Oval Grounds here. More than 800 sportspersons (men and women) from colleges affiliated to the University will be taking part in the Meet. UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath will…
2nd Intl. Audiology Convention at AIISH in city on Dec. 7, 8
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) has organised 2nd AIISH International Audiology Conference (AIISH-IAC) on Dec. 7 and 8 at its campus in Mysuru. It serves as a crucial platform for the convergence of students, experts, researchers and practitioners in the field of audiology. This year’s conference is centred around the…
Dasara elephant Arjuna gored to death by wild tusker
December 5, 2023Hassan/Bengaluru: The last rites of 64-year-old elephant Arjuna began with puja rituals at 12 noon today. The pachyderm will be eventually buried with full State honours and Forest Department honours. The eight-time Golden Howdah carrier of Mysuru Dasara festivities was gored to death yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in the Yeslur range…
Mysore Palace Board mourns tragic death of jumbo
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Arjuna, who carried the Golden Howdah (Ambari) for 8 successive years between 2012 and 2019, was paid tributes at a condolence meeting held at the Mysore Palace Board here this morning. Elephant Arjuna, aged about 60 years, died during a wild elephant taming operation at Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district yesterday. In…
While other tamed elephants fled, Arjuna stood ground
December 5, 2023Giant tusker that attacked Arjuna from nowhere was unidentified, says forest official Hassan: Arjuna, the 64-year-old elephant that carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah eight times during Mysuru Dasara, passed away yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in Yeslur range forest, Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district. The incident occurred during an operation to capture…















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