K.R. Nagar records 231 mm, Kodagu 49.12 mm rainfall last night Kushalnagar: The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has predicted early monsoon at least a week before the earlier predicted monsoon. South West Monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to take place around May 27 with a model error of plus or minus…
MP Sreenivasa Prasad seeks land for Buddha Study Centre building in Mysore Varsity
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has urged University of Mysore (UoM) to allocate an exclusive site for the construction of Buddha Study Centre building in Manasagangothri campus. He was speaking after inaugurating a special lecture on “The importance of Buddha’s teachings to contemporary world” organised by UoM’s Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre…
V.V. Market Tenants Association blames negligence of MCC for sorry state of heritage structures
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Vani Vilas Market Tenants Association has blamed the negligence of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities for the sorry state of heritage structures such as Devaraja Market, Vani Vilas Market and Mandi Market which come under the control of the MCC. In a press release, Association Secretary Shivakumar said that the markets were…
Rs. 25 crore grant for every Assembly Constituency: Chief Minister
May 18, 2022Bengaluru: In what can be construed as a hint of early Assembly polls in the State, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday directed for release of Rs. 25 crore for each Assembly segment. The Government has issued an order for implementing 167 programmes within the set time-frame announced by the Chief Minister in his Budget….
Hundreds of devotees witness Lakshmiramanaswamy Brahmotsava
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the cloudy weather and incessant rains, hundreds of devotees witnessed Sri Lakshmiramanaswamy Brahmotsava at the Palace Temple premises yesterday morning. The temple, which was built in 1499 in the Palace premises, now belongs to the Department of Religious Endowment. The Brahmotsava celebrations, which began on May 14, will conclude on May 20. Various…
BSNL employees demand level playing field in telecom services
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government for giving the State-run BSNL a free hand in providing telecom services, the National Federation of Telecom Employees General Secretary Chandreshwar Singh said that the Government must end discrimination and ensure a level playing field for providing telecom services. He was addressing the 4th Convention of the Federation’s Karnataka Circle at…
AAP opens two new offices in city
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has inaugurated two new offices in city — at Mahadeshwara Extension and Udayagiri — under the leadership of Ravichandra, Organising Secretary of Mahadeshwara Extension and Sadiq Hussain, local leader of Udayagiri, respectively. A lady safaikarmachari inaugurated the office in Mahadeshwara Extension and food kits were distributed to women safaikarmacharis. Speaking…
Summer School on Language Documentation begins at CIIL
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A two-week Summer School on Language Documentation began at the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, here on Monday under the patronage of Prof. Shailendra Mohan, Director, CIIL. Prof. Shobhana Chelliah from the University of North Texas (USA) inaugurated the programme and delivered…
PSI exam scam: Aggrieved candidates appeal former CM to take up their cause
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over the Government’s decision to conduct a re-exam for recruitment for PSIs (Police Sub-Inspectors) in the wake of unearthing of a scam in the appointment of 545 PSIs, the aggrieved candidates met former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who was in the city yesterday and urged him to press the Government to withdraw the…
Vocal concert on May 21
May 18, 2022The golden voiced Vid. Madurai N. Sivaganesh will be presenting a Karnatak vocal concert on Saturday (May 21) at 6 pm at the Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam. This concert is organised by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Gokulam. He had his early training in vocal from his grandfather Vid. R.N. Sivasailam and later for fifteen…
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