The 39th edition of the 8-day-long festival, Vasundharotsava-2023, was inaugurated on Nov. 4 by Kamakshi Devi of Mysore Royal Family along with Poorna Devi KemprajUrs from USA and Rotary North President M.K. Sridhar as chief guests at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city. The first day programme comprised a solo choreography by…
Crackdown on prenatal sex determination tests
November 28, 2023Task Force to check illegal practice; DC Dr. K.V. Rajendra, MP Pratap Simha ask officers to be vigilant Mysore/Mysuru: Tightening the noose around those involved in conducting illegal sex determination tests, the District Administration, the Mysuru City Corporation and the office of the District Health Officer will conduct thorough inspections of ultrasound machines, records, doctors’…
High Court stays DHO’s notice issued to Aadithya Hospital
November 28, 2023Hospital authorities dismiss misinformation about closure; to continue legal battle Mysore/Mysuru: The High Court (HC) has stayed the notice issued to Aadithya Adhikari Hospital, Gokulam, by the Mysuru District Health Officer (DHO) on 23.11.2023 directing the hospital authorities to shift the inpatients within seven days from the date of notice and threatening to lock the…
Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar offers Rs. 1.18 lakh ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ aid to Goddess Chamundeshwari!
November 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even as several lakhs of women among total 1.17 crore, who have enrolled for Rs. 2,000 monthly financial assistance given to women heads of the households under ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme of the State Government are still waiting for their share of benefit, Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru, has received the benefit in…
Trapped tunnel workers three metres away from rescue party
November 28, 2023Uttarkashi: With just three metres left to achieve a breakthrough in digging through the rubble of the Silkyara tunnel that partially collapsed on Nov. 12, preparations have been made to rush 41 trapped workers to hospital for immediate medical care. A separate ward comprising 41 oxygen-supported beds have been readied at the Community Health Centre…
Tiger that killed woman at Bandipur fringes captured
November 28, 202310-year-old male tiger, U-2371, shifted to Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: The day and night operation that began on Nov. 25 to capture the elusive tiger that had killed 49-year-old Rathnamma near Balluruhundi village in the Hediyala Range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Nanjangud Taluk, finally bore fruits at…
Co-passenger offers sedative-laced coffee to elderly woman and loots her
November 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: An elderly woman, travelling in a bus from Bengaluru to Mysuru, lost her gold ornaments after drinking coffee laced with sedatives which was offered to her by a co-passenger. The elderly woman, who lost her jewellery, is 71-year-old Ambujakshamma, a resident of Siddarthanagar in city. On Nov. 25 at about 1.30 pm, Ambujakshamma came…
Council tenure over…Silence rules MCC corridor
November 28, 2023Tenure of previous Council ended on Nov. 16; Regional Commissioner Dr. G.C. Prakash takes over as Administrator Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) main office located in the Central Business District (CBD) on New Sayyaji Rao Road here that was bustling with hectic activities till 12 days ago (Nov. 16), now looks deserted, resembling a ‘Silent…
Puthari Namme: Harvest festival celebrated in traditional grandeur
November 28, 2023Youth Wing of Mysuru Kodava Samaja inaugurated Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Puthari Namme,’ the harvest festival of Kodagu, symbolising the first harvest of the paddy crop, was celebrated in a grand and traditional manner last evening at the Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar First Stage here. The festivities showcased a diverse array of Kodava cultural events, eliciting enthusiastic applause…
MP unveils statue of Vishwajnani Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Kuvempunagar
November 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: To commemorate Constitution Day, a statue of Vishwajnani Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Architect of the Indian Constitution, was unveiled at a place opposite Ashokapuram Police Station on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar here recently. The function was organised by Bhim Balaga. Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad inaugurated the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and also…















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