SDPI takes strong objection Mysore/Mysuru: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State President Abdul Majeed has taken strong objection to the shooting of an obscene song for the Kannada film ‘Namo Bhootatma-2’ near Tipu Tomb at Gumbaz in Srirangapatna. Addressing a press meet at SDPI Office in city yesterday, he said that the Gumbaz is…
Workshop on research, publication skills at Philomena’s College held
September 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A national-level workshop on “Empowering the Art of Research and Publication Skills” was held at St. Philomena’s College, Department of Post-Graduation Studies in Social Work, Research Development Cell (RDC), and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The event attracted more than 30 participants, including students, faculty, and research scholars, for a day of enriching…
Man who had kept snakes, civet cats in house nabbed
September 29, 2023Forest Department seize wild animals Mysore/Mysuru: A man, who had illegally kept wild animals in his house has been arrested by the CID Forest Cell officials recently, who have seized 18 snakes belonging to 9 species and four civet cats from the house. It is also learnt that the Forest staff have found venom milking…
Woman killed as lorry hits
September 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was killed on the spot when a speeding truck rammed into her on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway near Mandakalli yesterday evening. Though the deceased woman has been identified as Sannamma (60), of Udbur village, the Police have not clarified it and no other details are known. Sannamma, who alighted the KSRTC Bus on the…
Elderly man goes missing
September 29, 2023Nanjangud: An 85-year-old man, has gone missing from Nanjangud town since Sept. 22. The missing man is N.C. Basavaraju, a resident of 3rd Cross Road in the town. He is 5.6 ft. tall, thin built, dark complexioned, has four toes of his left foot amputated, limps while walking, speaks Kannada, English, Urdu, Tamil and Malayalam…
‘Unity Mall’ to come up at Exhibition Grounds
September 28, 2023Rs. 193-crore Central Government-funded project on 6.5-acre land to showcase art, handicrafts, GI-tagged products Mysore/Mysuru: In pursuit of showcasing the diverse array of handicrafts, art, sandalwood, rosewood inlay works, Geographical Indication (GI) tagged products and the rich cultural heritage of the Mysuru region, the Central Government is in the process of establishing the ‘Unity Mall.’…
State releases third instalment of Rs. 75 crore for Airport expansion
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move to accelerate the much-needed expansion and upgrade of Mysore Airport, the State Government has released Rs. 75 crore to the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for land acquisition and other pending tasks, announced Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. This allocation is aimed at expediting the commencement of the project and…
Karnataka Bandh to hit normal life in Mysuru tomorrow
September 28, 2023Autos, taxis, trucks to be off roads; Over 1,500 hotels, bakeries closed; DC to take a call on school, colleges closure Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful Bengaluru Bandh on Sept. 26, pro-Kannada and farmer activists protesting the State Government’s stance on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute are now planning a State-wide Karnataka Bandh tomorrow. The call for…
NEP-2020: Meeting of academic experts held in city
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government deciding to scrap the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP), the People’s Forum for Karnataka Education, Mysuru, had organised a special meeting of academic experts on NEP-2020 at VK Convention Hall in Nazarbad here this morning. Speaking at the meeting, BJP MLC and former Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari said that any Law,…
Brave estate workers drive off 27 wild elephants back into forests
September 28, 2023Siddapur (Kodagu): Reluctant to forego their daily wages, a group of six estate workers took a daring risk by driving away a herd of 27 wild elephants and two calves that had encroached upon Shilpi Estate, near Siddapura in Virajpet taluk. On a Tuesday morning, estate workers Ganesh and Pavan, who had ventured into the…














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