Mysore/Mysuru: A veena contest has been organised in memory of Veena Maestro Ganakala Bhushana Vid. M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar (MJS) on June 11 at Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar. The contest intends to spot and promote young talents. Eligibility: Age limit for the entrants is 30 years. Participants will be given 45 minutes for their rendition. In case…
‘Tobacco consumption increases risk of non-communicable diseases’
May 29, 2023Hopethon in city on May 31 Mysore/Mysuru: Every year, May 31 is observed as ‘World No Tobacco Day’ by World Health Organisation (WHO) and this year, it is being observed with the theme ‘We need food, not tobacco.’ As per Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2019, 267 million Indians consume tobacco in both smokeless (Gutka…
Human skull found while cleaning storm water drain at Agrahara?
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Workers telling that they had seen a human skull while cleaning the storm water drain at Agrahara has created panic among the residents. In the wake of monsoon, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up cleaning of drains in city and the MCC staff had taken up cleaning of the storm water drain at…
Rider killed on M.G. Road
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot and two pillion riders sustained injuries when the bike on which they were riding crashed into the iron grills on M.G. Road near Radisson Blu Hotel yesterday midnight. While the deceased has been identified as Rishikesh (22), the injured are Ganesh and Rakesh, who are undergoing…
MCC Budget to be presented in June first week
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar said that the MCC Budget (2023-24) will be presented in the first week of June. Pointing out that the Assembly polls and the delay in the election of Chairpersons of the four Standing Committees of the MCC were the main reasons for the delay in presenting the Budget, Shivakumar said, now that…
Youth’s body found in pit
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A body of a youth has been found in a pit dug up to construct a sump at a place in Vijayanagar, where a hospital is to come up. The deceased youth has been identified as Cristo Cherian (35), son of K.M. Cherian, Proprietor of Ses Engineering Works and a resident of Vijayanagar 1st…
Two killed after bike rams into canter vehicle
May 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Two youths from Kerala were killed on the spot after the bike they were riding rammed into a canter vehicle from behind near Kalasthawadi on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway yesterday morning. The deceased have been identified as P.S. Nithin (21) of Edakkara town in Mallapuram district and Shaheen Shajan (21), a BSc Nursing student from Tiruvananthapuram…
Prime Minister dedicates new Parliament building to Nation
May 28, 2023New Delhi: Amidst the boycott of 19 Opposition parties including Congress for completely sidelining President of India Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the swanky new building, built on an area of 64,500 square metres of area at a cost of Rs. 970 crore, near the Old…
‘Sengol’ gets due space in temple of democracy: Modi
May 28, 2023New Delhi: On the eve of the inauguration of new Parliament building yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a 5-ft-long ceremonial sceptre from the 21 Adheenams (religious leaders) from Tamil Nadu, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being a witness to it. The sceptre, known as the ‘Sengol,’ is made of gold and silver, but…
Will take country towards new path: Modi
May 28, 2023New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, “the new Parliament building will serve as an inspiration and awakening, to take the country that holds the pride of being a biggest democracy in the world, towards the new direction.” The PM addressed a gathering of Parliamentarians at the newly inaugurated Parliament building, here this afternoon….















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