Mysore/Mysuru: With a grand and colourful procession of the portraits of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Sharadadevi and Swami Vivekananda, curtains were drawn to the celebrations of the 188th birthday of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the 6 days Jatra Mahotsav held in the city, yesterday. On the concluding day of the six-day Jatra Mahotsav, jointly organised…
SJCE to host three-day International Conference from tomorrow
February 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), a constituent College of JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, the Departments of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering and Polymer Science and Technology, have organised a three-day International Conference on ‘Advanced Materials for Health, Energy and Environment’ (AMHEE-2023) from…
Sahitya Parishat Endowment Award for Writer Bannur Raju
February 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Writer and columnist Bannur K. Raju has been selected for this year’s ‘Sri Sarangi Venkataramaiah Srinivasarao Endowment Award,’ for his book ‘Bevarina Bele,’ a collection of short stories for children, says a press release issued by Kannada Sahitya Parishat State President Dr. Mahesh Joshi. The award will be presented to him on Mar.12 (Sunday),…
Four arrested for smuggling whale vomit
February 27, 2023Ambergris weighing 4.950 kg worth crores of rupees seized Kollegal: Kollegal CID Forest Mobile Squad Police have arrested four persons who were smuggling ambergris (Whale vomit) and have seized 4.950 kg ambergris worth crores of rupees and a car used for the illegal transportation. Those arrested are 48-year-old Shamsuddin Otion of Nadapura village, 55-year-old Taiseema…
Kuvempu’s literature is global in nature: Prof. C. Naganna
February 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Noted writer and former University of Mysore Prasaranga Director Prof. C. Naganna said that Kuvempu’s literature which is comprehensive in all respects is global in nature and widely accepted. He was delivering a talk on ‘Kuvempu Sahitya Darshana’ at Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Jatra Mahotsav jointly organised by Jatra Mahotsava Samiti, Sri Ramakrishna Seva Sangha, Viveka…
MPVL’s financial help for girls hostel
February 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding, the city’s Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL) donated funds for the building repair of Akkamahadevi Girl Students Hostel, which is being run by the city’s Chitkala Pratishtana at Alanahalli for the past 16 years. MPVL Chairman Kautilya R. Raghu presented the cheque to the…
‘Prekshana’ Inter-College Art Expo held
February 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Art Club of GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) had organised a one-day inter-college art exhibition ‘Prekshana’ at its Seminar Hall recently. Chief guest K.S. Subhash, Artist at the Hobby Place, Mysuru, inaugurated the event which provided artists a common platform to display their art works. There were displays of…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway NH-275: Phase-1 toll collection to begin from Feb. 28, 8 am
February 26, 2023Toll rates announced for different vehicle categories on Bengaluru-Nidaghatta section; National Highways Authority of India issues notification Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to begin the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) from Feb. 28, on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. The NHAI has issued a notification in this…
Iconic Mysore Palace among ‘Seven Wonders of Karnataka’
February 26, 2023Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has declared seven places in Karnataka as ‘Seven Wonders’ similar to ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. The iconic Mysore Palace figures among the list and the related award was received by Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra at the event that was held at a private hotel in Bengaluru last…
Non-Karnataka vehicles entering Nagarahole to pay a cleaning fee
February 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: All non-Karnataka (KA)registered vehicles entering the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR) through various entry points including Mysuru will have to pay a cleaning fee. The order has been implemented from Feb. 1, 2023, much to the chagrin of vehicle owners and drivers from neighbouring Kerala who use the roads regularly. A cleaning fee of Rs….















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