Srirangapatna: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against eight Police personnel including Srirangapatna Inspector for allegedly arresting a youth and threatening him for violating law during Sankeerthana Yatra, which was held on Dec. 4 in Srirangapatna. The youth, a 17-year-old from Pandavapura taluk, was arrested on Friday midnight. The Police personnel named in…
SSLC exams from Mar. 31 to Apr. 15
December 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has announced the time-table for the SSLC exam (2022-23), according to which the exams will take place from Mar. 31 to Apr. 15. Candidates can check the date sheet on official website sslc.karnataka.gov.in Exams will be held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and candidates will be…
Fake marks cards: Case registered against teachers after 28 years
December 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Their unlawful act has finally caught up with four teachers with just a couple of years left for their retirement, as a criminal case has been registered against them in connection with fake marks cards scam, after 28 years of wrongdoing. The teachers accused are Shivappa, 56, of Kabbatti cross Government High School, Yoganna,…
NSUI calls for College Bandh on Dec. 17
December 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking redressal of student issues, the Congress affiliated NSUI (National Students Union of India) has called for a Statewide College Bandh on Dec.17. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, NSUI District President R. Balaraj said that PU, Degree and Higher education students were facing several problems which chiefly included inordinate delay in announcement…
Mysuru Winter Festival to draw tourists back this year
December 10, 2022District Officers seek approval for Rs. 50 lakh; tentative date from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2023 Flower Show, illumination, Police Band, sound-less firecrackers at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 fear going away, the Mysuru Winter Festival will be back this year as the District Administration has been planning to host various events to attract…
NPS employees take out rally in city demanding Old Pension Scheme
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking to bring them under OPS (Old Pension Scheme), hundreds of NPS (New Pension Scheme) employees under the banner of Karnataka State Government NPS Employees Association, took out a rally in city this morning. The rally, with an objective of ‘Vote for OPS campaign’, was launched in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple at the…
Bahuroopi Film Festival opens: Every district must have a Rangayana: Actor Doddanna
December 10, 2022Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy plans a documentary Film Festival in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Noted actor and Kannada cinema veteran Doddanna has urged the State Government to give land in every district to establish institutions like Rangayana. “Only then our culture, rich folk art, local language and literature will thrive,” he opined. Doddanna was speaking during the inaugural…
Handicraft stalls, food joints, painting expo a crowd-puller
December 10, 2022Cyclone Mandous dampens spirit; several stall owners suffer losses as goods get drenched Mysore/Mysuru: As every year, this year too, the Rangayana premises, the venue of the Bahuroopi Theatre Festival, has many stalls selling a variety of articles, books and delicious food items. Notably all items on sale reflect the overall theme of Indianness and…
Rohini Sindhuri’s husband files contempt plaint against Lucky Ali
December 10, 2022Case to be heard by Bengaluru City Civil Court on Dec. 16 Bengaluru: Sudhir Reddy, husband of IAS officer and current Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Bengaluru, Rohini Sindhuri, has moved the City Civil Court seeking contempt action against actor/ singer Lucky Ali for what he termed the latter’s deliberate disobeying of the…
Last rites of soldier held with State honours
December 10, 2022Madikeri: The last rites of K.K. Shiju (48), a soldier attached to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), was conducted with State honours at his native village Kadagadalu in the taluk yesterday. Earlier, the body of K.K. Shiju, who had served the CISF for 23 years, was brought in a special helicopter from Ranchi, the…















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