Mysore/Mysuru: Wildlife Conservation Foundation had organised a one-day conservation education programme for the degree students of Daksha College, Hootagalli, Mysuru, recently at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. In all, 28 students participated in the programme. They were taught about importance of tiger reserve, man-animal conflicts in surroundings of tiger reserves and were taken for bird-watching. They also…
Reward for info on absconding murder convict
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have announced a reward of Rs. 50,000 to those who provide information on a convict, who was serving life sentence in a murder case at Mysuru Prisons and has gone absconding after going out on parole. The absconding convict is Soma alias Kothi Soma of Palahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk of…
MLA Ramdas launches street vendors registration
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another step towards reaching out Government programmes for targeted beneficiaries, K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas launched registration of street vendors of the Constituency for helping them avail benefits that are due to them under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) and other schemes, at Seth Mohandas…
Kadamba State-level Solo Women’s Theatre Festival from Feb. 2 to 4
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Kadamba Ranga Vedike, city’s well-known amateur theatre group, in association with Kannada and Culture Department, Bengaluru, is hosting Kadamba State-level Solo Women’s Theatre Festival from Feb. 2 to 4 at Mini Theatre (Kirurangamandira) in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road here. Feb. 2: Sanehalli Gramaranga Samskruthika Trust will be staging the play titled ‘Vasundhare’ (Unveiling…
Yakshaganas to mark 12th anniversary of Karavali Yakshagana Kendra
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its 12th anniversary celebrations, Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, Mysuru, has organised following Yakshagana performances at Uttara Kannada Jilla Samskrutika Sangha premises in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 5. 3 pm: Yakshagana ‘Gurudakshine: Panchajanya’ by Tenkutittu students. Prasanga – Pattaje Ganesh Bhat; Himmela – Lakshminarayana Bhat, Batyamule (Bhagavataru), Avinash Chanila (Maddale) and Skanda Konnar (Chende);…
City artist upholds cultural heritage across world
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Prashanth, an artist from city, has been actively displaying his artworks related to cultural heritage of Karnataka across the world to introduce the State’s culture among various people. A resident of Gayathri Layout, Shankaranagar in city, Prashanth holds a Doctorate from the Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, for his research work on the History of…
Trade Union opposes Government’s move on conversion of ESI
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government’s move to convert Medical Services section of ESI (Employees State Insurance) into a Society, the INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress) expressed concern that such a conversion will severely inconvenience the beneficiary employees. Addressing a press meet here recently, INTUC State General Secretary V. Venkatesh said that the ESI is…
Leopard attack: Labourer injured
January 31, 2023K.R. Pet: A 55-year-old labourer, who was involved in harvesting sugarcane along with others, sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked him on Sunday morning. The injured labourer is Jayaramu, a native of Nagati Belagola Taanda of Bhadravati taluk in Shivamogga district. He was working as a labourer and was staying in a temporary shed…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway NH-275: Phase-1 toll collection by Feb. 15
January 30, 2023Works to install commuter-friendly sign boards, direction, destination signals soon Mysore/Mysuru: The first phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) will begin by Feb. 15 on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. The Expressway project has two packages — the first one runs from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta in Maddur taluk for around…
Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi marks Sarvodaya Day
January 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rich tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, across the city on Sarvodaya Day today, that marked the 75th death anniversary of the Mahatma. Floral tributes were paid to the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Bhavan in Manasagangothri this morning, where noted critique and thinker Prof. H.S. Raghavendra Rao…















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