Mysore/Mysuru: NSS students of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru, cleaning the Kukkarahalli Lake of water hyacinth and other invasive weeds recently. This weed, known as ‘Bengal Terror,’ obstructs sunlight thus reducing the quantum of oxygen gradually resulting in the death of fish and also the water body. NSS Programme Officer C.S. Siddaraju, Dr. K.M….
Dr. P. Jayaramaiah commemorative volume release tomorrow
August 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Dr. P. Jayaramaiah-Obba Vyaktiyalla, Shakti’, a commemorative volume dedicated to Dr. P. Jayaramaiah, a former University of Mysore faculty and who has made a lot of contribution for the education of the rural poor, will be released at a programme to take place at Hotel Pai Vista on B-N Road opposite KSRTC Sub-urban bus…
Winners of Krishna Jayanthi contests
August 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi had organised Krishna Jayanthi Music Competitions on Aug. 7 and the results are as follows: Karnatak Classical Music – Vocal — Sub-Juniors: R. Avyutha – 1st place, P. Pranathi – 2nd place and Ayushi Santhosh – 3rd place; Juniors: C.R. Sughosh – 1st, H.P. Raksha Rao – 2nd, Abhignya Aghalayam – 3rd, Sriranga…
Unidentified body found
August 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Railway Police have found a body of an unidentified man, who was run over by a moving train at Pandavapura Railway Station yard. The deceased is aged between 55 and 60 years, 5 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned and was wearing a white coloured full arm shirt with blue and yellow stripes and grey…
Finally, Irwin Road widening begins
August 16, 2022MLA, MCC Commissioner visit spot; road works to be completed in a couple of days Mysore/Mysuru: After years of stalemate, the widening of Irwin Road began this morning and as the first stage of the works, the drain pipeline laying works have begun. Once the pipes are laid, they will be connected to the main…
Special diet regime for Dasara jumbos begins
August 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: All the nine Dasara elephants, including the Golden Howdah-carrying Abhimanyu have been put on a special diet regime inside the Mysore Palace and are given special care to put on weight and build strength and endurance. The jumbos are given nutritional food and additional supplements twice a day at 5.30 am and 5 pm,…
Amrit Sarovar Project for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: 19 lakes in Mysuru get a new lease of life
August 16, 2022National Flag hoisted on the banks of 19 lakes; four elders felicitated from each village Mysore/Mysuru: In line with the Amrit Sarovar project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Apr. 24 this year to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of the celebration of Azadi…
Parades, cultural events mark 75th Independence Day
August 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the country is celebrating the Independence Day with all gaiety and enthusiasm, District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign marking the 75th year of Independence, is a huge success in the district. He was speaking after hoisting the National Flag at the 75th I-Day programme organised by…
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Mysore Palace
August 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace Board, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence, had organised various cultural programmes at Mysore Palace premises on Aug. 14 evening. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who inaugurated the event virtually, said that the tricolour has been hoisted at 1.2 crore houses across the State….
I-Day gift: 20 convicts freed from Mysuru Central Jail
August 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of 75 years of independence, a total of 20 prisoners who were serving short-term sentences, were set free from Mysuru Central Jail on Monday. The prisoners were released on the basis of good conduct after a special pardon was extended as per the Government of India’s guidelines and an Order of…














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