Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day Jackfruit Festival began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city this morning with people tasting the fleshy fruit and packing home their favourite variety from nearly 30 stalls put up at the venue. Farmers and women groups from various places including Tumakuru, Gubbi, Mudigere and Mangaluru have put up their…
Vice-Presidential election: Polling underway
August 6, 2022Result by late this evening New Delhi: The voting process for the next Vice-President of India began this morning as MPs will choose a candidate from NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankar and Opposition’s Margaret Alva. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu’s term will end on Aug. 10. According to reports, Dhankar is expected to have an easy win as the…
Gajapayana tomorrow: Nine Dasara elephants to arrive in first batch to Mysuru
August 6, 2022Elephants offered puja at Dubare camp before transporting them to Veeranahosalli today Hunsur: Gajapayana, the traditional march of elephants from the jungle camps to Mysore Palace to participate in the Dasara celebrations, will commence tomorrow morning at Veeranahosalli Gate in Nagarahole Reserve Forest. District Minister S.T. Somashekar will flag off the elephant march in the…
Karnataka Ratna Award to be conferred posthumously on Puneeth Rajkumar on Nov. 1
August 6, 2022Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar, popularly known as ‘Appu’, will be conferred the prestigious ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Bengaluru on Nov. 1. Announcing this after inaugurating the popular Lalbagh Flower Show here on Friday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that a Committee will be formed to oversee…
Father-son die after tree falls on their car
August 6, 2022Chamarajanagar: In a tragic incident, a father and his teenaged son were killed on the spot when a huge roadside tree got uprooted and fell on their car near Heggawadipura gate in Chamarajanagar taluk on Friday evening. The deceased are identified as H.P. Raju (49) of Heggawadipura and his son Sharath (15). Raju, who resided…
Rename ST Ashram Schools as Birsa Munda Ashram Schools: Tribal Forum
August 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Girijan Suraksha Vedike (Tribal Welfare Forum) of HD Kote taluk has urged the Government, which has named the Scheduled Tribe Ashram Schools as Valmiki Ashram Schools, to rename them as Birsa Munda Ashram Schools. Speaking to presspersons at Pathrakartara Bhavana recently, Forum Secretary Vittal said that they have great respect for Maharshi Valmiki but…
Farmers protest against delay in fixing procurement price for sugarcane
August 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Angry farmers shouted slogans against the District and Taluk Administration for delay in fixing the procurement price of sugarcane, exploitation of farmers and demanding solution to their other problems at a protest held Mysuru Taluk Office recently. The protest was organised jointly by the State Farmer Associations Federation and the State Sugarcane Growers Association….
Siddu to inaugurate Vishwakarma Trust, Wrestling Tourney in city
August 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will inaugurate the newly formed Sri Vishwakarma Seva Trust at a programme to take place at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here at 10 am tomorrow (Aug. 7). Announcing this at a press meet here this morning, Trust General Secretary Kendaganna Vishwakarma said that Madhugiri Nittarahalli Mutt Seer…
Union Minister to open Adidravida Meet tomorrow
August 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanswamy will inaugurate Adidravida convention at KSOU Convocation Hall in Mysuru at 11.30 am tomorrow (Aug.7). Announcing this at a press meet here this morning, B.S. Subramanya, State President of Akhila Karnataka Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Adidravida Pourakarmika Development Trust, which is organising the event,…
Solo Violin Concert tomorrow at Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house
August 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Vid. Keshav Mohankumar, a highly promising young violinist from city, will be presenting a solo violin concert at the heritage house of Mysore Vasudevacharya in city, tomorrow (Aug. 7) between 4 pm and 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vid. Sai Shiv Lakshmi Keshav on mridanga and Vid.Sunaad Anoor on kanjira. The concert…















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