Hanging Bridges of Kodagu: Reality Check – 3 Kushalnagar: The hanging bridge built across Cauvery River near Sri Ramalingeshwara Temple at Kanive close to Kushalnagar in Somwarpet taluk has been severely damaged by floods that have been wreaking havoc since the last three years. It is an 80-metre-long bridge constructed in 2011 at an estimated…
MLC Veena Achaiah visits Taluk Office
November 28, 2020Ponnampet: Two days ahead of the inauguration, Congress MLC Veena Achaiah on Friday visited Ponnampet Tahsildar Office, the venue of tomorrow’s inauguration event. The MLC discussed issues concerning functioning of the new taluk office with Tahsildar Kusuma and other officials. She also asked them to work efficiently and appropriately towards making the new taluk a…
DC inspects Kodava Heritage Centre in Madikeri
November 28, 2020Madikeri: With works on the ambitious Kodava Heritage Centre Project having recommenced after years of neglect, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy visited the site on Thursday and reviewed the progress of work. The Heritage Centre is coming up in a 4-acre land at Karavale Badaga village near Vidyanagar and close to Mahindra Holiday…
Don’t connect water pipe from roof to storm water drains
November 28, 2020Civic Body warns citizens Mysuru: Have you provided connection for water from roof of your house to storm water drain? Then, better you disconnect it within 15 days or else be ready to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000. This warning has been issued by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde in the wake…
MLC wants Tribal Status for Kodava community
November 28, 2020Seeks establishment of Kodava Language Authority Madikeri: Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad has urged the Government to grant Tribal Status to Kodava community and also form Kodava Language Authority. He was speaking at the 30th Annual Codava National Day coinciding with Indian Constitution Day celebrations organised by Codava National Council (CNC) at a private hotel on…
Birth centenary celebration of popular Kannada novelist TaRaSu tomorrow
November 28, 2020Mysuru: On the occasion of the birth centenary of noted Kannada novelist Ta.Ra. Subba Rao (TaRaSu), a programme has been organised at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city tomorrow (Nov. 29). Announcing this at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, TaRaSu Birth Centenary Celebration Committee President Dr. Y.D….
Haveri to host 86th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in Feb. 2021
November 28, 2020Bengaluru: The 86th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana will be held in Haveri from Feb. 26 to Feb.28, 2021. This was decided at the State Executive Committee meeting of Kannada Sahitya Parishat presided by Parishat President Manu Baligar here on Tuesday. In a press release, he said the meeting decided to submit a memorandum to…
‘Kannada Kayaka Varsha’ to promote usage of Kannada in Govt. Offices, public spaces
November 28, 2020Bengaluru: At a time when there are heated debates on ‘Hindi imposition’, the State Government has decided to observe this year as ‘Kannada Kayaka Varsha’ (Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2021) to promote usage of Kannada in all Government Offices from the Ministry-level to the Gram Panchayat-level and also in public spaces. While the…
New-born giraffe calf dies at Mysuru Zoo
November 28, 2020Mysuru: The calf, which was born to giraffes Babli and Bharat, on Tuesday night, died on Wednesday. The new-born calf did not have suckling reflex and though the Zoo staff tried to feed bottle milk, the calf did not drink milk and passed away late on Wednesday night. It may be recalled that a few…
Online workshop for Tamil Teachers and Research Scholars held
November 28, 2020Mysuru: A five-day online Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation for Assistant Professors, Teachers (Secondary & Higher Secondary) and Research Scholars of Tamil from all over India, was held at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, from Nov. 23. In his inaugural address, Prof. P. Perumalsamy, Deputy Director, CIIL, said…
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