Mysore/Mysuru: “Capturing rogue elephants which are causing problems at villages in forest borders and taming them in a month is the aim of mahouts,” said Dasara elephant Kaveri’s mahout Dobi. He was speaking at the seventh webinar of the series titled ‘Mysuru Dasara Aanegalu’ organised by Forest Department, in association with Asian Elephant Support (AES),…
‘Super Mom’ Chaitra
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Housed in Rampura Elephant Camp at Bandipur, Kumki elephant Chaitra, who has participated in Dasara many times, grabbed the attention of every one and was called a ‘Super Mom’ for her role in comforting her baby, which was shown in yesterday’s webinar. Chaitra, who participated as a Kumki elephant in 2018 ‘Jumboo Savari,’ did…
Kalaatma 2020: Online Music Concerts from tomorrow
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dhruv Arts presents ‘Kalaatma 2020,’ an eclectic series of concerts featuring eminent Indian Classical Musicians celebrating the charm and vigour of monsoon season from Oct. 2 to 4. The festival aims to bring together the artist community and invoke positivity and hope amidst the ongoing crisis. The line-up includes senior artistes and also provides…
Award presentation marks Engineers and Teachers’ Day
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, had organised a programme at a private hotel in city recently to mark Engineers’ Day and Teachers’ Day celebration. U.M. Gurushanthappa, State Chairman, BAI Karnataka, was the guest of honour. Prof. K.S. Rangappa, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, was…
Hindi Pakhwada: Prizes distributed
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hindi Pakhwada (Hindi Fortnight) celebrations organised by South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division concluded with an impressive technical seminar, quiz and prize distribution function at the Office of Divisional Railway Manager in city recently. Various Hindi literary events and competitions in extempore speech, debate, essay writing, poetry, quiz were organised for the employees during…
Selected for Gandhi Smriti Award
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Gandhian Dr. K. Raghuram Vajpayee has been chosen for Gandhi Smriti Award given by Amara Bapu Chintana Patrike, Bengaluru. The award will be conferred on him at a function on Oct. 5 at 10.30 am at Patrakartara Bhavan in city. Amara Bapu Chintana is a bilingual-bimonthly magazine, striving to spread the message of Mahatma…
Retired Police Officer among two persons missing from city
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, a retired Police officer and a woman have gone missing from city. In the first incident, a 26-year-old woman, who left for work to a garment factory on Sept. 25, has since gone missing. The missing woman is M. Doddamma, wife of B. Rajendra and a resident of Kamatageri in Nazarbad….
Furnish details or face action; private hospitals warned
October 1, 2020Bengaluru: Dr. Om Prakash Patil, Director, Health and Family Welfare Services, has directed all the private healthcare establishments to update all COVID-19 related details in facility App, failing which punitive action against the defaulting institutions. In a press release here, he has said this order has been issued under the various clauses and sections of…
Balele Kodava Samaja opposes Kodava attire in inter-caste marriages
October 1, 2020Gonikoppa: A bridegroom cannot wear the traditional Kodava attire in the marriage if a Kodava woman marries a man belonging to a caste other than a Kodava, said Balele Kodava Samaja President Malachira Bose Chittiappa. He said that a resolution in this regard has been passed during the recently held meeting of the Samaja at…
Palace decked up to welcome Jumbos
September 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Palace, the centre of attraction this Dasara, was abuzz with activities this morning as workers were busy installing elephant models and painting images of elephants and the royal emblem Gandaberunda. The work on installing six metal elephant structures with floral foam bricks placed on them and tempering them with water was going on….
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