Bengaluru: Noted Bengaluru-based cartoonist B.V. Panduranga Rao has been awarded the prestigious ‘Honourable Mention Award’ at the First International Exhibition of Sports Humour, China 2022. His cartoon is selected as Excellence Works and he will be presented with a certificate, memento and the prize amount of RMB 2000 (Rs. 23,000 approximately). His prized cartoon will…
VVIET students excel in Drone, Robot model display contests
March 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: K. Dhasharathi, 1st year student, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology (VVIET), Mysuru, has secured first place for presenting Hexacopter Drone (UAV) in the Model Presentation Competition at JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru, in the National-level SCI-TECH FEST 2.0 held on the occasion of National Science…
Fan frenzy in city theatres, streets
March 17, 2022Celebrating fans undeterred by imposition of Section 144 Teary-eyed admirers watch Puneeth Rajkumar’s last movie ‘James’; chant ‘Appu Appu’ Fireworks, rallies, free food distribution, prayers at Temples mark Power Star’s birth anniversary Mysore/Mysuru: Fireworks, loud cheers and chants of ‘Appu’ ‘Appu’, deafening whistles and jam-packed theatres, rallies of a minimum of 15 to 20 auto…
Shivarajkumar visits theatres; interacts with Puneeth fans
March 17, 2022‘Will be happy if Film City is named after Puneeth Rajkumar’ Mysore/Mysuru: Puneeth Rajkumar’s brother ‘Hat-trick hero’ Shivarajkumar personally visited single-screen theatres and multiplexes this morning to see his brother’s last movie. He spent time amidst fans and interacted with them. Before Shivarajkumar visited theatres, he went to Shakthidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill….
Freedom fighter passes away
March 17, 2022Prof. Ashwathanarayana was the Secretary, Freedom Fighters’ Association and TTL College of Business Management Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. H.N. Ashwathanarayana (90), Secretary of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters’ Association and a resident of Krishnamurthypuram, passed away yesterday afternoon in city following brief illness. A retired Professor of Mathematics at St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru, he had also…
Muslim owners shut shops in protest against HC order on Hijab
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the bandh called by Federation of Muslim Organisations to oppose the High Court (HC) verdict upholding Hijab ban, Muslim shop owners in city voluntarily shut down shops today to register their protest. Accordingly, shops and all other business and commercial establishments owned by community members in areas such as N.R. Mohalla,…
Plea to drop Hassan-Kerala Highway via Kodagu
March 17, 2022Madikeri: In an appeal to the people to resist highways and rail lines passing through Kodagu that will ultimately result in drying up of River Cauvery, former President of Coorg Wildlife Society Col. (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna said that people must support environmentalists who are fighting for the cause of Kodagu district and for the larger…
Maddur Taluk’s tail-end regions too will get KRS water: CM
March 17, 2022Pandavapura: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured that he would work towards providing KRS water to the tail-end regions of Maddur taluk. He was speaking at the stage programme of Vairamudi Utsava held at Melukote in the taluk on Monday night. Recalling that as a Water Resources Minister earlier, he had developed 16 Gates of…
Dr. Mahesh Joshi regrets grammatical mistakes in most Kannada books
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Announcing that it has been planned to host a National-level Publishers Meet soon after Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to take place at Haveri in April, Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi sought the co-operation of all Publishers and writers for the success of the event. He was speaking at the valedictory…
Plays enthral spectators
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The plays enacted on the fifth day of ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana enthralled the spectators. Shivamogga’s theatre group — Hongirana — staged the play ‘Ea Sooru Kottaru E Soora Kodevu’ at Vanaranga. The play portrayed the patriotism that was prevalent among the population during the freedom struggle. The play explained how…















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