Bengaluru: Putting to rest the confusions over the authority to conduct land survey, the Karnataka High Court (HC) on Thursday ruled that Tahsildars have the power to conduct land survey in Municipal Corporation limits as per the provisions of Section 140(2) of The Karnataka Land Revenue Act. A Divisional Bench of the HC comprising Justices…
Sharana Sahitya Parishat Award to be conferred tomorrow
March 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Noted painter and sculptor of the city L. Shivalingappa and Uttara Kannada’s Attiveri Sharana Sahitya preacher Maate Basaveshwari will be conferred the prestigious Shakuntala Jayadeva Sharana Award (2021) at a programme organised by Mysuru District Unit of Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat and Mysuru’s Kadali Mahila Vedike at Rajendra Bhavan in JSS Hospital premises…
Maths is difficult: Teachers have a crucial role in eradicating wrong notions
March 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat in association with Mysuru Science Centre and Vijaya Vittala PU College, recently celebrated World Pi (22/7 in numericals) Day at the College premises in Saraswathipuram here recently. Speaking after inaugurating the event, the Parishat’s Convenor R. Anantharamu said that though Pi is not directly used nor openly applicable in…
China Award to Cartoonist Panduranga Rao
March 18, 2022Bengaluru: 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…















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