Srirangapatna: Hundreds of acres of forest vegetation was destroyed in fire allegedly lit by miscreants at Karighatta Hill in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday. Karighatta Hill, also known as Chikka Tirupati, houses Sri Venkataramana Swamy Temple atop it, which has a history of thousands of years and miscreants have been torching the hill and destroying nature since…
Maharani Women Teachers’ Training Institute on the brink of extinction?
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile Maharajas of Mysore had constructed many attractive buildings during their tenure many of which are now in a dilapidated state because of the poor maintenance and apathy of successive Governments. Many educational institutions which were housed in these buildings have been closed permanently. Maharani Women Teachers’ Training Institute is one among such…
Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute building inaugurated
March 14, 2022Minister announces establishment of Tribal Museum in city Mysore/Mysuru: Transport and Schedule Tribes Welfare Minister B. Sriramulu has announced the establishment of a ‘Tribal Museum’ in Mysuru on the lines of the one in Ranchi, to showcase the participation of tribal leaders in freedom struggle and their achievements. He was speaking after inaugurating the new building…
Over 21,000 Government employees have BPL cards
March 14, 20221,457 illegal card holders are from Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking discovery, it has come to light that there are 21,232 Government servants, Quasi and Semi-Government undertaking employees who are in illegal possession of BPL and Antyodaya cards. On coming to know of this, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has issued notices to all…
‘The Kashmir Files’ screening in city on Mar. 16
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A special screening of Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ — a movie based on the lives of Kashmiri Pandits and inspired by true events — has been arranged by Mysuru Cinema Society on Wednesday, Mar. 16 at 3.45 pm. The screening will be held at DRC Cinemas at B.M. Habitat Mall, Jayalakshmipuram. It will…
KR Constituency to soon have ‘Namma Clinics’
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: KR MLA S.A. Ramdas asserted that ‘Namma Clinics’ will come up across the Constituency soon, as announced in this year’s State Budget. He was speaking at ‘Central and State Budget debate and ASHA workers felicitation programme’ organised at his office in Vidyaranyapuram here on Sunday. Underlining the role of ASHA workers in serving the society…
CFTRI Director inaugurates Chemical Society
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Chemical Society of Post-Graduate Department of Chemistry, Sarada Vilas College, Mysuru, was inaugurated by chief guest Dr. Sridevi A. Singh, Director, CSIR- CFTRI, Mysuru, on Mar.2 at a function was held at the audio visual room of the College. Speaking on the importance of usage of chemicals in daily life, she highlighted the…
DC asks families of COVID victims to apply for relief
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham said that such families of COVID victims who have not yet received Government relief, can apply to the concerned Tahsildar along with all supporting documents for seeking relief. In a press release, Dr. Gautham said that relief has already been paid to families of COVID victims. But still…
Milk prices to go up shortly?
March 14, 2022Bengaluru: In what could be yet another blow to the common man who is already reeling under rising prices of essential commodities, the KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) is all set to hike milk prices by the end of this month. The District Milk Unions had sought the KMF a hike of Rs. 3 per litre…
Kannada Odugara Okkoota interacts with TV artiste
March 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada Odugara Okkoota, under the guidance of Shubha Sanjay Urs, Chairperson of Mysuru Book Clubs-2015, celebrated Women’s Day at The Green Hotel in city. On the occasion, Deepa Ravishankar, a well-known theatre actress, writer and TV artiste, interacted with Book Club members. Deepa traced her journey of her career on the stage which began…















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