Mysore/Mysuru: Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) Chairman M. Appanna on Monday inaugurated the stall of Karnataka Tourism at the ongoing World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) Managing Director Vijay Sharma, IAS Officer Sindhu B. Roopesh and JLR General Manager M. Yuvaraj were present. The WTM London, the leading global…
‘Naada Peda Asha’ to be screened at Kodava Samaja on Nov.6, 7
November 4, 2021Madikeri: Popular Kodava film ‘Naada Peda Asha’ (My name is Asha) will be screened at Kodava Samaja in Mysuru on Nov. 6 and 7. The film is based on a story written by senior writer Nagesh Kaloor and published by Kodava Makkada Koota. The book had won Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy’s best book award in…
Classical Kannada Centre hosts Intl. Webinar on ‘Bhakthi’
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru; Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) had organised an International Series of Lecture on ‘Bhakthi: Multiple Manifestations’ from Aug. 2 to Oct. 1 through online. In this webinar, altogether 37 lectures were presented by local, national and international level eminent scholars. The valedictory ceremony of International Series of Lecture took place…
Freedom Fighter, retired Professor passes away
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: T. Venkatachalaiah (95), a senior freedom fighter and retired Economics and English Professor, passed away at his residence in 6th Main, 6th Cross in Gokulam, this morning. He leaves behind his wife Rajalakshmamma, sons V. Kumar and V. Prakash, daughter Vasanthalatha and a host of relatives and friends. A close associate of centenarian freedom…
Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman gets Cabinet rank status
November 4, 2021Bengaluru: In a significant move, the State Government has granted Cabinet rank status to Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna with immediate effect. Acting as per the orders of the Governor, DPAR Deputy Secretary (State Protocol) Veerabhadra Hanchinal has issued an order in this regard on Nov. 2.
MCC’s Abhaya team rescues horse fallen inside big drain
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) Abhaya Team-1 staff have rescued a horse that was fallen inside an open big drain in J.P. Nagar on Wednesday morning. It is learnt that the horse, which was grazing near the open drain on Tuesday night, accidentally fell inside the drain. As it was dark, nobody had noticed…
RDPR Department to hold Gram Sabhas on Child Rights from Nov.13 to 30
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Children’s Day celebrations, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department will be holding a fortnight-long Gram Sabhas on Child Rights across the State from Nov.13 to 30. According to the Department directive, the Sabhas are held since 2006 in accordance with a rule under Protection of Child Rights and Children…
Apollo BGS Hospitals holds awareness rally on World Stroke Day
November 4, 2021Mayor launches AI technology-enabled advanced stroke management programme Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, had organised a rally on Oct. 29 to mark World Stroke Day. The team of doctors, nurses, paramedics and staff went around the hospital with messages like SpotStrokeStopStroke, Act F.A.S.T., Seconds Count, Minutes Matter for stroke awareness. Later, Mayor Sunanda Pala-netra launched…
‘Karnataka Vaggeya Vahini’ on Nov. 6
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, will be presenting the seventh episode under its ongoing series, ‘Karnataka Vaggeya Vahini’, aimed at introducing compositions of senior vaggeyakaras of Karnataka on Saturday. In this episode, a composition of Prof. R. Visweswaran, senior vainika, musicologist and composer, will be premiered on Sabha’s YouTube channel, ‘Sri Thyagaraja…
Woman killed, son injured as lorry hits bike
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was killed on the spot, while her son suffered serious injuries when a sugarcane-laden lorry rammed into the bike they were riding on the Ring Road near J.P. Nagar on Monday afternoon. While the deceased woman has been identified as Mahadevamma (45), her seriously injured son is 27-year-old Vijay Kumar, residents of…















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