Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar has demanded ‘Padma Shri’ award for Sandalwood star Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away in Bengaluru last week following a massive cardiac arrest. Addressing a press meet at KPCC office here yesterday, D.K. Shivakumar said that Puneeth Rajkumar, who was popularly known as ‘Appu’, very much deserves…
New Delhi: Rahul Dravid was yesterday appointed the new Head Coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Cricket Advisory Committee. Dravid will take charge of the team from the upcoming home series against New Zealand, which begins on Nov. 17. Current Coach Ravi Shastri’s tenure…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a commendable act, a snake rescuer and an alert resident saved a female dog that was bitten by a cobra and its six puppies that were just four days old. The dog was in a motionless state with the snake poison affecting its nervous system. However, one of the puppies was devoured by…
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…
Madikeri: 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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Bengaluru: 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.
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
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