Bengaluru: Actor Puneeth Rajkumar has followed in the footsteps of his late father Dr. Rajkumar as his eyes were donated. He became the third in the family to donate eyes. Soon after Puneeth was declared dead, his brother Raghavendra Rajkumar placed a request with Dr. Rajkumar Eye Bank run by Narayana Nethralaya to collect the…
Tributes pour in for Puneeth Rajkumar
October 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A host of city organisations on Friday paid tributes to popular Sandalwood actor ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away in Bengaluru yesterday morning. Several amateur theatre artistes, who gathered at Kalamandira premises last evening, paid candle light tributes to the deceased actor. Senior artistes Mime Ramesh, Rajashekar Kadamba and others took part. Puneeth…
Puneeth Rajkumar had dreamt of starting a school in Mysuru’s Shakthidhama
October 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Floral tributes were paid to the portrait of Sandalwood actor ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar at Shakthidhama, Women’s Rehabilitation and Development Centre located near JSS College on Ooty Road here this morning. Shakthidhama was founded by the family of Thespian Dr. Rajkumar in 1997, as a project to support women in distress and to educate…
Two fans of ‘Power Star’ die by suicide, two of cardiac arrest
October 30, 2021Bengaluru: ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar’s sudden demise yesterday came as a shock to the entire film fraternity and his legion of followers, who couldn’t suffer the blow of the news. Following his death, a 30-year-old man from Maruru village, Hanur taluk, Chamarajanagar district, died of cardiac arrest. The deceased, identified as Muniyappa, was a farmer….
Drugs-On-Cruise Case: Aryan Khan walks out of jail
October 30, 2021Mumbai: Aryan Khan, the son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, today walked out of a Mumbai jail after nearly four weeks. The 23-year-old was granted bail on Thursday by the Bombay High Court in the drugs-on-cruise case but spent two nights in jail as his bail papers missed the 5.30 pm deadline on Friday. Around…
Tree-felling: Forest Department holds public hearing
October 30, 2021Activists tear down letters favouring felling of 537 trees Mysore/Mysuru: The public hearing conducted by the Forest Department this morning here on felling of roadside trees for NHAI’s (National Highways Authority of India)Highway expansion plans, saw environmental activists tearing up consent letters that were in support of tree-felling. The Forest Department had invited objections, if…
Malabar Group condoles untimely demise of Puneeth
October 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Malabar Group Chairman M.P. Ahammed has expressed deep sorrow on the untimely demise of Puneeth Rajkumar, the celebrated Kannada star, who was a former Brand Ambassador of Malabar Gold and Diamonds in Karnataka. “Puneeth Rajkumar was an esteemed part of the Malabar family. His untimely demise is an irreplaceable loss to the Kannada film…
‘Rajinikanth fine, don’t believe rumours’
October 29, 2021Chennai: “Thalaivar is fine. Don’t believe rumours,” is the first official statement from superstar Rajinikanth‘s team a day after the actor was admitted to the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai — “Thaivalar” or “Leader” is what fans call the actor. A voice message from Rajinikanth’s PR manager Riaz K. Ahmed dismissed media reports that the 70-year-old…
MCC launches Rajakaluve Encroachment Clearance Drive from Bogadi Lake
October 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Alerted by the havoc caused by the recent heavy showers that lashed the city, with several lakes in and around the city overflowing, the MCC launched a mega Rajakaluve encroachment clearance drive this morning. The drive began from Bogadi Lake, which overflowed due to incessant rains, as one of the main Rajakaluve (big storm…
Fit Mysuru: City gyms to offer free one month training
October 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With an aim to educate people about fitness and to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle especially after the killer COVID-19 outbreak, gym owners in Mysuru have come up with a ‘Fit Mysuru Movement’ offering a free one month training at select gyms during November. Office-bearers of Mysuru Gym and Fitness Owners Association have…












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