Mysore/Mysuru: To mark the 1,004th birth anniversary of the philosopher Sri Ramanujacharya, Mysuru Yuva Brahmin Vedike and Vivekanadanagar Brahmin Mahasabha jointly conferred Ramanuja Award on the following achievers: Yathiraj Sampath Kumar (Theology), K. Raghuram Vajpayee (Co-operative Sector), Dr. Bhargavi Hemmige (Media), Rajaram (Social Service), Murali (Education), G. Harshavardhan (Theology). Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji of Vangipura…
International Webinar series on “Women Empowerment” held
April 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: GSSSIETW Alumnae Association, Mysuru, had organised a one week International Webinar series on “Women Empowerment – Scope for Higher Education and Onsite Opportunities for Women” for the pre-final year students of the College recently. This series connected the alumnae of GSSSIETW, who have completed their higher studies abroad and working around the globe. Vanaja…
Post Graduate woman turns chain snatcher
April 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was caught by the public while fleeing with a gold chain she had allegedly snatched from an elderly lady at Sunnadakeri yesterday afternoon. The accused is 29-year-old Pavithra, a resident of Lakshmipuram in city. Yesterday at about 1.30 pm, Pavithra, who went to the house of 70-year-old Nagarathnamma, located in opposite to…
Tamil Film Director Thamira passes away
April 28, 2021Chennai: While the Tamil film industry is still recovering from the untimely death of comedy icon Vivek, the film industry and movie buffs were in for a shock to hear the demise of renowned film Director Thamira (53) at a private hospital here yesterday following brief illness. Thamira, whose original name is Sheik Dawood, is…
Former Minister of undivided AP M. Satyanarayana Rao no more
April 28, 2021Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh M. Satyanarayana Rao (88) passed away at a hospital here yesterday. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons. Meneni Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as MSR, was born in Vedhira village of Karimnagar district. He took part in the Telangana movement…
Former Belagavi MP S.B. Sidnal passes away
April 28, 2021Belagavi: Senior Congress leader and four-time Belagavi MP Shanmukhappa Basappa Sidnal passed away on Tuesday morning in a hospital. He was 85. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Sidnal Farms in Sanikoppa village at Bailhongal in Belagavi today. Sidnal, a…
City musician bags award
April 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City-based musician Vidwan C.S. Keshavachandra has bagged Sangeetha Shiromani title and a Gold Medal for his outstanding flute performance in the open category at the International Level Karnatak music competition-2020 organised online by Chennai-based ICMDA (of Thyagayya TV). Vidwan Keshavachandra, who had bagged the first prize at the All India Akashvani musical event held…
Library Department to donate 8,243 books to Syed Isak’s Kannada library
April 28, 2021Bengaluru: The Department of Libraries will donate 8,243 books to the Kannada library of Syed Isak at Rajivnagar in Mysuru, who was destroyed in a fire, said Minister for Primary & Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar. The Minister further said that as soon as he heard the news of the Kannada library being destroyed in…
Office-bearers installed
April 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The newly elected President C. Narayanagowda and other office-bearers of The Cosmopolitan Club were installed at a simple function held in the club premises here recently. C. Narayanagowda was declared elected as the Club President in the polls held on Apr. 18, while other office-bearers were elected unopposed. Those installed were C.Narayanagowda-President, S. Dwaraki-…
Mysuru beats a record with 2,042 COVID infections; Taluks report 891
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Mysuru reported 1,563 COVID positive cases, the Heritage city crossed the 2,000 mark with a total of 2,042 cases. Of them, 1,573 are primary and secondary contacts, 449 were suffering from Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and 20 had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI). This is for the first time that cases in…















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