Chamarajanagar: The first State-level three-day Bird Festival (Hakki Habba) began at the Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar District yesterday. The area is also a Tiger Protected Zone. Though many State-level Bird Festivals were held at other places in the past, the Forest Department and the Karnataka Eco Tourism Development Board is conducting…
Congress claims victory in GP polls
January 6, 2021Mysuru: Slamming the BJP for making false claims on its (BJP) ‘victory’ in the just concluded Gram Panchayat (GP) polls, Congress leaders of the city maintained that the party’s stupendous performance in the GP polls has proved that Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Districts are Congress strongholds. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near the City…
Former CM late Gundu Rao’s wife Varalakshmi passes away
January 6, 2021Bengaluru: Varalakshmi Gundu Rao, wife of former Chief Minister late R. Gundu Rao, passed away last night in Bengaluru following brief illness. She leaves behind two sons — MLA and former KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao and Mahesh Gundu Rao — and a host of relatives and friends. Her another son and actor Rajesh Gundurao…
Hunsur CRPF soldier dies on duty
January 6, 2021Hunsur: Nagaraju (41), a native of Hunsur and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier, who was deployed at the ongoing farmers’ stir in Delhi, passed away while on duty on Jan. 4 following a heart attack. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a son. Following a heart attack, Nagaraju was being rushed…
Alleged attempt to grab MUDA site: Littérateurs write to Chief Minister, seek sacking of KBA Chairman
January 6, 2021Mysuru: Accusing Kannada Book Authority (KBA) Chairman Nandeesh Hanche of attempting to grab a MUDA site, four writers including senior Littérateur Prof. S.G. Siddarmaiah, also a former KBA Chairman, have written a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa seeking sacking of the incumbent KBA Chairman. In their joint letter to the CM on Monday, Prof….
SwasthVayu cleared for COVID-19 patients
January 6, 2021Trial run held at MMC&RI on 50 positive patients New Delhi: An expert committee constituted by the Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, after careful evaluation, has recommended the use of ‘SwasthVayu’, a non-invasivebilevel positive airway pressure ventilator on COVID-19 patients who require oxygen supplementation up to…
Life Member accuses irregularities in Mysuru Scouts and Guides
January 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that Mysuru Scouts and Guides had become a monopoly of the few, Karnataka Bharat Scouts and Guides Life Member B.R. Anil Kumar has accused some top leaders of the organization of indulging in irregularities. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan on Monday, Anil Kumar said that the landed properties of the District…
Senior KAS Officers who served Mysuru among IAS promotees
January 6, 2021Mysuru: Six top officials, who are serving or had served the city in the past, are among the over twenty senior KAS Officers who have been recommended for elevation to the IAS, according to sources. B.R. Poornima, Director, Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage at Mysuru, Yogesh and K.N. Gayatri, Additional Regional Commissioners (ARCs) at…
Bags ISTE Endowment Award
January 6, 2021Mysuru: B.S. Sammith, a topper in Engineering Mathematics, has been awarded Sri Anniganahally Thammaiah Setty Endowment Medal (instituted by Dr. A.T. Eswara) of ISTE Chapter, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya. The award was presented to Sammith at the 11th Graduation Day held recently. He is the son of Dr. B. S. Shivakumara and K. Nagalakshmi…
Elected office-bearers
January 6, 2021Mysuru: The following have been elected as office-bearers of Brahmana Dharma Sahaya Sabha, having office at Kalyana Bhavan, Tyagaraja Road, K. R. Mohalla. N.Srinivas – President; M. Manjunath and H. K. Ananth – Vice – Presidents; L. Venkatakrishna Shastri – Hon.Secretary; K.G. Satish – Hon. Treasurer; N.Y. Vishwanath – Administrative Officer; G. Subbanarasimha and A….















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