Bengaluru: Veteran Sandalwood actor Shani Mahadevappa (Shiva Prakash) died after a prolonged illness at the K.C. General Hospital here yesterday. He was 88. He leaves behind his wife, a daughter and a son. Mahadevappa, who acted in almost all movies of Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, had appeared in more than 400 films. Mahadevappa’s son…
COVID scare not deterring students from attending classes
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Bored of staying in home and attending online classes for more than nine months, the students of Classes 10 and 12, following reopening of schools and colleges from Jan. 1, have undergone the mandatory RT-PCR test and are attending classes. “There is an overall 60 percent attendance of students attending Classes 10 and 12,”…
Minister Patil hints at regularisation of illegal mines in Mandya district
January 4, 2021Pandavapura: Mines and Geology Minister C.C. Patil has hinted at regularisation of all illegal mining in Mandya district. Talking to reporters after visiting mining areas in T.M. Hosur, Kalenahalli, Chennanakere, Hangarahalli, Bebi Betta in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks on Saturday, he said those who were doing mining illegally would be given an opportunity for regularisation…
Rust In Peace: Public outcry against negligence of Police Department
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A dozen metal barricades, reportedly belonging to the Police Department, are left on the Ring Road to rust inviting wrath of public, who have accused the Police Department of wasting tax-payers’ money. These metal barricades are found on the roadside near Adarsh Nagar on Dattagalli Ring Road route since many months. These 12 iron…
‘All measures will be taken to safeguard Lalitha Mahal Hotel land’
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: M. Appanna, Chairman of State-owned Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), today inspected the landed properties attached to Lalitha Mahal Hotel that is run by JLR. Referring to safeguarding of the Palace Hotel premises in the wake of Pramoda Devi Wadiyar’s press meet on Saturday, during which she clarified on the Gate erected in Lalitha…
‘Folk art is a good medium for reaching out Government schemes to people’
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that folk art is a good medium for reaching out Government schemes, initiatives, plans and programmes to the doorsteps of people, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Deputy Secretary Prem Kumar lauded the authorities for engaging folk artistes in awareness and sensitisation campaigns of Government schemes. He was speaking after inaugurating a three-day Mysuru Divisional…
Karnataka Kalashri awards announced
January 4, 2021Mysuru’s Ganesh Bhat, Mandya’s Upasana Mohan and Srirangapatna’s Murali bag honours Bengaluru: Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy has announced ‘Karnataka Kalashri’ State Awards for the year 2020-21. The awards were announced at a meeting presided over by Academy Chairman Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma recently. The Honorary Awards carry a cash prize of Rs.50,000 and Annual Awards carry…
Amarashilpi Jakanachari Commemoration Day
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Vishwakarma community and other Kayaka Samajas (Vocational trade based communities) have the power to drive out foreign products, including ‘Made in China’ articles, D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation Chairman R. Raghu Kautilya said that the Corporation is working on plans to impart skill development training to Kayaka Samajas with a…
Residents upset over improper filling of road cuttings
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the MCC has warned that unauthorised road cutters will be heavily penalised, Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) that functions under the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), has been accused of improper filling after it cut the road leading from KRS Road to Hebbal’s Kuvempu Circle. The MCC’s Underground Drainage (UGD) section and VVWW…
Praja Party demands release of wage dues of daily wagers
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that several outsourced employees attached to Mysuru Division of Forest Department have not been paid wages for eighteen months, the Karnataka Praja Party has urged the Government to immediately clear all wage dues. Addressing a press meet here on Friday, Party President B. Shivanna said that more than 150 workers, who also included…














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