Mysore/Mysuru: Samskruti Prakashana in association with Vijay Foundation and Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishat had organised a book release programme at Sarada Vilas College Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram here recently. Manasagangothri Journalism Department Head Dr. Niranjana Vanalli released the following seven books written by thinker, writer, columnist and retired Tahsildar Dr. V. Ranganath: Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Kalada…
Book on life and achievements of Mannuru Gurappa launched
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Sharana Sahitya Parishat in association with Zilla Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha had organised a book release programme at Sri Nataraja Auditorium, Shankar Mutt road here recently. A book on life and achievements of senior artist Mannuru Gurappa penned by senior artist and writer L. Shivalingappa was released. Speaking after releasing the book, Director of…
City Library Authority presents Rs.7.36 crore budget
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The city Library Authority presented a Rs.7.36 crore budget at the Budget meeting held at the MCC Council Hall here on Friday. The meeting was chaired by Mayor Rukmini Madegowda. The meeting discussed in depth the issue of library cess dues that the MCC and MUDA have to remit. An Escrow Account will be…
One killed, three seriously injured as tipper collides with car
April 19, 2021Begur: A 55-year-old man was killed and three others suffered serious injuries when a tipper vehicle collided head-on with a car on National Highway (NH) 766 near Government PU College at Begur village yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Nagarajappa, the seriously injured are Manjunath, Kavya and Shylaja, who are undergoing treatment at…
Fr. John Francis Texeira passes away
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Rev. Fr. John Francis Texeira (72), Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Church at Naganahalli, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city following brief illness. Funeral was held today afternoon at the Catholic Cemetery in Belawadi Parish, Mysuru and the Requiem Holy Mass was held at 3 pm today at St. Joseph’s Cathedral…
Student commits suicide
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An Engineering student committed suicide by hanging self at his house in Giridarshini Layout on Saturday morning. The deceased student is Sujith Obalesh Rai (19). Sujith had prepared himself to take up National Defence Academy (NDA) exams during holidays. His mother is a High School teacher. On Saturday morning, after his mother left for…
Fire Brigade staff avert major fire mishap at hotel
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Fire and Emergency Services personnel attached to Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade have averted a major fire mishap at a hotel in Dattagalli by extinguishing the fire on time and preventing it from spreading further. Yesterday evening, when the cooks at Uma Mahesh Prasad Hotel were heating oil in a vessel, the oil caught fire and…
C. Narayanagowda re-elected as Cosmopolitan Club President
April 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Hotel Owners Association President C.Narayanagowda was re-elected as the President of the city’s Cosmopolitan Club in the election held yesterday. Narayanagowda defeated his only rival K.P. Devaraj by a huge margin of 231 votes, thus retaining the President post for the year 2021-22. While Narayanagowda got 357 votes, Devaraj secured 126 votes. Narayanagowda,…
Tahsildar’s nod must to book wedding halls
April 18, 2021Patrol teams to visit Choultries, bakeries, hotels, community halls in city from Apr. 19 Bengaluru: With COVID-19 cases continuing to increase by the day, the State Government has made obtaining permission from jurisdictional Tahsildars and Deputy Commissioners mandatory from now to book Choultries, community halls, convention centres or auditoriums for weddings and other programmes. Rules…
Tough curbs on cards, asserts Dr. K. Sudhakar
April 18, 2021Govt. to consider more restrictions including closure of public places where people gather Bengaluru: Speculation is rife that the State Government will consider some more curbs, which might include closure of public places where people gather. These curbs will be imposed in places where COVID-19 cases are seeing a huge spike. Speaking to reporters in…














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