Mysore: The magnificent heritage style multi-crore District Office Complex, which was inaugurated in a great hurry nearly 14 months ago, is lying in a state of disuse. When Siddharamiah was the Chief Minister, he was keen to have an office complex matching the heritage structures of the city, in his home town, where all the…
Silt-filled Thavarekere Lake rejuvenated
May 14, 2019J.K. Tyre removes 16,700 cubic meters of silt and weeds that had accumulated over the years Mysore: The silt-and-weed-filled Thavarekere Lake at the foothill of Chamundi has got a new lease of life as it has been rejuvenated by J.K. Tyre and Industries Limited, Mysuru, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. The Company launched…
To Demolish or Restore…: DC awaiting Government nod on Devaraja Market & Lansdowne building
May 14, 2019Mysore: The decision to restore or demolish the nearly 120-year-old heritage structures — Devaraja Market and Lansdowne building — in the heart of the city will take a lot more time, going by the views of the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner. However, more than anything it is the sentiments of the people of the city of…
Drinking water woes come to the fore in MGP meeting
May 14, 2019Mysore: Drinking water woes in may parts of the city was the main issue at the Mysuru Grahakara Parishat’s (MGP) monthly meeting held at the Parishat’s office in Yadavagiri on Sunday. MGP Member Mansoor Ahmed, who was among the first speakers at the meeting, said that Siddique Nagar used to get water from borewell and…
Palimar Mutt gets Junior Seer
May 14, 2019Udupi: Paryaya Udupi Palimar Mutt Seer Sri Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swamiji inducted Sri Vidya Rajeshwara Tirtha Swamiji as his successor at the installation ceremony (Pattabhisheka) held at Sarvajna Peetha of Sri Krishna Mutt premises at 12.20 pm on Sunday. With this, the 31st Seer of Palimar was inducted. Twenty-year-old Shailesh Upadhyaya (former name of the junior…
Poet Allama Iqbal remembered
May 14, 2019Mysuru: Famous Urdu and Persian poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal was remembered at ‘Youm E Iqbal’ that was organised at the MESCO PU College recently by the Dars E Iqbal literary organisation. The programme started with Qirat by Oais Akhter and a Naat by Urdu poet Syed Ahmed Rahil. Retired KEB Executive Engineer Naseer Ali rendered the…
“Katordaan,” a brass vessel from Rajasthan on display at IGRMS
May 14, 2019Mysuru: In continuation of ‘Exhibit of the Month’ series, the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), National Museum of Mankind, Southern Regional Centre (SRC), has kept on display “Katordaan,” a brass vessel from Rajasthan, at its Wellington House on Irwin Road, Mysuru. The object, unveiled by Dr. B. Francis Kulirani, Tagore Research Scholar, in the…
Dr. Veerendra Heggade launches RUDSETI’s activities report
May 14, 2019Mysuru: The report of the activities of Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSETI), Hinkal, Mysuru, which is in its 27th year of existence, was unveiled recently by Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade in Dharmasthala. As part of the activities, 31 self-employment training programmes as against the budgeted 31 programmes covering 777 candidates was…
Thontadarya is an ideal politician: D.H. Shankaramurthy
May 14, 2019Mysuru: Former MLC Thontadarya is an ideal politician for current generation of political leaders and is among the rare breed of politicians who never aspired for any position, said senior BJP leader and former Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy. He was speaking after inaugurating the felicitation programme in honour of Thontadarya organised by the Felicitation…
Intelligence reports cannot always be a success: Former DGP
May 14, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that intelligence reports cannot be a full success always, former DGP D.V. Guruprasad said that the State Intelligence Wing will report to the Government in times of crisis and other emergencies. He was speaking at an interaction session on his work titled Goodhacharyeya Aa Dinagalu organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA)…
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