Mysuru: Gowrishankarnagar resident Gurupadaswamy has refuted the allegations that illegal construction was going on in the agricultural land at the foot of Chamundi Hill belonging to Aramane Panchagavi Mutt. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Gurupadaswamy termed the allegations made by another resident M. Nandeesh that unauthorised construction was going on in the land belonging…
Plunge… in search of…
February 20, 2019Mythology, whether from India, Egypt or Greece or anywhere in the World Civilisations, has wonderful tales of animals. People cursed to take animal forms, animals cursed to take plant forms and the like. How true is not the question here but how fascinating and connected to the description of these Myths around the creatures is…
Kautilya Raghu urges Police to monitor migrant labourers
February 20, 2019Mysuru: State BJP Slum Morcha General Secretary Kautilya R. Raghu has urged the Police Department to monitor the activities of migrant labourers in Mysuru region. In a press release, Raghu said the number of migrant labourers arriving in districts of Mysuru region is increasing by the day and there is a suspicion that these labourers…
Beehive forces closure of ITI College for two days
February 20, 2019Begur: A large beehive at the main entrance of the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Begur forced the college authorities to close the college for two days. The staff of the college, who noticed the large beehive when they came to open the college on Monday morning, took a decision to declare a holiday…
Continue ban on land conversion in Kodagu: CWS
February 20, 2019Mysuru: The Coorg Wildlife Society (CWS) has requested the State Government to continue the existing policy of total ban on conversion of agricultural land, plantation land and paddy land into commercial and residential layouts in Kodagu. In a letter to Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, President of CWS K.C. Biddappa has said that one of…
‘Give equal importance to nature, culture as to science, technology’
February 20, 2019Mata Amritanandamayi at 19th Brahmastanam Varshikotsava Mysuru: The importance given to Science and Technology these days must also be given to protecting nature and culture, said Mata Amritanandamayi, fondly called as Amma. She was speaking at the 19th Brahmastanam Varshikotsava while participating in bhajans, satsang and dhyana organised at the Mata Amritanandamayi Mutt premises in…
Six cadets of 13 Kar Bn NCC felicitated
February 20, 2019Mysuru: Six NCC cadets of 13 Kar Bn NCC, Mysuru, who were part of the NCC Contingent of Karnataka & Goa in the Republic Day-2019 Camp at Delhi, were felicitated in city on Tuesday. These cadets were awarded with the prestigious Republic Day-2019 Trophy and Prime Minister’s Banner by PM Narendra Modi at New Delhi…
Rashtriya Ranga Utsava at Kalamandira from tomorrow
February 20, 2019Mysuru: The five-day ‘Rashtriya Ranga Utsava’ organised jointly by South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC) and Abhiyenthararu – A Theatre for Engineers, will be held from Feb. 21 to Feb. 25 at Kalamandira in city. Kendra Sahitya Academy Chairman and Jnanpith awardee Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara will inaugurate the fest tomorrow at 6 pm. Director of Kannada…
Computer Society of India fetes Mysore Varsity VC
February 20, 2019Mysuru: Computer Society of India (CSI), Mysuru Chapter, had organised a function at Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) premises on JLB Road here on Monday evening to felicitate Mysore University Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar. Speaking on the occasion, CSI Mysuru Chairman Dr. M. S. Veerendra Kumar recalled his service at Mysore Varsity along with Prof….
Veena fest at Ganabharathi from Feb. 21
February 20, 2019Ganabharathi is organising a two-day veena festival in memory of Veena Maestro Vidwan M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar on Feb. 21 and 22 at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar at 6 pm. On Feb. 21, prize winners of national-level veena competition held in memory of M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar — Surabhi Gopal and Rakshita Ramesh — will present…
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