Mysore/Mysuru: Feminism has taken a back-seat with women being portrayed as villain in most of the Kannada tele-serials. Women viewers must shoot letters to TV channels for creating anti-women feeling in society, opined Rameshwari Verma, a veteran theatre artiste. She was speaking after inaugurating a Kannada play ‘Kododilla? Bidodilla!!!’, staged by trainees of ‘Padma Shri…
Namma – 112 vehicle Police personnel feted
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta on Feb. 17 handed over letter of appreciation to 10 Police personnel of Namma-112 vehicle in city for their exemplary works in responding on time and showing the sense of duty. Those who received the letter of appreciation are: Assistant Sub-Inspectors Basavaraja Urs, Mohan Kumar and Ramesh, Civil Head…
MP inaugurates pure drinking water Unit in Vijayanagar
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha inaugurated a pure drinking water unit near Krishnadevaraya Circle in Vijayanagar second stage here on Tuesday. The drinking water unit, installed by the MCC with Rs.10 lakh grant from MP local area development fund, will cater to the drinking water needs of residents of Vijayanagar second stage, Mahajana Layout and surrounding…
Mysore Varsity research scholars seek hike in income ceiling for SC, ST, OBC students
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) Research Students Association has urged the Government to hike annual income ceiling to Rs. 10 lakh from the current Rs. 2.5 lakh in order to enable students from SC, ST and OBC communities to avail Government benefits and reservation in Government jobs and college admissions. Addressing a press meet…
MDJA pays tribute to journalists Niranjan Nikam and M. Manjunath
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Rich tributes were paid to Senior Journalist of city N. Niranjan Nikam and T. Narasipur Journalist M. Manjunath, who passed away recently, at a condolence meeting organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) here this morning. The meeting began with offering of floral tributes to the portraits of Niranjan Nikam and Manjunath. Expressing his…
Gold chains snatched at N.R. Mohalla in broad daylight
February 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In two separate incidents, bike-borne miscreants have snatched gold chains of women at different places in N.R. Mohalla yesterday afternoon. The women, who lost their gold chains are 36-year-old Sunitha of R.S. Naidu Nagar and 50-year-old Jayamma of Kesare. In the first incident, Sunitha was walking with her husband near Thibbadevi Theatre at about…
Police issue guidelines to Banks on withdrawal of Rs. 1 lakh and above
February 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of recent cases of loot of cash from people while carrying money from banks, the City Police have now decided to provide security to people withdrawing large sum of cash. This comes in the backdrop of an incident where miscreants broke the glass of a car belonging to one Manoj Kumar…
First Mysuru City Kannada Sahitya Sammelana begins
February 18, 2021Call for united fight to protect Kannada land, culture Mysore/Mysuru: The day-long first ever City Kannada Sahitya Sammelana got off to a colourful start this morning with the Sammelana Chairperson and veteran woman writer Aryamba Pattabhi, accompanied by City Kannada Sahitya Parishat President K.S. Shivaramu and District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, being…
‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan to join BJP; contest Kerala polls
February 18, 2021New Delhi: E. Sreedharan, the engineering legend behind the Delhi Metro and many similar projects across the country, is set to join the BJP months ahead of polls in Kerala. “I have decided to join the BJP, just official formalities remain,” Sreedharan told a TV channel from his hometown Mallapuram. “I believe in the issues…
Alleged death following treatment to stomach pain: Parents, public stage protest in front of hospital
February 18, 2021Hunsur: Urging for the suspension of the doctor, who had treated a youth for stomach pain, who later died, the parents of the youth and public, holding the doctor responsible for the death of the youth, staged a protest in front of Hunsur Government Hospital this morning. Details: The youth, identified as Rahul (19), son…















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