Mysuru: Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt seer Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji has called upon the people to promote Kannada by speaking the language in it’s purest form. He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day International Prakrita Samavesh-2019, organised by the University of Mysore(UoM), in association with Kannada University, Hampi, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi and National Institute…
‘Headless’ Rangayana gears up for ‘Bahuroopi-2020’
December 13, 2019Mysuru: With just a month away for the week-long National Theatre Festival ‘Bahuroopi’ which is scheduled to take place in mid-January 2020, the city’s theatre repertory Rangayana is gearing up for the all important event though it does not have a Director right now. The State Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa of BJP, in an…
AIISH Graduation Day tomorrow
December 13, 2019KSOU Vice-Chancellor to deliver Graduation Address Mysuru: All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, will hold its “Graduation Day” in the Seminar Hall at Knowledge Park, Naimisham campus on Dec.14 at 11 am. Prof. S. Vidyashankar, Vice- Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), will deliver the Graduation Day address. Dr. Anil Kumar,…
Fifty Jain Religious Schools to be set up in Karnataka: Jain Muni
December 13, 2019Mysuru: Shravanabelagola Seer Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swamiji has said that 50 Jain Religious Schools will come up in the State, including Mysuru. He was delivering a discourse as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Seer’s Deeksha, organised at Kote Sri Shantinath Basadi on Sayyaji Rao Road here on Thursday. Noting that Mutts should also…
“Gulamana Swatantrya Yathre” to be staged by Samathento on Dec.14
December 13, 2019Mysuru: City’s amateur theatre group Samathento will be staging MSK Prabhu’s play “Gulamana Swatantrya Yathre” tomorrow (Dec.14) at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises at 7 pm. The play, directed by V. Basavaraj, has music by B.R. Ravish, costume design by B.M. Ramchandra, stage design by Narasimha Kumar, lightings by Krishnakumar Narnakaje and choreography by Kavery Shekar. …
‘Athithya Ratna’ award for two city hoteliers
December 13, 2019Mysuru: City’s Dasaprakash Hotel owner K. Ramavittal Das and Gokulam’s Mukund Iyengar Bakery owner Murali Rangaswamy have bagged the annual Athithya Ratna Award given by Karnataka State Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association , Bengaluru. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Association President B. Chandrashekar Hebbar said that 12 personalities have been identified for…
Murder attempt: Man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment
December 13, 2019Mysuru: City’s 4th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 4.10 lakh after he was found guilty of attempting to murder his aunt who had refused his sexual advances. The accused is Shivu alias Shivaraj of Harate Mallarajapatna in Periyapatna. Shivu was…
Tiruppavai discourse at Andal Mandiram from Dec. 16
December 13, 2019Mysuru: Sree Andal Mandiram Trust, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla and Hebbar Sri Vaishnava Upasabha (Rural), Mysuru, have organised a month-long Dhanurmasa Puja discourse on Tiruppavai by Vidwan Ramanuja Sharma between Dec.16 and Jan. 13 every evening from 6 pm to 7.30 in the Trust premises. On Dec. 15 at 6 pm, Karnatak Classical Music Programme…
Drunk man who fought with woman for ‘bajji’ killed
December 13, 2019Bylakuppe: A drunk man, who had fought with a woman over ‘bajji’ has been murdered at Koppa village near here. The victim is Mahadevanayaka. After consuming liquor at a bar on Monday, Mahadevanayaka went to the shop opposite to the bar where a woman was selling fried ‘bajjis’ and picked up a fight with the…
National Meet of fishermen tomorrow
December 13, 2019Mysuru: A National Meet of fishermen will be held at Bengaluru tomorrow (Dec.14). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Karnataka State Gangaamatastha Sangha Hon. President Prof. Vasanthamma said that the meet will take place at National College Ground, Basavanagudi at 10 am tomorrow. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Fisheries Minister Srinivas Poojari and several…















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