Mysuru/Mysore: Establishing the University of Mysore by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1916, the eighth oldest University in India, became the cornerstone for series of educational facilities in Mysore. Thanks to the academic philanthropy of the then Bishop of Mysore, Rt. Rev. Rene Feuga, who renounced his Mansion to house St. Philomena’s College which started in…
Mysuru’s own Ekta Kapoor forays into hotel biz now
February 16, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A rebel who set out to do something different in a field she had no experience about, this Mysuru girl dropped out of her Mechanical Engineering course to try something different. That’s how the journey of Shruti Naidu, the well-known face of television today, started two decades ago. One of the top-ranking directors, she…
Mysuru Railway is now an e-Office
February 16, 2020Hubballi: The Zonal Head Quarters (HQ) and all three Division Offices of South Western Railway (SWR) including Mysuru Division have adopted paperless work culture as implementation of National Informatics Centre (NIC) e-Office has been completed. SWR is the first Zone to complete work after commencement of the project. The work was executed by RailTel. To…
IDEATHON contest on Social Innovation
February 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Young Indians (Yi), a youth wing of CII Mysuru, has organised a unique competition ‘IDEATHON’ on Feb. 19 at SJCE in city from 10 am to 1 pm. The contest is open to all Universities, Professors and teachers from Mysuru, who have problem-solving ideas in Social Innovation Space. The three-hour event has been designed…
Server Down, Down, Down
February 15, 2020OTP-based property registration a painfully slow process Unresponsive server, software snags inconvenience citizens By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The new One-Time Password (OTP)- based system of property registrations rolled out on Feb. 5 by the Department of Stamps and Registration for all property registrations through Kaveri software is inconveniencing property owners, sellers and also officials….
MEMU trains: 8 more coaches from Feb. 17
February 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) trains have proved a great hit and there are over eight MEMU trains operating from Mysuru, Ramanagara, Whitefield and Kuppam. Considering the demand, the Indian Railways has decided to increase the coaches from the present eight to 16. The four MEMU trains plying between Mysuru and Bengaluru at different…
Bahuroopi 2020 treads on Gandhi Patha
February 15, 2020Six-day Theatre Festival opens to a packed audience Mysore/Mysuru: O Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu, uplifter of the fallen… you and your beloved consort Sita are to be worshipped… all names of God refer to the same Supreme Being, including Eshwara and the Allah… O Lord, Please give peace and brotherhood to everyone, as we…
I used to spin charakha daily for an hour at Ananda Ashram: Anant Nag
February 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In his Bahuroopi 2020 inaugural address, actor and theatre personality Anant Nag recalled how the Mahatma had inspired him when he grew up in Ananda Ashram. His address was listened to by the audience with rapt attention. Every nook and corner of Vanaranga inside Rangayana, including the balcony, was jam-packed with people. The audience…
A recreated Sabarmati Ashram draws crowd at Rangayana
February 15, 2020The place that shaped the future of a nation that we now all know as India Mysore/Mysuru: The serenity of Sabarmati Ashram touches the very core of our ‘being’ and we develop a strange bond with the man who changed the course of Indian history. A visit to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, one…
Books, handicrafts, herbals, organic and much more…
February 15, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Over 60 handicrafts and book stalls have been set up at Rangayana premises, the venue of Bahuroopi National Theatre Fest. Art Studio Image 2U counter is showcasing a large collection of canvas paintings including Swami Vivekananda, Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji and others. Desi Mysuru stall has handloom and Ilkal sarees along with other related desi…















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