Mysuru: On the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, Big Bazaar has organised ‘Little Krishna’ competition for children at its premises on JLB Road here from 10.30 am to 2 pm tomorrow (Aug. 24). Interested children can register their names by visiting Big Bazaar or schools may provide the names of the participants. There is no registration…
Entries invited for Kodava Samaja Scholarship and Honour
August 23, 2019Mysuru: The Annual Kail-Poldh Festival get-together will be held on Sept. 8 (Sunday) at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here. The day-long programme comprises Ayudha Puja, Sports and Games, Lucky Dip, Honouring eminent Kodavas and distribution of Scholarship to meritorious children. In all, 42 scholarships will be awarded to Kodava students who have…
Drawing contest at Zoo
August 23, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo is organising Drawing and Painting competitions for students on Aug. 31 from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Zoo premises under the following categories: 1) LKG & UKG; 2) 1st to 4th Standard; 3) 5th to 7th Standard; 4) 8th to 10th Standard; 5) PUC and above; 6) Physically challenged and…
Elephant Rohit damages tourist’s car
August 23, 2019Gundlupet: Elephant Rohit, who has been selected to participate in Dasara festivities, has damaged a tourist’s car near the Bandipur Safari ticket counter at Melukamanahalli in Bandipur National Park yesterday afternoon. Three elephants — Jayaprakash, Rohit and Lakshmi of Rampura Elephant Camp in Bandipur — which were selected for this year’s Dasara, were readied by…
Ramdas escapes with minor injuries in car mishap
August 23, 2019Mysuru: KR BJP MLA S.A. Ramdas had a miraculous escape when the car he was travelling hit a roadside culvert near Sullia in Dakshina Kannada District this morning. Ramdas, along with his brother Srikanth Das, left Mysuru in the wee hours of today for Mangaluru on a private visit. As the car was nearing Sullia,…
Pension Adalat held in city
August 23, 2019Mysuru: As part of the nationwide programme, Pension Adalat was held for retired State Government Employees at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here and for Retired Railway Employees at the Office of the Divisional Railway Manger (DRM) this morning. At Institution of Engineers, the Adalat was inaugurated by Additional DC B.R. Poornima. Totally,…
Retd. IFS Officer Nagaraj passes away
August 23, 2019Mandya: Nagaraj (62), a retired IFS Officer, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in Bengaluru following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Dr. Shashikala, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Nagaraj was a 1986 batch IFS Officer and had served as the Managing Director of Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation Ltd….
Kannada Assn. meet
August 23, 2019Bengaluru: “The supremacy of outsiders and anti-Kannada activities in Bengaluru has increased terribly” observed Kannada Okkuta President Vatal Nagaraj. Addressing a press meet yesterday, Nagaraj announced that a meeting of Kannada Association would be held tomorrow at the Press Club premises. He added that the members of the Okkuta would lay siege to Raj Bhavan…
Gajapayana heralds Dasara
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Signalling the official countdown to the famed Mysuru Dasara, the first batch of six caparisoned elephants led by the mighty tusker Arjuna — the Golden Howdah-carrying Elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from the jungle camps to the City of Palaces this morning. The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts…
Nirmala Sitharaman in Mysuru
August 22, 2019Addresses GST and I-T officials Mysuru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had visited Kodagu to assess the flood situation recently, arrived in city this morning. She will be addressing the GST and Income Tax officials in an internal meeting organised by GST Commissionerate, Mysuru, at Hotel Radisson Blu here. Nirmala, who arrived on road…















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