Mysuru: Innovative Mysuru in association with Department of Kannada and Culture will be organising a three-day ‘Yaksha Sambhrama’ from Aug. 11 at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises. The festival will be inaugurated by Chamarajanagar industrialist G.M. Hegde at 6 pm. Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Chennappa will be the chief guest. Parthisubba Awardee and…
Floodgates Open: 90,000 cusecs being released from Kabini; 30,000 cusecs from Harangi
August 8, 2019High alert in Harangi, Kabini downstream; tourists advised not to venture near rivers Mysuru: A high alert has been sounded along the downstream of Harangi and Kabini dams in areas such as Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, Nanjangud and Suttur as thousands of cusecs of water is being released from Harangi and Kabini Reservoirs. Heavy rains in…
Sy. No. 4 residents urge MLA, CM to resolve ‘B-Kharab’ issue
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The members of Siddarthanagar Shoshithara Sangha have urged KR Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas and Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to take steps to remove the ‘B-Kharab’ classification of Survey No. 4 in which areas such as Siddarthanagar, K.C. Nagar and J.C. Nagar are located. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Sangha…
Water or Milk foam? : Dhanushkoti waterfall at Chunchanakatte in K.R. Nagar beckons tourists
August 8, 2019Mysuru: Chunchanakatte Falls in Mysuru district is a place where one can see nature’s bounty in full flow. The spot is called Dhanushkoti waterfall, located at Chunchanakatte village near K.R. Nagar and it is around 55 kms from Mysuru. With heavy rains since the last four to five days, Cauvery, the lifeline for Mysuru and…
Rains fail to deter ‘Varamahalakshmi’ shoppers
August 8, 2019Prices of flowers, fruits, vegetables soar Mysuru: It looks like the wet weather does not seem to deter the festival shoppers on the eve of ‘Varamahalakshmi’ as they thronged the Devaraja Market braving the rain, holding umbrellas this morning, to buy the important items to propitiate Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. People were seen falling…
MCDCC Bank’s Rs.40.75 crore scam: Former Hunsur Branch Manager Ramappa Poojar arrested
August 8, 2019CID sleuths nab accused after 11 months Hunsur: The CID, which is investigating the Rs.40.75 crore scam at Hunsur and Bilikere Branches of Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central Bank’s (MCDCC), has arrested Ramappa Poojar, the Bank’s Hunsur Branch former Manager, four days ago. Ramappa had allegedly misappropriated crores of rupees meant to be distributed…
Opposition to widen NH-275 from Kushalnagar grows
August 8, 2019Coorg Wildlife Society President writes to Kodagu Deputy Commissioner highlighting destructive nature of the Project Mysuru: Continuing his efforts to stall the proposed widening of National Highway (NH) 275, Coorg Wildlife Society President K.C. Biddappa has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu opposing the project as it will bring untold miseries to the…
One more Mysuru-Hyderabad flight from September
August 8, 2019TruJet to operate to Belagavi, Chennai from Oct.27 Mysuru: One more flight is going to be introduced between Mysuru and Hyderabad in the first week of Sept. IndiGo Airlines has come forward to start the flights between these two cities and the Airports Authority of India is making all preparations to provide facilities for them….
Bandipur Night Traffic Ban will stay, rules Apex Court
August 8, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday directed the continuation of the overnight traffic ban on the National Highway (NH) running through the core area of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. A Bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Surya Kant asked the Centre to come up with a permanent solution which would keep the endangered species away…
KSOU to offer free coaching for competitive examinations
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Competitive Examination Coaching Centre (CECC) of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will provide free coaching for aspirants of competitive exams in the coming days, said KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.Vidyashankar here on Tuesday. Presiding over the inaugural programme of the launch of the coaching camp for entrance test for recruitment to various posts in…















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