Mysuru: Following accusation by a few defeated candidates that EVMs and VVPATs were hacked in the May 12 Assembly polls, the Police are said to have questioned four persons who had made claims on hacking. Defeated NR JD(S) candidate Abdul Aziz (Abdulla) and SDPI candidate Abdul Majeed has lodged a complaint with the NR Police…
HDD fans offer puja
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Members of H.D. Deve Gowda Abhimanigala Harsha Balaga offered special puja at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here this morning seeking divine blessings to have H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) back as the Chief Minister. They also broke 101 coconuts outside the Temple. Marking the 86th birthday of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD)…
Police, Paramilitary lauded for incident-free election bandobust
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The 15th Karnataka Assembly elections has passed off peacefully in city with tight security arrangements made by the District Administration and the Police. “It is due to the people’s patience, co-operation, the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari and the untiring efforts of the Police Officers and staff that the election bandobust was a success,” said…
Paramilitary Forces personnel return
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The Paramilitary Forces personnel deployed for election bandobust duty in city returned to their respective places yesterday. About 18 Companies consisting of 85 Paramilitary personnel from Chennai, Hyderabad, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Maharashtra had been deployed for bandobust duty. They used to provide security at check-posts, mustering centres, polling booths and counting centres. As the…
Grand Finale of Forum Junior Chef Champ’18 in City
May 17, 2018Budding young chefs from across South India sharpened their knives as they honed their culinary skills for Forum Junior Chef Champ competition held for the first time in Mysuru at Forum Centre City on May 13. More than 100 kids competed in the preliminary round in both the categories — category-1 (7 to 10 years)…
Vocal concert by Ravikiran at Veene Seshanna Bhavana tomorrow
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a Karnatak music vocal concert by Vid. G. Ravikiran on May 18 at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar. He will be accompanied by Vidu. Adithi Krishnaprakash on violin, Vid. H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on mridanga and Vid. Phanindrabhaskara on ghata. Profile: G. Ravikiran was initiated into Karnatak music at…
Articulate Dance Festival at Ganabharathi on May 20
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Articulate Festival, coordinated by Mysore B. Nagaraj, is conducted on 3rd Sunday of every Month, in city. Accomplished Indian Classical dancers both from India and abroad take part in this festival. On Sunday, the 20th May, in its 24th series, artistes are scheduled to perform in Kathak, Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam starting at 6 pm…
Ramzan fasting begins today
May 17, 2018Mysuru: A meeting of Mysore District Moon Committee was held at the Office of the Mysore District Wakf Advisory Committee on Sayyaji Rao Road at 7 pm yesterday under the Chairmanship of Sir Khazi of Mysore Hazrath Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff Saheb. Ariff A. Mehkri, who was the convenor of the Moon Committee, collected information…
Malabar’s Brides of India Campaign lucky winners
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Malabar Gold & Diamonds has conducted the first round of State-wise lucky draws to pick the winners of free honeymoon trip as part of the ongoing Brides of India Campaign Season 6. Around 1,000 lucky couples will get the chance for free honeymoon trip to overseas destinations like Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, Bali and Hong…
SDPI demands poll on ballot papers
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Alleging that VVPATs were hacked in Narasimharaja Constituency, SDPI staged a demo near the DC’s office here yesterday demanding that the elections be held on ballot papers. Maintaining that the EVMs have been misused in the recently concluded elections, NR Constituency SDPI candidate Abdul Majeed said that he did not receive a single vote…
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