New Delhi: President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at a function held at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat, yesterday. She also conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2024 upon veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. Accepting the award with humility, Anant…

Mysuru: Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Pandit Indudhar Nirody (91), one of the eminent musicians and revered gurus of Hindustani classical music, passed away yesterday, in Panvel, Maharashtra, following a brief illness. He was born on July 11, 1935. A senior vocalist of the Agra Gharana, Pandit Nirody received his training from several stalwarts, including…

Mysuru: The following doctors have been elected as the office-bearers of the Association of Physicians of India (API), Mysore Chapter, during the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held recently: Chairman – Dr. H.G. Ashoka; Vice-Chairman – Dr. H.A. Krishnamurthy; Secretary – Dr. P. Ashok; Treasurer – Dr. M.R. Udaya Kumar; Scientific Secretary – Dr. H.B….

Mysuru: ‘Samartha Sadvidya 2026-27’, an inter-collegiate competition organised by Sadvidya Composite Pre-University College, was held with grandeur recently. The event was inaugurated by M. D. Gopinath, Secretary, Sadvidya Educational Institutions. Speaking on the occasion, he expressed his happiness over the achievements of the participating colleges. Prof. M. S. K. Narahari Babu, President, Sadvidya Educational Institutions,…

Green nets, wall art, rangoli to transform back lanes of Lansdowne Building Mysuru: The surroundings of the historic Lansdowne Building, including the lanes and alleys that have turned into open urination spots, will soon be transformed into a clean walking path with wall art. The stretch along the rear wall of the Lansdowne Building on…

Shifted from Chamarajanagar to Mysuru Zoo Chamarajanagar / Mysuru: A male elephant calf, suspected to have been abandoned by its mother and found wandering on the roadside, was rescued in Hanur Buffer Range of MM Hills yesterday and has been shifted to Mysuru Zoo for treatment. Motorists, who found the elephant calf aged about one…

Conducting Kambala during Dasara will not add to its significance: Pramoda Devi Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said Kambala, the traditional buffalo race of coastal Karnataka, has its own unique significance and should preferably be organised separately rather than as part of the Mysuru Dasara festivities. Addressing a press…

Khas Durbar from Oct. 11; Vijaya Yatra on Oct. 21 Mysuru: The Sharannavaratri celebrations will begin at the Mysore Palace from Oct. 5 with the assembling of Golden Throne, said erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, here yesterday. Addressing the media persons at her residence, she said that the rituals would commence at…