Honnavar: Senior Yakshagana Artiste Jalavalli Venkatesh Rao passed away at a private hospital in Sirsi yesterday. He was 86 and leaves behind his wife, a daughter and three sons including Yakshagana artiste Vidyadhara Jalavalli. Hailing from Jalavalli in Honnavar taluk in Uttara Kannada district, Venkatesh Rao was a Yakshagana exponent in both Badaguthittu and Thenkuthittu…
Hearse van facility launched
March 6, 2019Mysuru: The Management Committee of Masjid-e-Akbari at Haleemnagar, launched a hearse van facility to transport dead bodies from houses to Mosques and from Mosques to the Muslim Burial Grounds in city. The facility was launched on Mar.1 by Hazarath Moulana Afsar Sayeed of Khateeb Masjid Aknari after performing Fatha Khani. On the occasion, Committee President…
Man commits suicide
March 6, 2019Mysuru: A 70-year-old man suffering from gangrene, who had attempted to end his life by consuming liquor mixed with poison and admitted to a hospital, has breathed his last. The deceased is Madaiah, a resident of Ramanuja Road in Agrahara. Madaiah, who was depressed as he was suffering from gangrene, tried to end his life…
Budget of City Central Library Authority presented
March 6, 2019Mysuru: The Budget for 2019-20 of City Central Library Authority (CCLA) was presented recently at the Old Council Hall of MCC here which was chaired by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath. Presenting the Budget, Ex-officio Secretary of CCLA and Department of Public Libraries Deputy Director B. Manjunath said that a revenue of Rs.3.8 crore was expected with…
Housewife commits suicide over alleged dowry harassment
March 6, 2019Mysuru: Depressed over frequent harassment for dowry allegedly by her husband and his family members, a 27-year-old housewife committed suicide by hanging self at the house in J.P. Nagar here. The deceased is Chandrika, wife of Rajendra and a resident of Janata Layout in J.P. Nagar. Chandrika, who was married to Rajendra in 2012, has two…
Jhashne Hazarath Kwaja Gareebun Nawaz celebrations from Mar. 8
March 6, 2019Mysuru: Jhashne Hazarath Kwaja Gareebun Nawaz celebrations as part of the annual Sandal Urus Shariff will be held in the evenings from Mar.8 to 14 at various Sunni Mosques and Madaries in city. Daily from 8.30 pm after Namaz Isha prayers: Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road, Jamiya Masjid on Irwin Road, Jamiya Tipu Masjid Aala at…
After a gap of 4 years…: KSOU Convocation held
March 5, 2019Knowledge acquisition must for betterment of society: NAAC Director Mysuru: “The acquisition of knowledge must be utilised for the betterment of society. This is possible only when it is implemented. There is a proverb in Kannada “Kereya neeranu kerege chelli,” and this exemplifies the purpose of gaining knowledge that should be returned,” said Prof. S.C….
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arriving in city tomorrow
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will be in Mysuru tomorrow, will address the intellectuals and later interact with them at a programme to be held at Hotel Southern Star on Vinobha Road here at 4 pm. Prior to this, she will release the book “Facets of Terrorism in India” by Mysuru-based author R.N. Kulkarni,…
MP Pratap Simha flags off extension of Kacheguda Express from city
March 5, 2019Mysuru: “We have introduced six new trains to Mysuru in the recent times and in the coming days the Mysuru-Chennai-Hyderabad trains will be run every day, as also trains to Trivandrum, Mumbai and Madgaon will also be connected from Mysuru,” said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. He was speaking after flagging off of the extension of…
Passengers on Mysuru-Bengaluru trains can enjoy free WiFi facility at 17 Stations
March 5, 2019Mysuru: The passengers on Mysuru-Bengaluru trains can avail free WiFi facility at 17 Stations on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Railway section. The Railtel Corporation of India has successfully installed free WiFi zones at Bengaluru City, Nayandahalli, Kengeri, Hejjala, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Settihalli, Maddur, Hanakere, Mandya, Yeliyur, Byadarahalli, Pandavapura, Srirangapatna, Naganahalli and Mysuru. RailWire WiFi will be available…















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