Shravanabelagola: Lakhs of devotees who had come from far and near watched the once in 12-year spectacle as the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka (anointment) to the 58.8 ft tall monolith statue of Bahubali began yesterday at this hill shrine. The anointment to the statue is the second part, as the pujas and other rituals had begun from…
Siddu refuses doli, climbs Vindhyagiri Hills
February 18, 2018Shravanabelagola: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah launched the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka by performing jalabhisheka yesterday. He poured the water six times on the Bahubali statue. Shravanabelagola Mutt Pontiff Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji and Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. Veerendra Heggade were by his side during the anointment. This century’s second Mahamastakabhisheka was launched under the leadership of Sri Vardhamanasagara and later…
Hyderabad tourist dies after assault by rafting staff at Dubare
February 18, 2018Madikeri: In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old tourist from Hyderabad succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Mysuru on Feb. 16 where he was being treated for the injuries he had sustained when a rafting personnel assaulted him on the head with a wooden oar at Dubare Rafting Camp coming under Nanjarayapatna Gram Panchayat…
PM Modi’s visit: Traffic restrictions in Mysuru
February 18, 2018Mysuru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving in city late night today, the City Police have announced traffic restrictions in some parts of the city on account of VVIP security and smooth movement. Accordingly, vehicular movement has been banned from Mysore Airport in Mandakalli to Race Course Circle on Nanjangud Road from 8.30 pm till…
Newborn found abandoned-near Lake
February 18, 2018Mysuru: Villagers of Kuruburu in T. Narasipur have rescued a newborn girl who was found abandoned near the village lake on Feb.12 at 8.30 pm. The villagers, with the help of the Police, have admitted the baby girl to Cheluvamba Hospital in city. The newborn is said to be five-days-old, wheatish complexioned and weighs 2.4…
TCS TechBytes: IT Quiz for Engineering students
February 18, 2018Send entries before Feb. 26 Bengaluru: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT Services, consulting and business solutions organisation, and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES), an autonomous body promoted by Government of Karnataka in association with IT industries and educational institutions, are rolling out the ninth edition of the Engineering IT Quiz —…
New premises of Classical Kannada Centre at CIIL
February 18, 2018Mysuru: The new premises of Centre of Excellence for Classical Kannada at the premises of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) here will be inaugurated tomorrow at 10.30 am by Union Minister for Human Resource Department Prakash Javadekar. The Minster will also release the translated version of the epic ‘Bala Ramayana’ brought out by CIIL….
Woman goes missing from city
February 18, 2018Mysuru: A 39-year-old woman has been reported missing from Hanchya village in the taluk on Feb.12. The woman, identified as V. Manjula is 5.2 ft. tall, oily-red complexioned, normal built and was wearing a green coloured saree with white flower design, green blouse, finger ring and mangalasutra at the time of going missing. Those having…
Five school children injured in mishap
February 18, 2018Hunsur: Five school children were injured when the school van in which they were travelling, rammed into a roadside tree near Moodalakoppalu near Bilikere on Hunsur-Mysuru road on Saturday. The driver of the van too sustained injuries in the mishap, which is said to have occurred following a tyre burst. The van is said to…
Two leopards found dead in Kollegal, Gundlupet
February 18, 2018Kollegal/ Gundlupet: In separate incidents, two leopards were found dead at Thimmarajipura village in Kollegal and Mantipura in Gundlupet. In the first incident, a four-year-old leopard, which tried to cross the electric fence installed illegally around the field of one Suresh at Thimmarajipura, died after being electrocuted. Suresh had allegedly put up the electric fence…
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