Mysuru: Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, Trustee K.S. Gururaja was felicitated by Dr. Bilali Camara, Director, UNAIDS Country Office for India, during the 11th National AIDS Society of India Conference (ASICON 2018 ) held in Bengaluru, for his persistent service to the society in the field of HIV/AIDS. He had also co-ordinated and organised series of…
Nanjangud boy, who had slipped into coma, dies
November 25, 2018Mysuru: Abhi, the 14-year-old boy from Nanjangud taluk who had slipped into coma after undergoing a surgery for ear ailment at K.R. Hospital in the city on Nov. 21, succumbed on Saturday afternoon. Abhi had been battling for life after slipping into coma on Nov. 22 reportedly due to a brain haemorrhage and he breathed…
Kannada Superstar M.H. Ambareesh passes away at 66
November 25, 2018Bengaluru: Film star-turned-politician M H Ambareesh passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday, according to official sources and Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. He was 66. Ambareesh was rushed to a private hospital after he complained of breathing-related issue, sources said. The former Union minister has acted in over 200 films and served…
Not 1, not 2, not 3… but 4 Disneylands in Mysuru Region !
November 24, 2018Mandya: The State Government seems to be obsessed about Disneyland and even the Chief Minister seems to have been bitten by Disneyland bug. Even as the government’s plan to upgrade Brindavan Gardens at the picturesque Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya has stirred a Hornet’s Nest with farmers led by their leader G. Madegowda…
20 feared dead as bus plunges into VC Canal
November 24, 2018Pandavapura: At least 20 passengers were feared dead when the private bus they were travelling plunged into VC Canal near Kanaganamaradi in Pandavapura taluk this noon. The private bus was on its way to Mandya from Pandavapura via Kanaganamaradi when the ghastly incident took place. There were more than 30 passengers in the bus, including…
Most unhygienic, dusty, dirty & disorganised M.G. Road Vegetable Market: Koti worked to modernise it, but failed
November 24, 2018Mysuru: A book on Senior Journalist Rajashekar Koti’s life and writings, titled ‘Koti – Odugara Andolana,’ was released at ‘Koti Nenapu’ programme organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) on his first death anniversary, at Kalamandira here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, SOM Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), who was one of the guests of…
Two tigers, tusker found dead
November 24, 2018Hanagodu/ Mysuru: Two tigers and one elephant were found dead at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park limits yesterday. The tiger, which was found dead at Bandipur Reserve, was prowling near the villages on the fringes of Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills and the Forest Department had launched a combing operation to trap the feline that…
District Minister inaugurates 4-day Nammura Thindi Mela
November 24, 2018Mysuru: District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) inaugurated the four-day Nammura Thindi Mela organised by Sri Bhagyalakshmi Enterprises at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. As many as 150 stalls have been put up at the Grounds where people from different parts of Karnataka like Bengaluru, Hassan, Davangere, Bijapur, Hubballi, Mysuru and other parts are…
Huthri Harvest Fest celebrated in Mysuru, Kodagu
November 24, 2018Mysuru/ Madikeri: Huthri or Puthari festival was celebrated with grandeur and traditional fervour in Mysuru and Kodagu districts yesterday. It is a festival of harvest and getting the harvested paddy crop home, highlighting the relationship between mother earth and man. Kodavas and members of Kodagu Gowda community visited paddy fields in a procession in their…
Kodava language speakers dip by 31%, shows census data
November 24, 2018Bengaluru: The number of people speaking Kodava and Konkani languages has dipped, shows the 2011 census data. While Konkani is a scheduled language, Kodava is a non-scheduled language. Data from the 2011 census on mother tongues indicate that the number of people speaking Konkani decreased from 24.9 lakh in 2001 to 22.6 lakh in 2011,…















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