Madikeri: Huthri or Puttari, the harvest festival of Kodagu, will be celebrated on Nov. 23. As per tradition, members of Bhakta Jana Sangha, 13 Thakkas of the district and elders assembled at Padi Igguthappa Temple at Kakkabe recently and decided on the date of the festival. The festival Muhurtha was decided by Temple astrologer Shashikumar…
Samvahana Siri award conferred on Dr. Nandish Hanche
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Marking Kannada Rajyotsava, Samvahana Trust had organised a function at Sri Rajendra Bhavan in JSS Hospital premises here yesterday to confer ‘Samvahana Siri’ award on critic Dr. Nandish Hanche and also to felicitate littérateur Dr. Ramegowda. Inaugurating the programme, District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda commended the Trust for promoting literary activities. He opined that…
One arrested for illegally storing wild animal pelts in house
November 12, 2018Deer skin, antlers seized Mysuru: The sleuths of City Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested a person on charges of illegally storing deer skin and antlers in house and have seized the skin and antlers from him. The arrested person is 38-year-old Rohit, a resident of Kuvempunagar in city. Acting on a tip off, the CCB…
AIISH Faculty for Singapore
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Dr. Ajish K. Abraham, Professor, Dept. of Electronics, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), Mysore has been invited by the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS) to deliver a talk on Nov. 23. He will be delivering the talk on “Research problems in speech processing…
Government School burgled in city
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Miscreants, who gained entry into Kanakagiri Government High School by breaking open the lock of the School during Deepavali holidays between Nov.6 and 8, have decamped with items worth about Rs.12,476 from the School. The burglars have decamped with one side-drum, two bugles, one bass drum, two drum sticks, five plates, 25 tumblers, one…
Training on ‘Drug Chemistry’ from tomorrow
November 12, 2018Mysuru: JSS College of Pharmacy has organised a month-long training programme on ‘Drug Chemistry’ commencing tomorrow at the College premises in Shivarathreeshwaranagar here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Programme Convenor Dr. G.V. Pujar said that the programme will be inaugurated by JSS Academy of Higher Education Registrar Dr….
Janardhana Reddy Arrested
November 11, 2018Mining baron held for Rs. 23 crore Ponzi Scam unearthed by Enforcement Directorate Bengaluru: Ballari’s mining baron and former BJP Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, who was questioned for hours in an alleged bribery case last evening, has been arrested this morning by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths, sources said. The former Minister in B.S….
KSRTC drivers barred from carrying mobiles on duty
November 11, 2018Bengaluru/ Mysuru: Beginning Nov.15, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) drivers are banned from carrying mobile phones while on duty. BMTC officials said drivers should keep their cellphones in lockers at their respective depots before getting behind the wheel. Violation of the rule will result in suspension. While Bengaluru is set to implement such a rule…
Night-long folk event gets good response
November 11, 2018Mysuru: A night-long traditional folk music programme organised for the first time at Kalamandira in city last night by Department of Kannada and Culture on local folk heroes Manteswamy and Male Madeshwara — popularly called ‘Dharage Doddavaru’ among local people — drew huge response from the public. The programme which began around 8 pm, concluded…
Raja Marga continues to be city’s eyesore
November 11, 2018Mysuru: It was with great fanfare that the famous Dasara procession route, Sayyaji Rao Road, was given the moniker ‘Raja Marga.’ It is almost ten years now and nothing seems to have gone right with this ambitious project of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). But who is to bell the cat to solve the problems?…















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