Mysuru: As part of Kalabharathi wing’s monthly cultural programme, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru Kendra, has organised a Yakshagana programme on Sept. 17 at 6 pm in its Prof. Y.T. Thathachari Auditorium in Vijayanagar. The play titled “Lanka Dahana” or “Choodamani”, enacted by Sri. Mahaganapathy Yakshagana Mandali, Nidle, South Canara, is taken from the epic…
Saree Walkathon in city on Sept. 16
September 12, 2018Mysuru: Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Central has organised a ‘Saree Walkathon’ with the theme ‘Healthy Women Happy Homes’ on Sept. 16 in city. The walkathon, which will be inaugurated by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, will commence at 6 am from Maharaja’s Junior College Grounds and the distance will be three kilometers. The walkathon will pass…
Saree Frenzy: Thousands queue up at KSIC showroom to buy Mysore Silk Saree
September 11, 2018Mysuru: Even as Gowri-Ganesha festival is just a day away, the saree frenzy suddenly began this morning as hundreds of women queued up in front of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) showroom opposite Mysuru Zoo to purchase the highly-discounted silk sarees. This is the only outlet in city where the sale is on and will…
Petrol price had crossed Rs.80 in 2013 under UPA
September 11, 2018Mysuru: Even as Congress staged a nation-wide bandh yesterday in protest against rising prices of petrol, diesel and LPG, it is recalled that the price of petrol had breached Rs.80 mark in 2013 itself, when the Congress-headed UPA Government was in power at the Centre. According to a petrol bill issued by a Fuel Station…
I can make 5 BJP MLAs to quit party: H.D.Kumaraswamy
September 11, 2018Mandya: Even as speculations are rife on whether the Jarakiholi brothers, who are reportedly upset over the happenings going on in the Congress over Belagavi politics, are going to rock the JD(S)-Congress coalition government, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has hinted that he can make five BJP MLAs to quit the party. Speaking to press persons…
Royal Family with the Royal Jumbo
September 11, 2018Mysuru: “Our elephants play a central role in our Mysore tradition. Visited Arjuna and the other elephants that have arrived at The Palace, Mysore, for the Navaratri Festivities,” is the message that the scion of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar posted on his Facebook page yesterday. He along with his wife…
BEML flags off nation’s first 205T Electric Dump Truck
September 11, 2018Mysuru: Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a Public Sector Company under the Ministry of Defence and a premier manufacturer of Mining & Construction equipment, has launched an indigenously designed and developed nation’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (Model BH205-E), with an objective of strengthening the ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister Narendra…
PM to send Central teams to assess flood damage in Karnataka
September 11, 2018New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday assured Karnataka that the Centre will send two official teams to assess the flood damages in Kodagu, Malnad districts and coastal districts. This followed a meeting of a delegation, led by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, with the Prime Minister to apprise him of the flood havoc in certain…
Bus fare hike likely from this Sunday
September 11, 2018Bengaluru: Even as the Congress staged a nationwide bandh on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices, the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the State is all set to hike bus fares from Sunday next. The hike may be around 18 per cent for sub-urban routes and a whopping 50 per cent in respect of city…
Koppa village patiently waits for flood-relief compensation
September 11, 2018Kushalnagar: While the flood and landslide-ravaged Kodagu is limping back to normalcy with the District Administration planning to construct houses with composite materials for the displaced people, Koppa village near Kushalnagar patiently waits for assistance and financial help. Technically, Koppa comes under Mysuru district with one side of the border touching Kodagu and the other…















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