Mysuru: After successfully launching 195 Indira Canteens in Bengaluru, the State Government is ready to extend the same facility to Mysuru with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah instructing the officials to make arrangements to start a total of 16 canteens in the District including 11 in Mysuru city. The officials, who have been given a deadline of…
Omission of names from voters list: HC quashes PIL filed by S.A. Ramdas
December 2, 2017Mysuru: The High Court has quashed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by former Minister S.A. Ramdas alleging that the names of about 26,000 people were deliberately omitted from the voters list. Ramdas had alleged in the PIL that the omission of names in KR, NR and Chamaraja Constituencies was deliberate with involvement of local…
Govt. proposes jail term for ‘triple talaq’ in draft law
December 2, 2017New Delhi: Over three months after the Supreme Court “set aside” the practice of instant triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat, the Centre has drawn up a draft law which makes it a “cognizable and non-bailable” offence, punishable with three years jail and a monetary fine. The draft law — Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)…
Aadikavi Pampa’s Aadipurana Part-2: Vaachana-Vyaakhyaana and Exhibition from Dec. 2 to 9
December 2, 2017Parampare,’ a cultural organisation known for presenting unique programmes on classical Kannada literary works has been conducting Vaachana-Vyaakhyaana of Aadikavi Pampa’s Aadipurana in city since Nov.25 at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road. Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah, internationally known scholar on Jain works, delivered the inaugural lecture. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji lauded the efforts…
Despite 25% price crash, eggs still being sold at Rs. 7 each in city
December 2, 2017Mysuru: Egg prices in city have remained at Rs. 6 and 7 though there is a 25 percent drop in its prices. Retails outlets across the city except for some pockets near wholesale markets at Boti Bazaar and Mandi Mohalla, eggs are sold at Rs. 6 and 7 per piece. A communication from the of…
A ‘Special’ Dance-Drama to mark World Disabled Day tomorrow
December 2, 2017Mysuru: International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 3rd of December every year, in order to promote the awareness about the people with disabilities as well as to encourage them by implementing a lot of assistance in their real life to enhance their way of life and remove the social stigma towards them….
Andy Pirki to tickle your funny bone on POGO from tomorrow
December 2, 2017Mumbai: Get ready to go on a jolly ride with Andy, the pink dinosaur and his friend Pirki, a short, grown up man trapped in a heart of a child, in a new weekly show titled ‘Andy Pirki’ starting tomorrow (Dec. 3) on POGO channel. The silent slapstick comedy ‘Andy Pirki’ has been created by…
Youth injured as bike rams into stationary goods auto
December 2, 2017Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth was seriously injured, when he rammed his bike into a stationary goods auto on the Ring Road between Bogadi and Hinkal junction here this morning. The seriously injured youth has been identified as Pratheek, son of Vasanth Kumar, a resident of Gokulam here and working as a Civil Engineer with a…
Children’s Science Congress concludes: A.S. Adarsh bags State Young Scientist Award
December 2, 2017Mysuru: “India has been adjudged as the best country to utilise space technology for the benefit of people” said A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation. He was delivering the valedictory address of the State-level 25th National Children’s Science Congress organised by Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat (KRVP) in association with Balavikasa Academy, Dharwar at…
Karnatak music workshop on Dec. 9 and 10
December 2, 2017Mysuru: Champaka Academy, Mysuru, with a mission to promote Indian culture, is conducting a two-day workshop in Karnatak music for the benefit of music-lovers and practitioners, at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar here. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar will conduct the workshop on Dec. 9 and will teach compositions of the famous Mysuru composer Sri Yoga Narasimham. Vid….
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