Mysuru: Krishnaswamy Shastri was conferred ‘Pourohitya Vidvanmani’ title by Hemmige Sriviashnava Sabha recently for his contributions for the past 50 years in the field of Pourohitya. The title was given by Founder of the Hemmige Sabha H.B. Narasimhachar. The Sabha also felicitated members who had crossed 80 and 90 years of age numbering to 14….
Shraavika Ratna Award presented to Sheela N. Ananthraj
November 25, 2018Mysuru: Sheela N. Ananthraj, Immediate Past President of Akhila Karnataka Jain Women Federation, and President of Padmashri Mahila Samaj was presented with ‘Shraavika Ratna’ award by Shravanabelagola MLA Balakrishna at a function organised at Chavundaraya Sabha Mantap in Shravanabelagola recently. The award was presented to her in recognition of her service during the National Jain…
Manusmriti still alive in different forms: Seer
November 25, 2018Mysuru: Alleging that Manuvadis have kept alive ‘Manusmriti’ in the name of religion, caste, traditions etc., Sri Urilinga Peddi Mutt Seer Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji has regretted the tendency to gain control over lower strata of the society through manipulative politics. He was speaking after releasing writer Gangaram Chandala’s work titled ‘Prasthuta-Aprasthuta (Samvidhana-Manusmriti: Taulanika Adhyayana)’ at…
City doc gets Royal College Fellowship
November 25, 2018Mysuru: Dr. M. Suresh Babu, Deputy Director & Professor of Medicine, JSS Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, was awarded the Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCP Edin). He received the Fellowship from Prof. Derek Bell OBE, President, RCPE at the convocation ceremony held at the Royal College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom…
Man ends life under speeding train
November 25, 2018Mandya: In a reported incident, a 50-year-old man died after falling under a moving train near Maddur on Mysuru-Bengaluru section this morning. Thammaiah (50), of Hottegowdanadoddi in Maddur taluk is the deceased.
Asha Kirana Hospital Trustee feted at ASICON 2018
November 25, 2018Mysuru: 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…















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