Mysuru: The 7th Edition of Celebration Mysore ½ Marathon, 10K & 6K Run/Walk organised by ‘Life is Calling’ will be flagged off on Sept.3 (Sunday) from Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace. Addressing media persons at Hotel Southern Star, here this morning, P.B. Mithra, Director, Life is Calling Sports, said that the event will have Half…
Silk Board to meet shortage demand
August 11, 2017Mysuru: With the demand for silk increasing, the country is forced to import it from China to meet the shortage, said Central Silk Board (CSB) Chairman K.M. Hanumantharayappa (in pic). Addressing a press conference at CSRTI premises on Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road, here this morning, he said, the aim of the CSB is to see…
Poet Vijay Nambisan passes away
August 11, 2017Ponnampet (Kodagu): Poet and writer Vijay Nambisan (64), who became the first All India Poetry Champion in 1988, passed away at Halligattu near Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT) here yesterday. He is survived by his writer-wife Dr. Kaveri Nambisan. The couple had settled down in Halligattu village. His body was shifted to Bengaluru as his…
MGP monthly meeting on Police issues
August 11, 2017Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s monthly public meeting to be held on Sunday (Aug. 13) at 4 pm at its office in Yadavagiri, will focus on Police issues. N. Rudramuni, Additional Superintendent of Police, will interact with the public. For details contact Ph: 2515150, according to a press release from Dr. M.M. Shenoi, Secretary, MGP.
Women’s Commission Chairperson to visit Mysuru on Aug. 16
August 11, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka State Women’s Commission Chairperson Nagalakshmi Bai will hold a meeting with district level officers at the DC’s office on Aug. 16 at 11 am. The meeting will discuss on the increasing atrocities against women and measures to be taken to prevent such criminal acts.
Burglars break into locked house, decamp with gold
August 11, 2017Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a locked house at Vijayanagar 2nd stage, have decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs. 1.65 lakh kept in the house. The burglary took place in the house of V. Raman, located on the 7th Cross in Vijayanagar 2nd stage here. Raman, who had to go to Bengaluru to attend…
Samudaya to stage Brecht’s ‘Thayi’ on Aug. 12, 13
August 11, 2017Mysuru: To commemorate the Russian Revolution, Samudaya, Mysuru, will be staging Brecht’s play ‘Thayi’ at Kalamandira on Aug. 12 and 13 at 7 pm. The play, directed by S.R. Ramesh, has been translated into Kannada by K.P. Vasudevan. Former Rangayana Director H. Janardhan has scored music for the play. The entry tickets, priced at Rs….
BJP Yuva Morcha launches ‘Quit India Movement’ publicity vehicle
August 11, 2017Marathon Run on Aug. 14 midnight Mysuru: Marking the 75th anniversary of ‘Quit India Movement’ and Independence Day Celebrations, the BJP Yuva Morcha launched a publicity vehicle at a programme organised in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of the Palace yesterday. The vehicle was flagged off by former MLA H. Gangadharan….
Land Survey Exam: Candidate, imposter arrested
August 11, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru Rural Police have arrested a candidate and his imposter during the Land Survey exam held at the Land Survey Training Centre at Hadajana village in the taluk yesterday. While the candidate has been identified as Harish of Mysuru, the imposter who was writing the exam on behalf of him has been identified as…
Seminar and awareness camp on Thalassemia at JSS Hospital
August 11, 2017Mysuru: JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru along with Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, has organised a seminar and awareness camp on Thalassemia at the Paediatric Seminar Hall, JSS Hospital here on Aug. 13 from 10 am to 1 pm. Thalassemia is caused by variant or missing genes that affects the process of haemoglobin synthesis, the…
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