Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundi Temple, atop the landmark of the City, Chamundi Hill, since morning, on the first Ashada Shukravara that began today. Even as people alighted from the buses ferrying them free of cost from the Helipad, the more faithful who had made vows, climbed the thousand-one steps to pray for…
Mandya: Alleging that the State Government was clandestinely releasing Cauvery water from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to Tamil Nadu even before the dam became full, farmers blocked the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway for about 30 minutes this morning. The road block resulted in huge pileup of traffic on the both sides of the busy four-lane…
Bengaluru: The day that tipplers and bar-hoppers in the State dreaded is here, as over 6,015 liquor outlets and restaurants with bars within 500 metres of the highways will either shut down or go dry from today midnight. In Dec. 2016, the Supreme Court ordered that no establishment would be permitted to sell alcohol if…
Mysuru: Thousands of people attended the Guinness Record attempt mass yoga performance on the sprawling campus of Mysore Race Course on June 21 but all of them could not be counted to arrive at a definite number, said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep. “There were more than 54,101 people in Mysuru while yoga performance…
Mysuru: With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into effect from midnight today, it’s raining discounts at many of the showrooms across the city to clear the inventories. Shopaholics were seen making a beeline to the shops at the main shopping areas to purchase clothes, shoes and electronic items. Some of the shops are…
Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to install solar fences to check the elephant menace in Kodagu district. Elaborating on the measures, Minister of State for Statistics, Planning and Science and Technology M.R. Sitaram, who is also the Kodagu district in-charge Minister, said the government will install solar fences across the borders of forests and…
Mysuru: Apollo Hospitals has announced the extension of its air ambulance services network to Mysuru through its current hubs in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Several people in India do not get medical attention within the ‘Golden Hour’ which is very crucial in saving lives. Apollo’s air ambulance service will address the emergency medical need of…
By N. Niranjan Nikam There was no razzmatazz. He was quietly going about hanging the paintings on the wall even as the lady who had segregated it was guiding him. The art shows are usually a hep affair. But the lady, N. Vijayalakshmi, though a Mysurean, was back to her roots after almost 40 years,…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree has sought a report with regard to consumption of beef during a function organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira recently. Sources said that Minister Umashree had instructed Kannada and Culture Director M.S. Archana to file a report on the issue which occurred during a seminar organised by one of the…
Beguru: The beautiful 1970 movie love story ‘Sunflower’ starring two hugely talented Italian actors Sophia Lauren and Marcello Mastroianni that tells the tale of World War II, brings back memories of the Sunflower fields. Here Giovanna played by Sophia Lauren goes in search of her husband Antonio,( played by Mastrioianni) to Russia where she visits…
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