New Delhi: In a big move, the Government yesterday withdrew subsidy for Haj pilgrims. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi made this announcement. The Minister said “Haj subsidy funds will be used for educational empowerment of girls and women of minority community.” He also said that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75…
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Banned notes worth crores, making up a ‘bed of cash’ when stacked, was found at a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. The Police named the owner of the house as Ashok Khatri, who has a money exchange business. The cash was in Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, which were demonetised by…
Mysuru: There is something very mystic about Sufi music and it sounds ethereal especially in a setting like Vanaranga with the trees as the backdrop and an open sky adding to the joy. A large crowd gathered at Rangayana here yesterday, nodded in appreciation to the philosophy of the lyrics that Sufi singer Dr. Jayadevi…
Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) is planning to follow the Mysuru Zoo model of introducing battery-operated vehicles in it sprawling campus for the benefit of teachers and students. In-charge Vice Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju has mooted the idea of having the battery-operated vehicles for the teaching and non-teaching staff to move from one department to…
Mysuru: City-based artist, musician and photographer Pramod Chakravarthy Stephen has conceptualised “I was here… in The Great Migratory Path!” a Public Participatory Installation Art, as part of the Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival- 2018, at the Rangayana premises. The theme of the Festival is ‘Migration.’ The idea of this participatory installation art is to facilitate the…
Mysuru: A young man who lost both his legs, has embarked on a bicycle journey to spread the message of ‘Strong Bharat.’ He reached Mysuru yesterday. Madhya Pradesh’s Indore resident Pradeep Kumar Sen is the unfortunate victim who lost his legs in an accident when it came under the train. However, he did not lose…
300 workers of district take out protest rally Mysuru: As part of the one-day All India Anganawadi workers protest, about 300 Anganawadi workers of various centres in taluks of the district took out a protest rally from Ramaswamy Circle here to DC’s office this morning urging the government to fulfil their long-pending demands. The rally…
Mysuru: An interaction and awareness programme on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) organised by Mysuru Hotel Owners Association, Mysuru Hotel Owners Charitable Trust and Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) was held at the Hotel Owners Association premises in Krishnamurthypuram here this morning. The programme was inaugurated by Provident Fund (PF) Department Assistant Commissioner Manoj Prabhu. Speaking…
Mysuru: True to the National Theatre Festival Bahuroopi, the bibliophiles are picking up a lot more books related to drama than the ones on other genre. The Bahuroopi exhibition has three types of stalls — the food stalls, handicraft stalls and bookstalls and all of them have 12 stalls each. Majority of the booksellers said…
Mysuru: Senior JD(S) MLC Basavarj Horatti, who also heads the Swatantra Lingayat Dharma Vedike, has said that several Lingayat leaders will resign from the Akhila Bharath Veerashaiva Mahasabha in a few days. Speaking to press persons after meeting Hosamutt Seer Chidananda Swamiji here yesterday, Horatti alleged that of late Panchapeetha Seers were severely criticising politicians…
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