Mysuru: Maintaining that the State Government was organising Jayantis of Saints and Seers in order to organise micro-communities, KR MLA M.K. Somashekar has said that poet Sarvajna was a pragmatist famous for his three-lined poems called Tripadi. He was speaking after inaugurating Sarvajna Jayanti jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada and Culture Department and…
Dalits stage protest, demand sacking of Social Welfare Department official
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Accusing Social Welfare Department Officer Prabha of irregularities and corruption, nearly 200 members of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) staged a demonstration in front of DC’s office here yesterday, demanding her immediate sacking. Listing out the alleged irregularities and corruption by Prabha, the protesters alleged that the officer had failed to utilise the package fund…
Kadamba Ranga Deevatige: State-level Theatre Fest from tomorrow
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Kadamba Ranga Deevatige-2018, a State-level Theatre Festival has been organised at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises here from Feb.22 to 25, under the joint aegis of Kadamba Ranga Vedike, Mysuru and the Department of Kannada and Culture, Bengaluru. Harmonium player and singer Paramashivam will inaugurate the four-day Theatre Festival at 6 pm tomorrow. Rangayana…
Health camp held
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Janatha Seva Kendra, in association with the District Health and Family Welfare Department, had organised a free health check-up camp on Turab Ali Street in Mandi Mohalla here recently. The camp was conducted by Gynaecologist Dr. Pushpa, who was assisted by Ambuja, Sumithra, K.N. Babitha and Lab Technician Richard. Needy people were given free…
Elderly woman’s chain snatched in city
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Bike-borne chain-snatchers have managed to snatch a gold chain of a 65-year-old woman, who was returning from Bank in Saraswathipuram here yesterday. The woman identified as Prema, a resident of Saraswathipuram, who had gone to Syndicate Bank on the 5th Cross in Saraswathipuram, was on her way back home yesterday afternoon, when bike-borne miscreants,…
Rider killed as car rams into bike
February 21, 2018Periyapatna: A bike rider was killed on the spot when the bike he was riding collided head-on with a car near Sri Mahadeshwara Temple on Gonikoppal Road here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Raghu (40), a native of Neralekuppe village in the taluk. Raghu was proceeding on his bike to Habatoor to a…
Miscreants break car glass, decamp with gold jewellery
February 21, 2018Mysuru: An incident of miscreants breaking the glass of a car and decamping with gold jewellery and clothes was reported on Sayyaji Rao road here on Monday night. Rajesh Kedilayi of Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district, who had come to city, had parked his car near Cauvery Emporium on Sayyaji Rao Road and had gone…
Selection trials on Feb. 25
February 21, 2018Mysuru: The selection trials for National Athletics meet for differently-abled to take place at Panchakula in Haryana, will be held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city on Feb. 25. Differently-abled sports persons, who have taken part in any sports meet at the District, State or National-level earlier only will be allowed to take part in…
VVIET signs MoU with IPCA
February 21, 2018To promote international collaboration in the field of Education and Academic Research Mysuru: Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysuru and Indian Printed Circuit Board Association (IPCA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Feb.19 to promote international collaboration in the field of Education and Academic Research on the occasion of one-day National…
Palace Queen will boost tourism, says Modi
February 20, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Palace Queen Humsafar Weekly Express train at the Mysuru City Railway Station yesterday. The train will run from Mysuru to Udaipur in Rajasthan. Flagging off the train, the PM said: “This Palace Queen Humsafar Express train which connects Mysuru and Udaipur is a historical step and would…















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