Mysureans have played good Samaritans by offering fruits, juices, water and snacks to Forest Department staff and volunteers engaged in dousing wild fire in Bandipur forest range. About 400 people are engaged in extinguishing the raging fire and the Forest Department Officials had pleaded for help as acute shortage of food and water was a…
Articles invited from students
February 27, 2017JSS Mahavidyapeeta, Mysuru, has invited articles from students to be published in ‘Prasada’, a bi-monthly magazine brought out by the Vidyapeeta. Students studying in PUC, Degree, Polytechnic and PG colleges can take part in the contest. Interested may send their articles on the topic ‘Role of Religious Institutions in a society’. The articles, written in…
Annual Day at Hardwicke High School tomorrow
February 27, 2017The annual day celebrations of Hardwicke Educational Institutions will be held tomorrow (Feb.28) at the School premises on JLB Road in city at 5.30 pm. The event will be inaugurated by Rt. Rev. Mohan Manoraj, Bishop, Karnataka Southern Diocese of the Church of South India, Mangaluru. CSI-KSD Mysuru Vice President Rev. Sister Sujatha will preside….
Basava Jayanti preliminary meeting tomorrow
February 27, 2017A preliminary meeting in connection with Basava Jayanti celebrations has been convened at Suttur Mutt premises in city at 4.30 pm tomorrow (Feb.28). The meeting, to be chaired by Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, will be attended by members of Basava Balaga Okkoota, Veerashaiva community leaders and Seers of various Mutts. For details,…
Gyan-Vigyan Mela concludes
February 27, 2017The Gyan-Vigyan Divya Darshan Mela organised by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya at Maharaja College Grounds concluded with an All Religion Meet yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Vidyalaya Education Wing Vice-Chairperson Rajayogi B.K. Mruthyunjayaji, said that today the society was witnessing violence and unrest. He also said that people have failed to follow the…
Two held for transporting red sanders
February 27, 2017The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police on Saturday evening have arrested two persons on charges of illegally transporting pieces of red sanders in city and have seized 10 pieces from them. The arrested persons have been identified as 28-year-old Anil Kumar and 35-year-old Venugopal, both residents of Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district. The accused, who…
Re-installation of Gopura Kalasha begins at Srirangapatna
February 27, 2017MLA Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda inaugurated the re-installation of Gopura Kalasha of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, here yesterday. A group of Priests led by Temple’s Chief Priest Vijayasarathi, performed Kumbhabhisheka and other rituals. Temple Administrative Officer Dhanalakshmi, ADC B.R. Poornima & AC R. Yashoda were present.
Mysuru lad figures in PM’s Mann Ki Baat
February 27, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the citizens of the country to follow the example set by Mysuru-based Santosh in cashless digital payments. During his 29th Mann Ki Baat programme aired on Sunday, Modi said that the country is moving towards digital economy and apps are helping the common man connect with digitalisation. Pointing…
Kannada Catholic Chraisthara Sangha to boycott consecration
February 27, 2017The members of Kannada Catholic Chraisthara Sangha have decided to boycott the consecration ceremony of Rev. K.A. William as the Bishop of Mysore today evening. The President of the Sangha, in a press release, has said: “In 14 Roman Catholic Dioceses in the State, all the Bishops are non-Kannadigas. On many occasions, we had appealed…
Controversy over ‘chappal’ remark Minister Khader tries to assuage tempers
February 27, 2017Minister U. T. Khader found himself in the whirlpool of criticisms for his remarks at a programme here in which he had said that those protesting the visit of Kerala Chief Minister (CM) Pinarayi Vijayan were not even fit to be compared with the CM’s chappals and that those opposing the Constitution should be hit…
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