Mysuru: There was excitement in the air as literature lovers of all hues from different parts of the State, country and abroad have descended to participate in the three-day 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana called the Akshara Jatre (Festival of Letters) beginning today. Last evening, that is a day prior to the event, thousands…
Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of various demands, various organisations staged separate protests in city yesterday. Rajya Bharat Mata Building Construction Workers Association: Demanding housing facility and identity cards for all construction workers, the members of the Association, led by its President G. Siddaraju staged a protest near Deputy Commissioner’s Office here. The protestors raised slogans…
Mysuru: Stepping up his campaign against voter list manipulation by the ruling Congress, former Minister S.A. Ramdas on Wednesday launched ‘Jagate’ (Cymbal) campaign to create awareness among the voters on the issue. Ramdas, who undertook a door-to-door campaign in Booth Nos. 148 & 149 in Ward No.1, Agrahara, with his followers carrying placards, educated the…
Bengaluru: Following allegations against Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Dr. Richard Vincent D’Souza over passing two different orders in a single day, relating to a property dispute, the Karnataka High Court yesterday directed Registrar Vigilance or Local Judicial Officer to file an FIR against the DC. This is a rare instance where the High Court has ordered…
Mysuru: People For Animals (PFA), Mysuru, will be launching a mass social campaign ‘Circle of Life,’ to reduce animal casualty rates by putting reflective collars on over 8,400 dogs that its clinic treats every year. The campaign will be launched tomorrow (Nov. 25) at 11.30 am by DC D. Randeep at the PFA premises in…
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Rai has sent a legal notice to Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha for trolling him after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘’being a bigger actor than him.’’ “I have sent a legal notice to Mr. Pratap Simha (BJP Mysuru MP), as a citizen of this country for the way he has…
Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from across the city and State took part in the Siddalingapura Jatre being held as part of Subramanya Shashti at the famous Sri Subramanyeshwara Swamy Temple in Siddalingapura on the outskirts of the city on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway today. Subramanaya Shashti is an important festival dedicated to Lord Subramanya. The rituals began…
Mandya: Karnataka is all set to witness yet another grand marriage in a political family and it has begun with a grand video invite. It may be recalled that former Minister Janardhan Reddy daughter’s wedding and especially the video invitation had made news, now the marriage of Bhavya Gowda, daughter of former Congress MLA Shivaramegowda…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah this morning visited the residence of journalist late Rajashekar Koti on Ramanuja Road and consoled the grieving family members. Siddharamaiah, accompanied by Advisor to Home Ministry Kempaiah, spent some time with Koti’s wife Nirmala and son Ravi Koti. Siddharamaiah, who arrived in a special flight at Mandakalli Airport at about 11…
Mysuru: Even as the city is spruced up for the 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana starting today, the organisers of the event seem to have forgotten the city’s renowned Sugama Sangeetha Singer H.R. Leelavathi. H.R. Leelavathi is a household name when it comes to Sugama Sangeetha. A Doordarshan and Akashawani artiste, Leelavathi is a…
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