Mysuru/ Mandya : In the wake of two more pelicans in the care of Forest Department dying yesterday at Kokkarebellur, the death toll of the birds including in Kukkarahalli Lake, has gone up to eight in two weeks. However, the Forest Department has ruled out the outbreak of Avian flu. “If it is Avian flu,…
Steps to stop sewage water flow into Kukkarahalli Lake
December 20, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep inspected the Rs.2 crore works taken up by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to stop the flow of sewage water into Kukkarahalli Lake. The work on laying the 3,000 metre, 800 mm diameter pipe around the lake began in 2014 and it is nearing completion. The DC after inspecting the…
Vinaya Prasad inaugurates ‘Rangapravesha’
December 20, 2017Mysuru: Sri Nimishamba School of Dance had organised ‘Rangapravesha’ at Jaganmohan Palace here on Monday for M.N. Vachana and H.N Niveditha, the disciples of Vid. Sridhar Jain, the Founder of the Dance School. The two disciples presented a delectable Bharatanatyam dancing to the song ‘Nudidare muttina haaradantirabeku’ with perfect rhythm and steps drawing a good…
DC reviews Dasara and Kannada Sahitya Sammelana expenditure
December 20, 2017Mysuru: “After obtaining full details about the expenditure for 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana and Dasara festivities for 2016-17 from the funds received by the Government, a proposal will be sent to the Government to release the balance amount,” said Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. He was speaking at the meeting held at his office…
7th Annual Thok Namme held at Napoklu
December 20, 2017Napoklu (Kodagu): The 7th Annual Thok Namme (Gun Carnival) was held under the aegis of Codava National Council (CNC) on the banks of River Cauvery at Appachira Rammy Nanaiah’s Cauvery Estate located at Kolakeri here on Dec.18. The event was organised to mark World Minorities Rights Day. Kodava men and women dressed in their traditional…
Woman steals gold chain
December 20, 2017Mysuru: A woman has allegedly made away with a gold chain from another woman after making her unconscious by spraying liquid on her in city on Dec.16. The victim has been identified as Nagamma, a resident of Kanakagiri in city. Nagamma, on Dec.16, got down from the city bus near Pathashala Circle and was walking…
Nine-feet-tall Padmavati statue to be installed in Udaipur
December 20, 2017Jaipur: Even as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” continues to be a touchy topic, the BJP Government in Rajasthan is planning to install a nine-feet-tall statue of the Chittor queen in Udaipur to cash in on the Rajput vote bank in the State. According to the informed sources, State Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria had organised a…
Brace up for 7-hour power cut tomorrow
December 20, 2017Mysuru: You need to wind up all your household work that involves electrical appliances by 10 am tomorrow (Dec. 21) as there would be no power till 5 pm. Half of Mysuru city will not have power supply as the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is undertaking emergency maintenance works at Doddakere Maidan Distribution Centre,…
Selected for Research Award
December 20, 2017Mysuru: Dr. V.N. Manjunath Aradhya, Associate Professor, Department of MCA, JSS Science & Technology University, Mysuru has been selected for the prestigious Award for Research Publications (ARP) from State governemnt under the Vision Group on Science & Technology Scheme for the financial year 2016-17. The recommendation of Vision Group on Science and Technology is headed…
Two arrested while selling stolen materials
December 20, 2017Three flee; bike, materials worth Rs. 2 lakh seized Mysuru: Udayagiri Police, acting on a tip off, arrested two among five persons while they were trying to sell motors stolen from industries on Monday. The Police recovered a motorbike and motors worth Rs. 2 lakh from the accused. The arrested persons have been identified as…















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