71-year-old Kanaka Ratna sells newspapers on footpath near Chikka Gadiyara By A. Ganesh Mysore/Mysuru: Women have left an indelible mark in diverse fields, shattering the glass ceiling and stepping into traditionally male roles, with many more paths waiting to be tread. Septuagenarian Kanaka Ratna from the city is a testament to such resilient women, carving…
Malnourished, injured tiger dies at Bandipur
November 25, 2023Bandipur: A malnourished sub-adult tiger, engaged in a territorial altercation that resulted in serious injuries and subsequent starvation for over two weeks, died on the outskirts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. The wounded tiger, believed to be around three-year-old, was initially sighted at the farm of Doddakariyayya near the D-Line of the Tiger Reserve in…
MUDA faces backlash for road construction on Poornaiah Canal
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Several residents of Bogadi and SBM Layout in city have raised concerns about the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allegedly constructing a road in the middle of Dewan Poornaiah Canal. This Canal serves as the main feeder Canal, supplying fresh water to Kukkarahalli Lake and runs between Bogadi and SBM Layout. Local residents assert…
Residents challenge MUDA on compliance with buffer zone rules
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In response to residents’ allegations of constructing a road in the middle of Dewan Poornaiah Canal, MUDA Superintending Engineer Chennakeshava clarified that they have only cleared vegetation for a service road, not a thoroughfare on the Canal itself. He explained, “A service road is being constructed to maintain the Poornaiah Canal (Raja Kaluve) or…
Social Welfare Minister holds progress review meeting of Boards, Corporations
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who is also Mysuru District In-charge Minister, held Mysuru Revenue division progress review meetings of all Boards, Corporations and other Government agencies coming under the Department, at the KSOU Administrative Block in Muktagangothri campus along Hunsur road here yesterday. Presiding over the meeting, Dr. Mahadevappa received inputs on…
74th Mahamasthakabhisheka at Gommatagiri tomorrow
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The 74th Mahamasthakabhisheka to Gommateshwara statue at Gommatagiri near Bettadur in Bilikere hobli, Hunsur taluk in the district will be held tomorrow (Nov. 26) at 10 am. According to Sri Gommatagiri Seva Samithi, 108 Kalasha Abhisheka will be performed during the Mahamasthakabhisheka, which will be graced by Jain Muni Dr. Devendra Keerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji,…
Leadership conclave to empower communities
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A leadership conclave with an aim to ignite change and empower communities was held at KSOU Convocation Hall in city this morning. Antardhwani is an independent think tank that stimulates thought-provoking debate and dialogue to help understand and adapt to the changing society. The conclave was hosted in association with IHDUA (International Human Development…
Tiger strikes again in Nanjangud Taluk abutting Bandipur forests
November 25, 2023Woman’s death sparks outcry; villagers accuse Forest Department of inaction, negligence Nanjangud: A 50-year-old woman grazing her cattle fell victim to a tiger attack on the outskirts of the Hediyala Range in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve at Balloora Hundi, falling under the Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district yesterday. The incident unfolded as the woman attempted…
‘Kannada medium will not deprive higher positions’
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Managing Director of Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Leather Industries Development Corporation Limited (formerly LIDKAR) KMS Vasundhara has advised youths not believe in the myth that studying in Kannada medium will not help in attaining higher positions. She was speaking after inaugurating the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Kannada Rajyotsava held at Centenary Hall of…
‘Education not promoting values, personality development’
November 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Spiritual thinker Shankar Devanur lamented that the present education system is promoting only ways and means to earn more money and not promoting values and personality development among students. He was speaking at an interaction on ‘Moulyadharita Shikshana Mattu Vachana Sahitya’ organised by Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru Unit at Gopalaswamy Educational Institutions premises in…
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