Mysuru: A two-day Cultural Exchange Fest and Teacher’s Day celebrations were held at St.Thomas Central School in city recently. Students of Benchmarks International School, Manjeri,Kerala, took part in the cultural exchange programmes like Yakshagana, Kamsale, Veeragase, Oppana, Nadanpattu etc. Renowned Karnatak Classical Vocalist Dr. Jyothi Shankar, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the fest. Mar…
Talents Day held at St.Joseph’s College for Women
September 18, 2017Mysuru: Talents Day was held at St. Joseph’s College for Women at Sathagalli here recently. The programme was inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Vijaya Kumar, Secretary and Correspondent, Mysore Diocesan Educational Society (MDES), in the presence of Sadhaka Ratna M.R. Shree Harsha, Assistant Professor at Maharaja Institute of Technology, who was the chief guest, Dr. R….
Rumours of Golden Howdah on chariot scoffed
September 17, 2017Mysuru: The Dasara pageant in the city every year is a sight to behold with the caparisoned Ambari elephant carrying the 750-kg golden howdah. This year again Arjuna has been chosen to carry it on Sept. 30, the day of Vijayadashami. However, the animal right activists always feel that the howdah-carrying elephant might be under…
Formal Dasara invite to Pramoda Devi tomorrow
September 17, 2017Mysuru: A formal Dasara invite will be extended to Rajamata Pramoda Devi Wadiyar tomorrow. District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, DC D. Randeep and others will visit the Mysore Palace tomorrow at 4 pm to extend a formal invitation. Meanwhile, DC Randeep who released the Dasara invitation here this morning, said that…
Elderly woman conned, loses 60 gm gold jewels
September 17, 2017Mysuru: An elderly woman in her seventies was reportedly conned by two strangers and relieved of about 60 gm of gold jewels worn by her. The incident took place when the victim Jayalakshmi of Agrahara here along with her relative Prathiba, in her fifties, were said to be proceeding to another relative’s house on 7th…
Helicopter Joy Ride inaugurated
September 17, 2017Mysuru:“Mysuru is a clean city and we have personally witnessed it from the sky. The helicopter joy ride gave us the opportunity to view the city from the top and we realised how beautiful, clean and green it looks,” exclaimed Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner G. Jagadeesha and Superintendent of Police Ravi D. Channannavar. They were…
Man practicing rifle shooting in residential area taken into custody
September 17, 2017Mysuru: A resident of Vidyaranyapuram here, who was practicing rifle shooting at a house in ruins in Vidyaranyapuram causing tension among the residents, has been taken into custody by Ashokapuram Police. The man, who was taken into custody, has been identified as Ganesh Prasad. Ganesh, who has a hobby of taking part in rifle shooting…
Accidental tragedy: Mysuru’s Braveheart Meghana recovers
September 17, 2017Mysuru: The ‘heliride’ was inaugurated yesterday at the Lalitha Mahal Helipad by MLA Somashekar. Many are eager to fly in the helicopter to view the beautiful city from the skies. But, there is a flip side to this, which cries for everyone’s attention. Last year around during Dasara time, a tragedy unfolded, when a 13-year-old…
People’s mad scramble to pick onions on road
September 17, 2017Mysuru: Man craves for anything that is freely available, be it passes to IPL/KPL cricket matches, free passes to Dasara procession or other freebies. When this is the general state of things, it was no surprise to see people scrambling for onions found scattered on the road and picking them up. A lorry laden with…
RLHP creates awareness on quality education
September 17, 2017Mysuru: An awareness programme on ‘Quality Education for all Children’ was organised by Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP) at Jaganmohan Palace here yesterday morning. About 400 people comprising children and their parents from slums, members of management committees of schools and teachers participated in the programme. Inaugurating the programme, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said…















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