Mysuru: Senior Advocate O. Sham Bhat said that Maharshi Agastya, a revered sage of Hinduism, has contributed a lot to different fields such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Science, Siddha Medicine, Languages, Grammar, etc. Sham Bhat was delivering a special lecture on the topic ‘Indian traditional knowledge and Maharshi Agastya,’ at a programme organised jointly by the…
KR MLA takes out padayatra
February 17, 2025Mysuru: KR MLA T.S. Srivatsa went on a padayatra at Sandikeri, part of Ward No. 52 in city and listened to the problems faced by the local residents. The businessmen complained to the MLA that the UGD line, which was laid 30-40 years ago, is damaged and appealed the MLA to provide a new UGD…
New operation theatre at PFA
February 17, 2025Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar inaugurated the new Operation Theatre (OT) at People For Animals (PFA) premises in Roopanagar recently. Speaking on the occasion, Divya Dinesh, Trustee of Ashraya Hastha Trust and Animal Welfare Crusader, who has sponsored the facility, said, “This OT will provide life-saving care to thousands…
Bettadapura Sub-Inspector trapped by Lokayukta
February 17, 2025Bettadapura: Lokayukta sleuths have trapped the Sub-Inspector of Bettadapura Police Station while he was accepting the bribe at the Police Station on Friday night. The Sub-Inspector, who was caught, is Shivashankar. Shivashankar had demanded a bribe of Rs. 80,000 to return the seized mobile phone and to do a favour in an attempt to murder…
Former Transport Commissioner Baldev Raje Urs passes away
February 17, 2025Mysuru: M.N. Baldev Raje Urs (Ramu), former Transport Commissioner and a resident of Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, passed away this morning in city. He was 91. He is survived by his wife Rathna Prabha, son Jayachandra Raj Urs, daughter Poornima, daughters-in-law Usharani and Kala Anup, son-in-law T.D. Maheah Urs, grandchildren, great grandchildren and a host of…
Yoga practitioner drowns in River Cauvery
February 17, 2025Kollegal: A Yoga practitioner was drowned while taking a holy dip in River Cauvery at Dasanapura village on Saturday. The deceased is N. Nagarajan, a resident of Vinayaka Gudi Street at Hale Agrahara in the town. Saturday being the third day of Narayanaswamy Rathotsava, Nagarajan had gone to Dasanapura village on Saturday and ventured into…
Illegal ad boards, posters to attract MCC action’
February 17, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has warned of imposing a fine of Rs. 10,000, if the public violate rules framed under Karnataka Open Space (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981. In a press release, it is stated that, the advertisement boards and posters are being stuck in public places at bus stands, walls of…
SUCI stages protest for better facilities at hospitals
February 17, 2025Mysuru: Strongly condemning the serial maternal deaths in several District Hospitals across the State, members of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) staged a demonstration in front of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Town Hall premises here recently. Addressing the protesters, SUCI District Secretary B. Ravi attributed the maternal deaths to lack of infrastructure…
Girl falls into water pit, dies
February 17, 2025Hunsur: A six-year-old girl died after falling into a water pit at Moodalakoppal village in the taluk on Friday afternoon. The deceased girl is Prateeksha, daughter of Manjegowda and Preethi couple of the village. Prateeksha was drowned after she fell into the water pit which was dug to store water for the plants. One Chandregowda…
Intl. Conference on Chemical and Physical Sciences held at Amrita
February 17, 2025Mysuru: The School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus, had organised the second International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Physical Sciences (ICACPS) recently. The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. V.A. Sajeevkumar, Scientist ‘G’ and Associate Centre Head at the Defence Institute of Biodefence Technologies (DIBT), Mysuru. In his keynote address, Dr. Sajeevkumar…















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