Mysuru: Over 300 people including farmers from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu assembled at Meenakshipura, the village on the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, this morning to welcome the “Rally for Rivers” that reached Mysuru from Puducherry. Meenakshipura is over 22 kilometres from Mysuru. The rally is led by Founder of Coimbatore-based Isha Foundation and…
K.R. Hospital to get Rs. 173-crore super-speciality wing
September 8, 2017Mysuru: The State Government is coming up with a super-speciality hospital at a cost of Rs. 173.26 crore in the K.R. Hospital premises that is popularly called “Doddaspatre,” started by the erstwhile rulers of Wadiyar dynasty for the poor people. The State Government has given administrative approval for the private wards (on either side of…
Rs. 10 lakh reward for info on Gauri Lankesh killers
September 8, 2017Bengaluru: Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy this morning announced a reward of Rs. 10 lakh for anyone who can help the Police arrest the killers of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The 21-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed under B.K. Singh, Inspector General of Police, has asked the public to share any information they feel would help in…
Dasara Jumbos acclimatised to cannon sound
September 8, 2017Mysuru: The City Police conducted cannon firing test for Dasara Jumbos for the first time this year. The test was conducted to acclimatise the elephants to the bombarding sound that come from cannons. All 15 Dasara elephants and 24 horses were brought to the parking space near Kote Maramma Temple where the test was held….
Seer regrets exclusion of Vokkaligas in socio-economic survey
September 8, 2017Mysuru: Stating that there were allegations of lapses in the socio-economic survey conducted by the State government recently, Adichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji has said he would intervene in the issue when the time is right. Speaking after inaugurating the girl students hostel built by the Vokkaligara Sangha on Kannada Sahitya Bhavan road in…
Brett Lee is deft in wrestling too!
September 8, 2017Mysuru: Legendary Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who is in Mysuru as part of Star Sports commentary team for the ongoing Karbonn Smart KPL, tried his hands on traditional wrestling by taking on the pahilwans at Devaraja Urs Multipurpose Stadium in Dasara Exhibition Grounds here yesterday. Brett Lee made the most of his free time…
Viveck Goenka elected new PTI Chairman
September 8, 2017New Delhi: Viveck Goenka, Chairman and Managing Director of The Express Group, and N. Ravi, former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, were on Thursday unanimously elected Chairman and Vice- Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI), the country’s largest news agency. Goenka, 60, succeeds Riyad Mathew, who is Senior Assistant Editor and a member of the…
State-level Chutuku Sahitya Sammelana from tomorrow at Tumakuru
September 8, 2017Mysuru: The 20th State-level Chutuku Sahitya Sammelana will be held at Yediyuru in Tumakuru on Sept. 9 and 10. The Sammelana will be inaugurated by former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa at 4 pm tomorrow. MP D.K. Suresh will preside. Legislative Council Chairman K.S. Eshwarappa will release the felicitation volume Renuka Soubhagya Nidhi. Chutuku Sahitya Parishat…
Former VTU VC inaugurates intl. conference at VVCE
September 8, 2017Mysuru: A two-day International Conference on “Current trends in Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication (ICCTCEEC-2017)” began at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) in Gokulam here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the conference, former VTU Vice-Chancellor Prof. H.P. Khincha said that data economy and digitalisation are much talked about subjects today. Highlighting the role of data…
Mahouts, Kavadis get their hair trimmed
September 8, 2017Mysuru: As part of their annual ritual, the mahouts, kavadis and their children were given a free haircut by the members of Karnataka Rajya Savitha Samaja at the Palace premises here this morning. The mahouts, kavadis and their children, who spend most of their time in the forest and in the midst of elephants, do…















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