Chennai: The Government of India has appointed Distinguished Space Scientist and LPSC Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, Director Dr. V. Narayanan as the next Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space. This was announced by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Tuesday evening. Dr. Narayanan will replace incumbent Chief…
Vaikunta Ekadashi at city temples on Jan. 10
January 8, 2025Mysuru: Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Nanjangud Road will be celebrating Vaikunta Ekadashi on Jan. 10 (Friday). On this occasion, Uttara Dwara (North Entrance) of the temple will be kept open for the devotees to enter the Vaikunta Dwara from 6 am to 2.30 pm and 3 pm to 9…
Veerashaiva-Lingayat Business Conclave
January 8, 2025Chamarajanagar: The International Lingayat Youth Forum (ILYF) will be organising a 3-day ‘Veerashaiva-Lingayat’ Global Business Conclave at Mysuru from Jan. 17 to 19. Announcing this at a press meet at Chamarajanagar on Monday, ILYF State President K.S. Mahadevaprasad said that the Conclave will take place at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds in Mysuru. Suttur Seer…
Visually impaired students visit Lingambudhi Botanical Garden
January 8, 2025Mysuru: The visually impaired students of Sri Rangarao Memorial School for Disabled in city visited Lingambudhi Lake Botanical Garden here recently. About 40 girl students of class 8 to 10 along with their teachers visited the Garden. The students planted coconut saplings, watered the plants and had real time experience of feeling various species of…
International Nirantara Kalemane Festival: Golden Jubilee celebrations
January 8, 2025Mysuru: The Kumar Performing Arts Centre (KPAC), Mysuru, is celebrating Golden Jubilee of International Nirantara Kalemane Festival at its Kalemane Sabhaangana in Hebbal on Jan. 11 and 12, starting at 2.30 pm. Jan. 11: The event will be inaugurated by Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Mysuru Branch. Jan. 12: MLA K. Harishgowda will inaugurate…
Help tribals living in hamlets: ST Welfare Director tells officials
January 8, 2025Mysuru: Observing that training in personality development is very much important for officials, T. Yogesh of the ST Welfare Department, said that officials who are engaged in delivery of Government benefits and facilities to tribals living in hamlets, must render service honestly and efficiently. He was speaking after inaugurating the 5-day Administrative Training and Re-orientation…
Annual Day at Schools and Colleges
January 8, 2025The Orchids Public School and PU College The Annual Day of The Orchids Public School and PU College, Bogadi-Gaddige Road, Kumarabeedu with the theme ‘Rhythm of Life,’ was held at Kalamandira in city. Padma Shri B. Manjamma Jogathi, a renowned transgender activist and cultural ambassador, was the chief guest. Amma Ramachandra, a popular folk artiste,…
Mysuru Bandh evokes good response
January 7, 2025Mysuru: The dawn-to-dusk Mysuru bandh, called today by Dalit and Backward Classes organisations, garnered significant support across the city. The bandh was organised to protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged disrespectful remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament, with demands for his resignation and legal action. Over 25 organisations, including Dalit, Backward Classes, farmers,…
MUDA seeks cancellation of 30 sites at Bhavya Bharata Layout
January 7, 2025Layout formed in an area designated as Park, violating land conversion laws Mysuru: Amid ongoing investigations into the scam involving the illegal transfer and allotment of thousands of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites under the 50:50 ratio, a new violation has surfaced. A Private Housing Co-operative Society has reportedly developed and sold sites on…
New virus cases in India: No reason to worry
January 7, 2025New Delhi: India has confirmed five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently highlighted following an outbreak in China. The Government assured that there is no need to panic, stating that HMPV is already in global circulation. The first two cases were reported in Bengaluru on Monday, involving a three-month-old baby, now discharged…















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