Mysuru: Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO K.M. Gayathri has asked students to devote more time for studies and keep themselves away from cell phones, TVs, social media networks and going out on frequent outings. She was speaking after inaugurating the professional courses guidance and CET counselling process workshop and personality development programme for second year PU…
Kadamba Ranga Habba to conclude today
February 17, 2025Mysuru: Senior actor Shankar Ashwath inaugurated the three-day Kadamba Ranga Habba organised by Kadamba Ranga Vedike in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises, here on Feb. 15. Speaking on the occasion, Shankar Ashwath said, while the number of youngsters involving themselves in theatre had increased in recent…
‘Agastya Muni has made immense contributions to different fields’
February 17, 2025Mysuru: 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…















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