First batch of nine elephants to take part in Gajapayana on Aug. 21 Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 14 elephants will take part in this year’s Dasara festivities and Gajapayana, the march of Dasara elephants from Veeranahosahalli in Nagarahole Reserve Forest to Mysuru will be held on Aug. 21. A poster containing the details of all…
Will Prathap Simha contest Channapatna bypoll?
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Rumours are rife within the BJP that former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha might be the chosen candidate for the upcoming Channapatna Assembly bypoll, representing BJP-JD(S) alliance. Insiders reveal that Simha was seen actively campaigning for H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Mandya BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate, further fuelling speculation about his potential candidacy in Channapatna. The State BJP…
Channapatna Assembly bypoll: Will fight as independent if denied ticket: Yogeshwar
August 13, 2024Bengaluru: BJP MLC C.P. Yogeshwar announced on Monday that he would run as an independent candidate in the upcoming Channapatna Assembly bypoll if he doesn’t secure the BJP-JD(S) coalition nomination Yogeshwar acknowledged that Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) is not in favour of him receiving the ticket, with speculation that he might be considering his…
Let Suttur Seer inaugurate Dasara festivities: MLA T.S. Srivatsa
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has renewed his demand to inaugurate forthcoming Dasara festival at the hands of Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Raising his demand again during the Dasara High Power Committee meeting held in Bengaluru yesterday, Srivatsa said, he had exhorted to select Suttur Mutt Seer to inaugurate Dasara festival last…
PG medicos demand hike in stipend
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Post-Graduate (PG) students, who are doing their internship at K.R. Hospital, staged a silent protest by wearing black bands on their arms demanding increase in stipend amount and other allowances. The PG medicos however discharged their duties and worked as usual in Out Patients Department (OPD) and other designated Departments of the Hospital….
Kannada outfit seeks CBI probe
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest in front of the Old DC Office yesterday, calling for the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam investigation to be handed over to the CBI. The demonstrators criticised the ongoing political bickering between the ruling and Opposition parties over the multi-crore MUDA scam, expressing disappointment with…
Activist files one more complaint against CM
August 13, 2024Bengaluru: In a fresh challenge for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, social activist T.J. Abraham has filed another private complaint against him at the Special Court for People’s Representatives concerning the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alternative sites allotment scam. Previously, on July 26, Abraham’s complaint seeking prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah, led Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to issue…
Finally, Rangayana Mysuru gets a new Director
August 13, 2024Engineering graduate-turned-theatre person Satish Tiptur to head city’s theatre repertory; Five other repertories across the State also get new Directors Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, after over a year-long wait, Government has appointed Directors to six Rangayana theatre repertories in the State, including that of Mysuru on Monday. According to a notification issued by Kannada and Culture Minister…
Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Award for Prof. A.V. Narasimhamurthy
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. A.V.Narasimhamurthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Mysore, will be conferred the prestigious Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Award-2023 at a programme to take place at Pathrakarthara Bhavan, Thyagaraja Road in city at 12 noon on Aug.14. The award has been instituted by T. Vimala Pai in association with Rashtrakavi Govinda…
Declamation Fest, Creative Science Contest Winners
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Acharya Vidya Kula (AVK), Mysuru, hosted 6th Inter-School Sri V. Siddharthacharry Memorial English Declamation Fest and 2nd Creative Science Competition at its premises in city recently. These competitions were open for the students of standard VII to X. Students of around 10 schools participated. Manasarowara Pushkarini Vidyashrama, Mysuru, won the Rolling Shield instituted for…















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