Mysuru: Makara Sankranti, the first festival of the year was celebrated with joy and enthusiasm, across the district on Tuesday. The festival, mainly involving womenfolk, saw the women and girl children dressed in new clothes, distributing the packets of ellu-bella (mix of til and jaggery, along with roasted ground nuts and a piece of sugarcane),…
Actors Atul Kulkarni, Prakash Raj add star touch to inaugural event Mysuru: The six-day Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival was off to a colourful start with renowned actor Atul Kulkarni inaugurating the event by unveiling the board which had the words of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ‘Manasika Bidugadeye Nijavada Swathantra’ (Freedom of mind is real freedom) at…
The news of a leopard prowling around in the Infosys campus, north of Mysuru city, was not yet in public domain. So when the invite came for a dinner on the lawns of an industrialist-friend in the neighbourhood of Infosys, I willingly agreed to join the guests. Being winter, outdoor get-together was rather chilling but…
Madikeri: ‘Sky Force,’ a Hindi historical war film highlighting the heroics of Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya, a Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) awardee from Kodagu, who heroically downed a Pakistani aircraft and made the ultimate sacrifice during 1965 Indo-Pak War, is set to release on Jan. 24, coinciding with Republic Day. Directed by Abhishek Anil…
Biting cold suspected to be reason for death Mysuru: A man, who had been sleeping outside Cheluvamba Hospital while his wife was admitted for delivery, died this morning. It is suspected that freezing temperatures, particularly during the night and early morning hours, contributed to his death. The deceased, Nagesh (35), son of late Govindaiah, was…
Prayagraj: The 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, celebrated as the largest gathering on Earth, commenced early this morning at the sacred Triveni Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers — in Prayagraj, on the occasion of Paush Purnima. Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar stated, “Maha Kumbh 2025 has begun…
Six-day National Theatre Festival to focus on ‘Liberation: Social Justice – Movements and Theatre’ Mysuru: The much awaited Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival will be held from Jan. 14 to 19 at Rangayana in city. This year, festival is being organised with the theme ‘Liberation: Social Justice – Movements and Theatre.’ Apart from multilingual theatre plays,…
Mysuru: As the leopard, which was spotted on Dec. 31 morning in Infosys campus, is still playing hide and seek, the Forest Department has intensified its combing operation to trace and capture the elusive leopard by deploying 120 staff. Though the Forest Department began the combing operation since Dec. 31, the leopard could not be…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Sunday I had the opportunity of spending a full three hours, with my family, immersed in a rapturous reverie that thankfully we in Mysuru have been enjoying year after year, for the past twenty-three years, thanks to the untiring efforts of its sponsors, organisers and performers of a…
Mysuru: Putting an end to the controversy surrounding the proposal to rename Princess Road (KRS Road) as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’ in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has firmly clarified that he never sought to have any road named after him. He also stressed that if KRS Road already has an established name, it should not be…
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