He hosted home concerts at “Parvathi” for nearly 70 years By Sachi R. Sachidananda The world woke up one morning in last September to the sad news that K. Srikantiah (KS), well-known to Karnatak (Carnatic) rasikas around the world as the patriarch of the “Home called Parvathi” had moved on…passing away in his sleep in…
Mandya: A poorly thought-out decision by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to narrow an exit route near Thoobinakere in Mandya district has cost four lives and triggered widespread public outrage. The move, aimed at curbing toll evasion on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway-275, allowed only cars and jeeps to pass through — a restriction…
Chamarajanagar: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, has laid claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land in Chamarajanagar district. She stated that she has credible information indicating the Chamarajanagar District Administration is planning to convert several villages containing Royal Family properties into revenue villages. In a letter dated Mar….
How about diversified market system? By D. Shrijaya Devaraja Urs, Professor & former Director, Institute of Development Studies, UoM Much has been written and debated about India’s farm laws, often through polarised perspectives. However, meaningful reform requires a nuanced understanding of agricultural markets, farmer livelihoods and policy impacts. Drawing from my four decades of teaching,…
16-day campaign from today to conclude on May 3 Mysuru: Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government of rampant corruption, price rise, minorities appeasement, diversion of SC/ST funds, breakdown of law and order, maladministration etc., the State BJP Unit has launched a nearly month-long (covering 16 days) massive ‘Janaakrosha Yatra’ from Mysuru this afternoon. The first leg…
Mysuru: There has been a recent surge in the trend of youngsters creating social media reels flashing dangerous weapons. Just days ago, former Kannada ‘Bigg Boss’ contestants Rajath Kishan and Vinay Gowda were jailed for filming reels with lethal weapons. In a similar incident now surfacing from Mysuru city, a youth was seen wielding a…
Mysuru: While the Mysuru City Traffic Police are deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled cameras to detect traffic violations and issue penalties, a growing number of erroneous challans have raised concerns. Common errors include the misidentification of seatbelt usage, helmet compliance and overspeeding violations. Several vehicle owners have reported receiving fines for violations they did not commit…
Wildlife activists demand night traffic ban to continue at Bandipur Tiger Reserve Mysuru: Over 2,000 people — including environmentalists, farmers, Raitha Sangha activists, and members of various environmental organisations — launched the ‘Bandipur Chalo’ or ‘Namma Nadige Bandipur Kadege’ padayatra this morning, protesting the proposed removal of the night traffic ban through Bandipur Tiger Reserve….
Mysuru: As with previous years, this year was no different at Rangayana, where eager parents queued up as early as 3 am to collect applications for Chinnara Mela, the popular summer camp for children. To ensure order and transparency, parents themselves prepared a list of those in line, assigning serial numbers and marking names accordingly…
Bengaluru: Condemning the hike in diesel price, Lorry Owners Association has called for a State-wide indefinite strike from Apr. 15 (Apr. 14 midnight). This would affect the transportation of goods, with the lorries, all types of goods vehicles, commercial category vehicles including airport taxis among others staying off from the roads. The State Government that…
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