While the tiger remained elusive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite an exclusive ride during his recent more-than-two-hour-safari inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, safari-goers from the Kakanakote Safari Point (H.D. Kote) in the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve had a bounty sighting on Wednesday as they saw a tigress and its cubs relaxing by the side of…
MPVL modernisation to help explore new markets
April 16, 2023Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd. (MPVL) has already supplied 1.30 lakh vials of indelible ink to Election Commission By B. Sreekantswamy Having their finger inked with indelible ink — the purple stain that they proudly show off during elections – is the most important task for voters. Elections for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly are scheduled…
TiE Mysuru hosts entrepreneurial meet
April 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd., has given a clarion call for the entrepreneurs to stick to values than taking shortcuts, to stay afloat in the realm. Delivering the keynote address on the topic ‘Excellence Has No Borders’ during the inauguration of two-day TiECON Mysuru 2023, the annual flagship event of…
After slipshod works, D.D. Urs Road re-asphalted now
April 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following a public outcry over slipshod asphalting works on the D. Devaraj Urs Road in the heart of the city and the subsequent action by the Public Works Department (PWD) asking the contractor to re-asphalt the road as per the set standards, the road works have been re-initiated now and are likely to be…
Road to Riches!
April 15, 2023Since our NGOs are quiet, our Opposition parties are quiet, and we Mysureans are quiet about bad roads, we will only ever have bad roads. Our silence has paved a path of unpliable roads for us, and road to riches for them, the politicians. We deserve it. Elections are here and cosmetic tricks have begun…
New software to prevent fraud in land registration
April 14, 2023Awareness programme on new software Kaveri 2.0 Mysore/Mysuru: Long waits at Sub-Registrar Offices to register properties will now be a thing of the past, as the State Government has launched Kaveri 2.0 software in the last week of March. “This software helps people complete the pre-registration process while sitting in the comfort of their homes…
16 nominations filed on first day in district
April 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As filing of nomination papers began with the issuance of Poll Notification, Mysuru district, which has 11 Assembly segments, saw nomination by a total of 16 candidates on the first day yesterday. Those who filed their nomination papers included Periyapatna Congress candidate K. Venkatesh, who is a former Minister. Other candidates who filed their…
T.S. Venkannayya: The Big Brother of Kannada Literary Pantheon – 1
April 14, 2023T. S. Venkannayya was University of Mysore’s first Kannada Professor. He was responsible for nurturing such future literary giants as K. V. Puttappa, D. L. Narasimhachar, M. V. Seetharamaiah, G. Venkatasubbiah and S. V. Parameshwara Bhatta. He was the very life of Maharaja’s College ‘Common Room.’ He was instrumental in laying the foundations for University…
Poll security beefed up
April 13, 2023District Electoral Officer Dr. K.V. Rajendra inspects check-posts Mysore/Mysuru: The coming Assembly elections are likely to see maximum deployment of security personnel including Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with other Paramilitary Forces in Mysuru city and district limits. More than 1,000 personnel are expected to be deployed in stages for the single-phase polling and a…
Fire destroys 50-60 acres of vegetation at Chamundi Hill
April 13, 2023Suspected man-made incident; six fire tenders, 30 personnel battle for four hours to douse inferno Mysore/Mysuru: A fire broke out at the foot of Chamundi Hill last night and burnt over 50 to 60 acres of vegetation. The Chamundi Hill — about 3,489 ft. above sea level — is spread across a vast area of…
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