Mysuru:The two-day annual Roots and Tuber Mela organised by the city’s Sahaja Samrudha, in association with Using Diversity, began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road here this morning. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra inaugurated the Mela by slicing a Tuber . Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rajendra said, people looked at a variety…
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra made an attempt to unite India’
February 11, 2023Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarked on a 3,750-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Sept. 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and over the course of 150 days, he was accompanied by 117 core walkers, who were there with him from the start to finish. One among them was Mysurean Dr. Shushrutha Hedna Vishnumurthy, Managing Director of…
ECI asks MPVL to supply 1.3 lakh vials of indelible ink
February 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the term of the current Karnataka Assembly coming to an end soon and amidst elaborate preparations for the conduct of the next Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed city-based Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), earlier called Mysore Lac and Paints (MyLAC), to supply 1.3 lakh vials of indelible…
Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan Vs India
February 10, 2023Many in India had expressed many kinds of opinions on Pakistan’s former Dictator General Pervez Musharraf’s death on Feb. 5, 2023 in Dubai. Vir Sanghvi, the well-known author, television journalist and columnist says that he is not crying for Musharraf’s death. But in contrast the Congress MP, the talkative master of English language Shashi Tharoor…
101-year-old Army Veteran’s Tryst with Cavalry
February 10, 2023An Army veteran, who has crossed a century, defies the age with his sprightly demeanour, keeping his family members hooked with all eyes and ears wide open to hear about his feat. It is the reiteration they all are aware of, but still, the respect for the veteran, holds them in rapt attention, who are…
101-year-old Ex-serviceman has ‘unusual visitor’ in city
February 9, 2023M.K. Veeraraj Urs, retired Duffedar of 61st Cavalry Regiment, Jaipur, Rajasthan, greeted by incumbent Commandant Col. Rohit Dagar Mysore/Mysuru: The 101-year-old lone surviving Ex-serviceman of his time of 61st Cavalry Regiment, Jaipur, Rajasthan, had an unusual visitor in the City of Palaces Mysuru on Wednesday evening. M.K. Veeraraj Urs, a Mysurean residing at LIG 99,…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Highway gets fund sanction
February 9, 2023New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced grants for a slew of National Highway projects for Karnataka, which goes to polls before May this year. Taking to Twitter yesterday, Gadkari sanctioned funds for the construction of access-controlled four-lane road with paved shoulder from Mysuru to Kushalnagar section of National…
A stampede-like situation at Mysuru Railway Station
February 9, 2023Sir, I want to bring to the notice of the Railway authorities concerned a stampede-like situation that arises every time while boarding Kaveri Express train starting from Mysuru Railway Station at 9 pm. The train starts from Platform-5 and there is a stampede-like situation every single day on the bridge to access this platform. This…
Heritage Panel shoots down MCC’s Fountain Circle plan
February 8, 2023Elgin Fountain to be restored instead of beautification project worth Rs. 1.20 crore Mysore/Mysuru: A meeting of the Heritage Conservation Sub-Committee was held at the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage in the Exhibition Grounds premises yesterday that was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra where a wide range of topics came up for…
Armed men rob city couple on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
February 8, 2023Nagaraju, wife Jayashree relieved of Rs 3.81 lakh worth valuables They are residents of Ramakrishna Nagar ‘E & F’ Block Complaint lodged at Mandya Rural Police Station Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the newly built 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway is set for a formal opening soon, a couple from Mysuru was allegedly robbed of their valuables and cash…
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