School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa expresses concern over poor quality of education; promises remedial measures Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, once hailed as a ‘Hub of Education,’ is facing a challenge in maintaining its prestigious status, said School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa. He has voiced serious concerns over the migration of students from Mysuru…
Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat to run on all days till March 27
February 5, 2024Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru route semi-high-speed trains under consideration; review process on Mysore/Mysuru: The Vande Bharat Express train, which runs between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru, will operate every day of the week until the end of March 2024. At present, the train operates six days a week except Wednesday. This South India’s first Vande Bharat Express train…
‘2,876-km fireline in Bandipur to check forest fire during summer’
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar has said “Precautions are being taken to protect forest resources in summer by taking up round the clock surveillance measures.” With summer approaching, there is a rise in sweltering heat during the day. With zero cases of forest fires reported in summer at Bandipur forest…
One-man hunger strike for God’s cause
February 5, 2024At age 82, B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs was forced to take this step owing to shopkeeper’s refusal to vacate shop for facilitating construction of Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple Rajagopura Mysore/Mysuru: Disgusted with the adjacent shopkeeper’s refusal and defiance to vacate the shop for facilitating the construction of a bigger temple Rajagopura, the city’s Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple…
Echo of three deaths on unscientific road humps: Losing bread-winners, families live in despair
February 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities may have washed their hands off by removing the unscientifically-laid road humps near the Main Gate of Manasagangothri, the PG campus of the University of Mysore (UoM) on Bogadi Main Road. However, the family members of three persons who lost their lives due to the road humps continue…
Quadrupling of railway tracks between Mysuru and Bengaluru
February 4, 2024Project to enhance speed of trains: MP Mysore/Mysuru: The preparation to conduct the survey for quadrupling of railway tracks, specifically for the routes from Mysuru to Bengaluru and Mysuru to other destinations, is currently underway by the Railway Board, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha. After heading a meeting with officials from the National Highways Authority…
Suttur prepares for six-day Jathra Mahotsava from Feb. 6
February 4, 2024Preparations for this year’s annual Suttur Jatra Mahotsava, scheduled to take place from Feb. 6 to Feb. 11 in Suttur, are in full swing, announced Jatra Mahotsava Committee Secretary S.P. Manjunath during a press conference held at the Mutt premises in Suttur, Nanjangud taluk yesterday. Manjunath highlighted that the Jatra Mahotsava attracts a massive participation…
Bharat Ratna for L.K. Advani
February 3, 2024One of the most respected statesmen, his contribution to India’s development is monumental, says Prime Minister Modi New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this morning, calling the party stalwart’s contributions to the development of India ‘monumental’. The Bharat…
Film institutes suffer from poor patronage: Prakash Belawadi
February 3, 2024Paridrishya second international festival of short films and documentaries Karnataka Mysore/Mysuru: Noted film director and actor Prakash Belawadi bemoaned over how Film Training Institutes suffer from patronage, with the people getting carried over by misleading information about film institutes. Speaking on the topic ‘An Approach to Film Making’ during the opening of two-day Paridrishya second…
Humped & Barricaded: Time to wake up !
February 3, 2024Six days ago, within 12 hours, between 9 pm and 9 am, 20 people met with accidents. Three young men lost their lives. Two young women become widows. Three children became fatherless. Three families lost their primary breadwinner and three families were destroyed…all because of two unscientific road humps. Shockingly, not a single MLA has…















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