Bengaluru: Hours after AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala issued a stern warning to Ministers, MLAs and other Congress leaders, asking them not to make public statements regarding power-sharing in the Government with a warning that those who defied this directive would face disciplinary action, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday declared his intention…
Prof. Venkoba Rao passes away
November 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. N. Venkoba Rao (87), Founder of city’s Maithri School for Mentally Retarded Children and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram 2nd Cross, passed away this morning at his residence in city. A native of Yelandur, he leaves behind his wife Mayadevi, one daughter, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Prof. Rao had…
Don’t discard your toothbrush, give it to Oral Care Recycling Station
November 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In the coming months, when the time arrives to replace your toothbrush, it’s likely that you haven’t given much thought on how to properly dispose of the old one. You may simply toss your old brush into the trash. Mysuru, with an average population of 1.3 million, generates approximately 60 tonnes of toothbrush waste…
Ambaari bus ride a super hit
November 2, 2023Trips to watch illumination till Nov.5; KSTDC plans to launch Ambaari service in Kodagu, Hassan, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Ambaari’ double-decker buses which were deployed by the KSTDC (Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation) during the recently concluded Dasara festival was a huge hit among tourists and other visitors to the city, with more…
Two-month deadline to handover wildlife artefacts to Govt.: No clarity on ancestral wildlife artefacts
November 2, 2023Forest officials to discuss deadline implementation process Mysore/Mysuru: Following the two-month deadline given by Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to those possessing wildlife artefacts to handover the same to the Government, a meeting of Forest Department officials chaired by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF-Wildlife) to discuss about the process of implementing the two-month deadline…
State Rajyotsava Award for six from Mysuru and two from Chamarajanagar
November 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Among 68 recipients of Kannada Rajyotsava award in the State, six are from Mysuru district, two from Chamarajanagar and one each from Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan districts. Besides, a publication house from the city was also given the Award. Six awardees from Mysuru are Javarappa (Media), P. Gangadhara Swamy (Theatre), Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj…
Pro or anti-Palestine, Israel issue: Sec. 144 till midnight around Meelad Park in city
October 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Prohibitory orders have been enforced under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.Pc), effective from 9 am today until midnight, to restrict the organisation of programmes, rallies, and protests both in support and against the Palestine-Israel issue. These restrictions apply to Meelad Park on Ashoka Road in the city and its surroundings, as…
Release 2,600 cusecs to TN for 23 days: CWRC tells Karnataka
October 31, 2023New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has suggested that Karnataka should release 2,600 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from Nov. 1 to 23, amounting to 5 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet). However, Karnataka has maintained its stance of not being able to release water to Tamil Nadu. The Cauvery Water Management Authority…
Which Kannada do you speak? Mysore, Dharwad or Kundapra?
October 31, 2023By Dr. B. Shakira Jabeen Kannada, a classical language, has a written history of 1,500 years. The spoken form is much older. Kannada has grown by borrowing vocabulary wherever necessary and by coining new terminology wherever possible. ‘Granthika’ is the standard /written form and there are many ‘vyavaharika’ or spoken forms. The difference between ‘nudi’…
Skyrocketing onion prices hit kitchen budgets in Mysuru
October 30, 2023Per kg rate jumps from Rs. 40 to Rs. 90; may breach Rs. 100 mark by Deepavali Mysore/Mysuru: The surge in tomato prices recently led people to prepare tomato-bath without tomatoes and now, the escalating cost of onions, a kitchen staple, has left the economically challenged and middle-class residents of Mysuru in tears, burdening households….















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