Mysore/Mysuru: A controversy had erupted within the ruling Congress in Karnataka after Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) sang the RSS Anthem in the State Assembly during the recently concluded Monsoon Session. Responding to the backlash, Shivakumar expressed regret in Bengaluru this morning, recalling that he had suffered…
‘No objection to Banu Mushtaq inaugurating festivities, but faith in Goddess Chamundeshwari vital’ Mysore/Mysuru: There is no objection to inviting International Booker Prize-winning writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the upcoming Mysuru Dasara festivities. However, MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has underlined that the inauguration should pay respects to Goddess Chamundeshwari and be conducted in a…
Hassan: Speaking to reporters in Hassan yesterday, amidst raging debate on the Government’s choice of Dasara guest, writer and 2025 Dasara inaugurator Banu Mushtaq expressed her happiness at being selected to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festivities. “It is truly a matter of joy for me,” she said. “You revere Goddess Chamundeshwari, and I respect your…
To the list of decorative articles used as thorana (door hanging) to adorn the main door of the house, adds dried paddy stalk thorana, made of naturally grown dry paddy stalks/ straws. Paddy thorana, which was till recently extensively used in the Northern parts of the country, has pervaded Southern part too, with Mysuru being…
Website glitches mar traffic fine rebate drive Mysore/Mysuru: Following the State Government’s announcement of a 50 percent rebate on e-challan traffic fines to help motorists with multiple pending violations clear their dues, the City Traffic Police have begun collecting pending fines amounting to nearly Rs. 400 crore. According to a notification issued by V.S. Pushpa,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has strongly objected to the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festival. Addressing media persons in city yesterday, Simha said that while he deeply admired Mushtaq’s literary achievements, Dasara was not merely a cultural programme but a deeply Hindu…
Forensic report exposes skull’s origin; Delhi link emerges; secret meetings suspected Mangaluru/Mandya: The mystery surrounding the skull brought by C.N. Chinnaiah (Mask Man) in the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ has finally seen a breakthrough. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has kept the masked suspect in custody for the past ten days, is now unearthing…
Tigress, two cubs captured on camera traps Mysuru: The tiger, which was spotted at the mini forest near Yelwal has been identified as the tigress from Antharasanthe Sub-Division in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and the camera traps installed at the spots where the tigress was spotted has captured the tigress along with her two cubs. On…
Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka raises series of questions: Mountain was dug, only to find burudes (lies); CM Siddaramaiah formed SIT without showing common sense; Congress must apologise. Bengaluru: R. Ashoka, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly, has raised a probing question – Who is behind the ‘Mask Man’?, (identified as C.N. Chinnaiah), arrested on…
Elephant calf in search of… Mysuru: With Kerala showing negligence to take care of a female elephant calf, which had crossed Kerala border to enter Karnataka in search of its mother, the Karnataka Forest Department is showing concern to the baby elephant by becoming its caretaker. After the baby elephant was found near the river…
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