Periyapatna: After a brief gap, District Minister V. Somanna resumed his tour of flood-affected areas in the district by visiting a few villages in Periyapatna taluk this morning. The Minister inspected Koppa, Mullina Muthusoge, Avarthi and Doddahosur villages which were among the worst affected villages in the taluk. Somanna directed the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited…
Bengaluru: As a Deepavali gift, the State Government on Friday hiked the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers with retrospective effect from October 2018. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Women and Child Welfare Minister Shashikala Jolle said that the honorarium of Anganwadi workers will be hiked by Rs.2,000, that of mini-Anganwadi…
Mysuru: Lashkar Police have rescued two runaway boys in city yesterday and safely sent the children back to their parents. The Police found the two boys yesterday sitting at Sub-urban Bus stand here and enquired about them. It was learnt that the kids were residents of Peenya in Bengaluru and had left home on Oct.22…
Siddapur (Kodagu): A man who had accidentally slipped and fallen into a 50-ft gorge at Kallukore village in Somwarpet taluk 15 hours ago was rescued by Fire Brigade personnel yesterday. Manjunath of Hosur village in Polibetta was said to be returning home on Thursday evening on foot when he slipped and fell into the gorge….
Mysuru: Two photojournalists from city have bagged top honours in the recently held State-level Photography Competition organised as part of 65th Wildlife Week Celebrations by Nagarahole National Park Office authorities. Photojournalist M.S. Basavanna (Anurag Basavaraj) bagged first prizes in Herbivorous (Picture of a Running Elephant), Emotional (Tiger quenching its Thirst) and Birds (Serpent Eagle) categories….
Day-long workshop at city Zoo deliberates on desperate need to have more wildlife scientists Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sanjai Mohan has said that the State Forest Department has a shortage of qualified and knowledgeable veterinary scientists and wildlife doctors and efforts have to be made to increase their numbers. He was speaking…
Mysuru: Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), inaugurated the Science Fest-2019 organised by Jnanodaya PU College here recently. Addressing the gathering, Kiran Kumar remembered the contribution of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in developing ISRO. He highlighted how satellites were being used in various purposes including agriculture, forecasting weather, to alert…
Mysuru: Saptathi, a grand celebration to commemorate danseuse Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy’s 70th birthday has been organised on Nov. 2 at Kalamandira at 5pm. The event jointly organised by Vasundhara Performing Art Centre and Guru Shishya Parampara Trust will be held in divine presence of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Noted Dance Scholar and Rajya…
Mysuru: The first screening of ‘Kodagura Sipayi’, a movie in Kodava language produced and directed by Kottukathira Prakash Cariappa was held at Mysuru Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar First Stage this morning. The movie, presented by Coorg Coffeewood Movies, is based on a novel and narrates the story of a soldier, played by former international athlete…
MM Hills: The Hundi collection at Male Mahadeshwara Temple has yielded Rs.1,41,85,474 cash in just one month. The other collection included 40 gm gold and 1,891 gm silver. The hundis were brought to the commercial complex near MM Hills bus stand yesterday, opened and counted under the supervision of Salur Mutt Seer Sri Guruswamiji and…
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