Mysuru: City’s Special POCSO Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 10 years jail and has imposed a fine of Rs. 34,000 after the accused was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl. The accused who was sentenced is Virupaksha, a resident of Benakanahalli village in T. Narasipur taluk. About two-and-a-half years ago, Virupaksha,…
Kannur: Along with Cauvery Sankramana festival in Kodagu, Sankramana is also celebrated at Peralassery Sri Subrahmanya Temple in Kerala. It is located around 16 kms South of Kannur on the Kannur-Koothuparamba Road. The presiding deity of Peralassery Temple is the serpent form of Lord Subrahmanya and inside the temple devotees can view many idols of…
Mysuru: Urging the Government for pension facility, Akshara Dasoha workers (mid-day meal workers) under the banner of CITU-affiliated Karnataka State Akshara Dasoha Workers’ Association, staged a demonstration in front of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) here yesterday. Maintaining that the Government had earlier made cuts in salaries on the promise of pension, the protestors claimed that the…
Mysuru: RAAGA Music Academy, Mysuru, one among the leading Sabhas in city with its perceived objectives of upholding the traditional values in Karnatak music, has over the past five years provided numerous concerts from well-acclaimed artistes from all over India and abroad. This Saturday (Oct.19), RAAGA Music Academy has organised a Grand Vocal Music Concert…
Mysuru: The following artistes will be performing in the Articulate (Mysuru) Festival – Series 42 at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Ganabharathi, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, on Oct.20 at 6 pm: Harshini Purushotham Harshini Purushotham, Bharatanatyam danseuse in the lineage of Vasundhara Bani, started her training under Dr. Rekha Raju. Thereafter under Dr. Uma Rao, a direct disciple…
Mysuru: A pedestrian, who was seriously injured in a road accident on KRS Road and admitted to a private hospital on Tuesday has breathed his last at the hospital on Wednesday. The deceased is Chikkanna, a resident of Basthipura in the taluk. He walking on Hootagalli-KRS Road near BEML on Tuesday night, when an unidentified…
Hordes of tourists have come and gone after delighting themselves with the glitz and glamour marking the just-concluded, nay celebrated, Navaratri festival dating back to ancient times more popularly known as Dasara of four centuries vintage. The administration has deservedly earned unalloyed praise for organising the show free from any disturbing incidents, except for some…
Sir, Every year the Dasara Committee receives brickbats and bouquets after the completion of Dasara festival. It is definitely not an easy task to conduct the Dasara activities considering the number of vehicles and the floating population in Mysuru, during Dasara days. The need of the hour is to establish a dedicated Dasara Authority, under…
Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI), Mysuru Chapter conducted essay competition on the topic “Love, Care and Treatment to Alzheimer’s Patients” recently. Students of Vijaya Vittala PU College have won all the three prizes. Prerana (1st prize), Sagarika S. Nikumbh (2nd prize) and C.M. Shwetha (3rd prize) are seen with ARDSI Mysuru Chapter…
Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, celebrated Cauvery Sankramana festival at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here this morning by performing Kani Puja and Theertha Puja. Arrangements were made to distribute Holy Water brought from Talacauvery to all those present on the occasion. Kodava Samaja President K.M. Belliappa; Hon. Secretary M.M. Ponnappa and others joined the women…
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