Mysuru: Kalpavriksha Trust has made arrangements for foreign tourists to view Dasara procession in front of Government Ayurveda Hospital on Sayyaji Rao Road, on Oct.8. Free water and biscuits are distributed to foreign tourists. Dr. Mahadev, English professor, will give running commentary of the procession. Recently, Dr. Latha Rajashekar distributed free passes to more than…
Musical tribute to Mahatma at Chinnara Dasara
October 3, 2019Mysuru: Marking Gandhi Jayanti, Mahila and Makkala Dasara Sub-Committee had organised ‘Chinnara Dasara’ at JK Grounds here yesterday where children rendered songs and presented dances. Many children from Anganwadi Centres of various taluks had come dressed in colourful costumes. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa-fame kids Nayana Nagaraj, Rohan Gowda and A.S. Ruthwik sang Mahatma Gandhi’s…
Nepal train tour
October 3, 2019Mysuru: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has launched AC Tourist Train Tours to Mukhthinath and Nepal. Mukhthinath Darshan (SZATT09A): The train departs from Trichy via Erode, Salem, Whitefield and Perambur – Naimisaranyam – Ayodhya – Mukhthinath – Pokhara – Kathmandu from Oct. 19 to Nov. 1. The tour is for 13 days…
Girl drowns in jumbo trench
October 3, 2019Periyapatna: A seven-year-old girl died after she slipped and fell into a water-filled elephant trench at Aladakatte Tribal Hamlet in the taluk yesterday morning. The deceased is Sinchana, daughter of Chandru of the tribal hamlet. Sinchana, along with her classmates, was playing near the water-filled trench close to her house, when she accidentally fell into…
Nine-year-old goes missing
October 3, 2019Mysuru: A nine-year-old girl, who left her house at 9.30 am on Oct. 1, has since gone missing. The missing girl is Anushri, daughter of Saroja and a resident of K.N. Pura in city. She was studying in third standard at Government Higher Primary School in Kyathamaranahalli. Anushri is 3.5 ft. tall, oval faced, normal…
Hoysala Kannada Sangha to present Dasara Awards
October 3, 2019Mysuru: The following personalities have been selected for Dasara Awards for the year 2019 given by the city’s Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga: Dr. D.L. Vijayakumari Achievement Award: G.V. Nirmala, Bengaluru; Dasara Poet Award: Kerodi Lolakshi, Mysuru and Dr. Sukanya Sunagahalli, Kenya; Dasara Yuva Prathibe: Apurva Jain, Mysuru; Savigannada Samskruthika Prashasthi: S. Niranjanakumar,…
Three meet watery grave
October 3, 2019Bannur/Mandya: In separate incidents, a student and two youths met watery graves at Kodagahalli near Bannur and at Mangala village in Mandya. In the first incident, a student, who along with his friends had gone for a swim at Cauvery Backwaters at Kodagahalli, drowned in the river yesterday morning. The deceased student is Yashwanth, son…
Dolls display at STG Pebblez Pre-School and Kautilya Vidyalaya
October 3, 2019Mysuru: In an effort to educate children about the history behind Dasara Dolls and arrangement during Navaratri, STG Pebblez Pre-School located at Vijayanagar 1st Stage has displayed dolls at the school premises. The school in association with Beyond Taalas is also conducting art workshop between 11 am and 1 pm tomorrow (Oct.4) in which saree…
Musings on Gandhi Jayanti
October 3, 2019Yesterday, 2nd October 2019 was the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. We call him ‘Father of the Nation’ because he got us the freedom from British subjugation and taught us many values that we should practice in our personal, family, social, economical and political life. No wonder, when he was asked by a foreign journalist,…
Tourism, the Face-saver
October 3, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Five percent growth in Gross Domestic Products (GDP) ! There is a recession staring on our Indian economy. The Government in its wisdom has announced several fiscal stimulus, aimed at giving the necessary push to the economy. Ironical, the banks are flush with funds but no private players…















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