Cannon drill begins at Palace
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Cannon drill begins at Palace

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept. 3 (MTY&SD)- Ahead of Dasara, puja was performed to the cannons at the Mysore Palace yesterday morning. The puja was performed to seven canons by priest S.V. Prahallad Rao and the rituals included Vijayaganapathi puja, Mruthyunjaya puja, Chamundeshwari puja and Mruthyunjaya Japa. To acclimatise Dasara elephants to cannon firing sound during Dasara procession…

Tent School for children of Mahouts and Kavadis
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Tent School for children of Mahouts and Kavadis

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept 3 (MTY&SD)- Children of Mahouts and Kavadis, who are taking care of Dasara elephants, will attend Tent School from tomorrow to get much needed education during their stay at Palace premises in city. Textbooks and uniforms will be distributed to the children during the commencement of the school. Mysuru South BEO Shivakumar visited…

Public immerse Ganesha idols  in Mobile Immersion Tanks
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Public immerse Ganesha idols in Mobile Immersion Tanks

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept.3 (MTY&SD)- In a bid to save water bodies from being polluted and to facilitate immersion of Ganesha idols, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in association with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), had stationed mobile immersion tanks at various locations in city yesterday. After celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi, the public immersed the idols in the…

Plaster of Paris Ganesha idols sold despite ban
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Plaster of Paris Ganesha idols sold despite ban

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept.3 (MTY&SD)- In spite of the strict warning by the District Administration and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to the dealers and manufacturers not to use Plaster of Paris (PoP) or Paper-mould Ganeshas, it was found that many of these were stocked in farm houses on the outskirts of the city and sold to mainly…

Search operation for bodies stopped at Thora in Virajpet
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Search operation for bodies stopped at Thora in Virajpet

September 3, 2019

Madikeri, Sept.3 (PS&DM)- With NDRF and other rescue teams making little headway in the search operation to find the bodies of four remaining persons at Thora village in Virajpet taluk, who are presumably dead, the search operation has been stopped, reportedly with the consent of the families of the missing persons. A total of 10…

B. Jayashree unwinds the success story of Gubbi Veeranna
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B. Jayashree unwinds the success story of Gubbi Veeranna

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept.3 (PM&US)- “Owners of theatre companies should always treat the artistes with respect which was strictly followed by late Gubbi Veeranna,” recalled theatre artiste and granddaughter of Gubbi Veeranna Dr. B. Jayashree. She was speaking on the life and achievements of Gubbi Veeranna at the inaugural programme of the lecture series Ranga Dhwani, organised…

‘Samadarshi’ Awards conferred to mark HSK’s birth centenary
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‘Samadarshi’ Awards conferred to mark HSK’s birth centenary

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept.3 (PM&US)- Anveshana Seva Trust had organised a function on Aug.26 to mark the birth centenary of columnist late Dr. H.S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar (HSK) at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road here. Inaugurating the programme, former Minister P.G.R. Sindhia recalled that HSK had a lot of foresight on economic matters and would…

Jaitley put his stamp on history
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Jaitley put his stamp on history

September 3, 2019

By T.J.S. George Arun Jaitley’s connection with Gujarat led to epochal developments.  There he came in contact with Narendra Modi and chemistry got to work. Was it an accident of circumstance? Or did Jaitley, the astute Mr. Brain of the BJP, see something in Modi that others did not?  What we know is that it…

As we destroy nature, is nature destroying us?
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As we destroy nature, is nature destroying us?

September 3, 2019

PM’s call to start new revolution against plastic must be heeded Mysuru, Sept. 3 (OSR)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call to the people to start a new revolution against plastic from Oct. 2, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This call has to be heeded to, before it is too late….

Foreign students share varied cultural experiences
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Foreign students share varied cultural experiences

September 3, 2019

Mysuru, Sept. 3 (US)- World Organisation of Students (WOS) had organised a programme at Cauvery auditorium in Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) premises here on Friday last to facilitate foreign students to exchange views and experiences regarding their culture. Inaugurating the programme Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) National Organising Secretary Sunil Ambedkar opined that the…

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