Bengaluru: Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, who has contested the election from Tumkur Parliamentary Constituency yesterday said, “I will sit by Rahul Gandhi’s side if he becomes Prime Minister.” “I announced three years back that I will not contest elections. There are circumstances now in which I have been forced to contest. There is nothing…
Bus transporting EVMs catches fire
April 19, 2019Mysuru: A KSRTC bus transporting EVMs to a de-mustering centre in city after polling for Lok Sabha polls ended yesterday, caught fire causing tension for some time on Thursday evening. The KSRTC bus was transporting EVMs from Booth Nos. 242 and 245 in Chamundeshwari Assembly segment of Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency to the de-mustering centre…
Hoteliers’ discount offer on food evokes good response from voters
April 19, 2019Mysuru: The efforts by the Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association to increase voter turnouts in the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency by offering discounts on eatables has evoked a great response from the voters. 74 hotels in city had offered special discounts which in turn boosted the voter turnout. The first time voters above the age of…
Security Guard injured as metal door falls on him at Rangayana
April 19, 2019Mysuru: A Security Guard at the theatre repertory Rangayana in Kalamandira premises was injured when the metal door of the car shed (meant to park the car of the Director) fell on him yesterday at around 4.30 pm. Security Guard Shesu, who is an outsourced staff was trying to close one side of the nearly…
Woman conducts last rites of husband after voting
April 19, 2019Mysuru: Not willing to let go the opportunity for exercise of franchise inspite of tragic circumstances, a woman, who lost her husband on Thursday morning, conducted his last rites after casting her vote along with eleven other family members at a polling booth in city yesterday. Srinivas, a resident of JP Nagar passed away on…
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s contributions to women empowerment recalled
April 19, 2019Mysuru: “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar stood for women’s education and equality. As a Labour Minister in the Viceroy Executive Council during 1940s he was instrumental in passing ’Mines Maternity Benefit Bill’ for women all over India,” said Prof. M.S. Shekar, Director, Centre for Gandhian Studies, University of Mysore . He was speaking at Dr. Ambedkar’s 128th…
‘Mahaveer Ahimsa’ Award presented
April 19, 2019Mysuru: ‘The whole world can be made nuclear weapon-free by treading on the Ahimsa path shown by Bhagawan Mahaveer,’ opined noted Film Music Director Hamsalekha. He was speaking after inaugurating a function organised by Sri Mahaveer Seva Sansthan at M.L. Vardhamanaiah Memorial Hall on Chandragupta Road here on Wednesday evening as part of the 2618th…
World Health Day celebrated by FPAI
April 19, 2019Mysuru: Family Planning Association of India (FPAI), Mysuru Branch, in association with J.C. Tech Apparels, Mysuru, celebrated World Health Day in city recently. The programme was inaugurated by Channappaji of J.C Tech Apparels. Dr. S.S. Malini, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Mysore, who delivered the keynote address, said that health is wealth and good…
New classrooms inaugurated
April 19, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Amity Round Table (MART)-156 has completed the Classroom Project and renovation of Government Higher Primary School at Kaniyana Hundi village in H.D. Kote Taluk and the same was inaugurated recently. The project was undertaken by MART-156 with financial support of Mysore Amity Ladies Circle (MALC) – 108 and Round Table -156, Nunspeet, Netherlands.
Spiritual discourse in Kannada on Narada Bhakti Sutra
April 19, 2019Mysuru: Chinmaya Mission, Mysuru, has organised a spiritual discourse in Kannada on ‘Narada Bhakti Sutra’ by Pujya Swami Brahmananda Saraswathi at Sri Sharada Sringeri Mutt, Fort Mohalla, Mysuru, from Apr. 21 to 28 from 6.30 pm to 8 pm daily. Starting from Apr. 22 between 6 pm and 6.30 pm, there will be Sri Vishnu…















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