Mysuru: District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and other Departments together have organised evaluation camps from today till June 18 for distribution of aids to physically challenged people. The line up of camps are as follows: June 12: Guru Bhavan, Hunsur; June13: Ambedkar Bhavan, H.D. Kote; June 14: Ambedkar Bhavan, Nanjangud; June 15: Guru Bhavan, T. Narasipur;…
Accident victim dies of injuries
June 12, 2019Mysuru: A 48-year-old man, who had suffered serious injuries when a Pick-Up vehicle rammed into the scooter he was riding on Monday, succumbed to injuries at a private hospital on the same day. The deceased is Ravishankar, a resident of Degodu village in Nanjangud taluk. On Monday evening, Ravishankar was proceeding on his scooter (KA-09-HJ-2733)…
Loan facility for Backward Community
June 12, 2019Mysuru: Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah Development Corporation has invited applications from Backward Classes including Catogary-1, Besta, Koli, Kabbaliga, Mogavira and their sub-sects to provide financial aid. The loan will be provided under various schemes including self-employment loan scheme, Arivu educational loan scheme, educational courses, loans to pursue higher studies in any foreign university, and Ganga-Kalyana Irrigation…
Ranga Namana for Girish Karnad
June 12, 2019Mysuru: Rangayana in association with Karnataka Nataka Academy has organised ‘Ranga Namana’ for actor and playwright Girish Karnad on June 14 at 5 pm at Bhoomigeetha in city. Academy Chairman J. Lokesh will inaugurate the programme. Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam will preside. Theatre artistes Srinivas G. Kappanna, H. Janardhan and others will participate.
Rural Games at J.P. Nagar
June 12, 2019Mysuru: As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Abhyudaya Mahila Samaja, in association with Manvantara Samuha Balaga, has organised a programme titled ‘Halliya Parapanchada Nenapu, Halliya Oota, Halliya Aata’ (Memories of Rural Life, Rural Food, Rural Games) at Puttaraja Gawai Stadium in J.P. Nagar here on June 16 from 10 am. The traditional rural games…
Book release turns out to be a condolence meeting
June 12, 2019Mysuru: A book release function organised by the city’s Guruthu Balaga marking its first anniversary at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises on Monday virtually turned out into a condolence meeting to pay tributes to renowned writer and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, who passed away in Bengaluru on June 10. Floral tributes were paid to a portrait…
Pet Talk
June 12, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about guinea pig, its behavioural changes and ideal temperature for it to be healthy By Maneka Gandhi My guinea pig has become slow and listless these days. Is something wrong? Generally, if you notice a change in behaviour in your Guinea pig, it is wise to check for…
Vulnerable Veterans
June 12, 2019The plant world is marked by many features that Botanists take fascination to enlighten us in their characteristic way of naming the plants using Latin terms with their unchallenged exclusive scientific reasoning. However, the feature of one batch of foliage, well after its selfless life witnessing appearance of beautiful flowers and juicy fruits on the…
Cow attack at Kukkarahalli Lake… waiting to happen!
June 12, 2019Sir, The news of a cow attack on two women walkers at Kukkarahalli Lake makes a disturbing read (SOM dated June 9). But, it was an incident or accident waiting to happen, given the apathy of the authorities concerned and the utter negligence of the security personnel deployed at the Lake who allow all kinds…
Mysuru kickboxers win medals at Intl. Championship
June 12, 2019The following kickboxers from Academy of Self Defence (ASD) Fight Club have won two Gold Medals and four Silver Medals at the WAKO Nepal International Kickboxing Championship-2019 held at Indoor Stadium, Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal, from June 1 to 4: H.M. Srihari – Gold in Light Contact and Silver in Point Fighting; M. Srivatsav –…













Recent Comments