Mysuru: Maharudrabhishekha for the Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill was performed by Mettalu Hattuva Balaga this morning on account of first Monday (Karthika Somavara) of Karthika Masa celebrations. They performed Maharudrabhishekha using 101 ingredients including ghee, milk, curds, almonds, dried fruits, sugarcane juice, banana and other items. Maharudrabhishekha began with pouring of milk (Ksheerabhisheka), followed…
City boy qualifies for National Road Cycling
November 12, 2018K.V. Vyshak, a promising cyclist from Mysuru, has won two gold medals at the recently concluded National Mountain Biking Championship at Pune. Vyshak, aged 18, participated in ‘Junior-Men’ category. He is a student of JSS Polytechnic, Mysuru. Vyshak won gold medals in both ‘Individual Time Trial’ and ‘Massed Start’ events and he is the current…
Natural disaster and disease hit honey production in Kodagu
November 12, 2018Madikeri: Floods and landslides that struck Kodagu in August this year not only affected human beings and wildlife but also honey bee families that have a special relationship with nature. Vanishing natural food and biting cold, has resulted in the spread of Thai Sac Brood disease, which is said to have originated in Thailand. The…
Tourist spots in Kodagu deserted; hopes dashed
November 12, 2018Madikeri: Kodagu, called the Scotland of South India, has been a perfect holiday destination for ages because of its pristine beauty and alluring nature. Tourists always flock to this hill station in droves during holidays and weekends. But sadly after the nature’s fury that the district experienced in August this year with heavy rains and…
My Circle, your Circle, whose Circle is it?
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Our city is continuously going through the phase of renaming where Circles, roads and junctions are renamed after prominent personalities. So much so that the well-known names of particular roads, in practice from the days of the British Raj, are renamed to either localise the area or to name them in remembrance of leaders…
Devamma
November 12, 2018Devamma (81), wife of late Jyotishya Vidwan Shivarchaka B. Shivappa and a resident of Ayarahalli near Bilikere of Hunsur taluk here, passed away yesterday. She leaves behind two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at her native Ayarahalli this morning.
Leopard sighted near Mysore Airport
November 12, 2018Mysuru: A leopard being sighted inside Mysore Airport premises in Mandakalli here last night has created panic among the members of the public. The leopard, which was roaming at Srinagar near Mandakalli since about three days, was sighted last night in the Airport premises by one Dhananjay, a resident of Vijayanagar, who has captured the…
Is this the honour we are giving to Ta.Ra.Su?
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Among the many Circles that found new names in city is the Akashavani Circle that has been rechristened as Ta.Ra.Su Circle. Ta.Ra.Su or Ta.Ra. Subba Rao is a noted Kannada littérateur (Taluku Ramaswami Subba Rao) and is considered as a harbinger of the Navya movement of Kannada literature. The Akashavani Circle is near the…
MCDCC Bank election begins
November 12, 2018Mysuru: The voting for electing the Directors of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Co-Operative Central (MCDCC) Bank began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road here this morning. The polling is being held to elect 12 Directors, while five Directors have already been elected unopposed. The MCDCC Bank has 17 Directors on its board. Those elected…















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