Mysuru: A 50-year-old man was electrocuted, while moving an iron ladder in Nazarbad Police limits yesterday. The deceased is Guruprasad, a resident of Agrahara in city. Guruprasad, who was helping painters paint the walls of a theatre tried to move an iron ladder, which came in contact with a live power line resulting in Guruprasad…
Both the shows of Manmatha Vijaya, the running weekend play at Rangayana, was welcomed by the audience to houseful shows; not only were the usual seats occupied, the plastic chairs — like metal ones in real ‘companies’ — were put up for the sea of enthusiasts who kept coming. Manmatha Vijaya is a company nataka…
Mysuru:- The POCSO Special Court in city has sentenced a youth to 10 years rigorous imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs. 55,000 for raping his minor relative repeatedly following which the girl had conceived and had delivered a baby. The youth, who was sentenced, is 28-year-old Mahadeva, a resident of Mayigowdanahalli in K.R. Nagar…
An eminent vainika, an engaging speaker, a great teacher, a senior vaggeyakara and a self-taught musician R. Vishweshwaran gave a veena concert at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 10th of this month. His concerts are known for leisurely and elaborate versions. He not only possesses the sensitivity and creativity of a poet, but also the…
In the days goneby, whenever persons of places marked by distance, both near and far, came face to face, it was customary to enquire about timely rains and status of crops (male-bele). The next in order used to be enquiry about status of health, particularly of the aged members of their respective families (sthi-gathi). Their…
Mysuru: Police personnel, attached to the Excise Department have seized 48 litres of wine, which was stored illegally at a house in Gokulam. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the house and seized the wine stored in 65 bottles. The seized wine looks like homemade wine and the Police said that they would…
Mysuru: Miscreants have lifted gold jewellery from the handbag of a woman, who was travelling in a city bus from Kuvempunagar Complex to the Clock Tower near Town Hall on Wednesday. The woman, who lost her jewellery is Roopa, a resident of Kuvempunagar. Roopa, who boarded the City Bus at Kuvempunagar Complex on Wednesday afternoon,…
Mysuru: A man allegedly murdered his wife by strangulating her at their house in Bhyraweshwara Nagar here on Wednesday night. The deceased is Geethanjali (25), who was residing at Bhyraweshwaranagar 7th Cross in city and her husband who killed her is Umesh, who has since gone absconding. A native of Yamadur in Malavalli taluk, Geethanjali…
Mysuru: City’s Sugama Sangeetha Academy Trust in association with Rotary West, will be conducting a State-level Kannada Bhavageethe contest at Rotary West Hall near Kamakshi Hospital, Saraswathipuram on Sept.9 (Sunday). The contest is open to those over 8 years of age. However, professional and Akashavani or Doordarshan artistes are barred from contesting. Those interested may…
Sir, Launching of Karan Thapar’s book ‘Devil’s Advocate – The Untold Story’ (Star of Mysore dated Aug.28) was indeed a very well-organised programme and equally well-attended for which Mysuru Literary Forum gets all the credit and also to those who interacted with the highly articulate author. Karan Thapar is not an easy person to deal…
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