Mysore/Mysuru: An official agreement was signed on Thursday evening between Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to establish a Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plant at the Vidyaranyapuram Solid Waste Management Plant (Sewage Farm or Excel Plant). The signing ceremony took place at the office of MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif. Among those…
Lack of culture sparking evil thoughts: Sanskrit Varsity VC
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S. Ahalya, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Karnataka State Sanskrit University, has said that the spate of unsavoury incidents being reported in the recent days stem from the lack of culture in man triggering evil thoughts in them. Dr. Ahalya was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on the topic ‘From Sound…
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana Mysuru Chapter celebrates Yoga Day
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS), Mysuru Chapter, celebrated International Day of Yoga with great enthusiasm and participation at the Children’s Traffic Park in city this morning. The event aimed to promote the importance of yoga for physical and mental well-being among the community. The yoga session was conducted by Rachna, an experienced yoga trainer,…
2-day Seminar on ‘Yoga Pranayama’ held
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Scientific Pranayama Foundation Trust (SPFT), Mysuru, had organised ‘Yoga Pranotsava-2025,’ a two-day State-level Seminar on ‘Yoga Pranayama,’ on June 19 and 20 in collaboration with GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) in Metagalli here. The programme, held in association with ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru and…
Nitin Kushalappa wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Kodagu-based author and engineer Mookonda P. Nitin Kushalappa has been awarded the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his latest work, Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold, published by Puffin Books in 2023. The awards were announced in New Delhi on Wednesday (June 18), and Nitin is among 24 writers to…
Chamarajanagar writer bags award for literary criticism
June 21, 2025Chamarajanagar: Youth writer from Chamarajanagar, R. Dileep Kumar and Ballari district writer, Shivalingappa Handihalu, have bagged the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award this year (2025). Dileep Kumar, a resident of Chamarajanagar, has won the Akademi’s ‘Yuva Puraskar’ for his work ‘Pachheya Jaguli’, a collection of literary criticism articles. Born on March 16, 1991, Dileep Kumar…
A miracle in Jerusalem
June 21, 2025While writing the Abracadabra titled “Pondering over wars and warmongers of the world!” on June 19, 2025, I remembered my trip to Israel 28 years ago. In 1997, I went on a Christian Holy pilgrimage to Israel with my Hindu friend late R. Gururaja, a retired Commissioner of Provident Fund (PF), Karnataka, along with a…
Decline in patronage hurting Kannada cinema: Actor Kishore
June 21, 2025By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Actor Kishore Kumar, who was recently seen playing the role of Forest Officer ‘Murali’ in the superhit Kannada movie ‘Kantara’, forayed into the movie industry through ‘Kanti’, starring Sri Murali and Ramya, in 2004. He played a negative character, Beera, which earned him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting…
Train passengers left high and dry on CFTRI side
June 21, 2025Sir, I am certain the authorities are aware of the inconvenience faced by passengers arriving by train at Mysuru Junction, especially those exiting on CFTRI side gate to avail prepaid auto services. Several evening trains arrive at Platforms 4, 5 or 6, which are closer to this side of station. A few years ago, a…
University of Mysore celebrates Yoga Day
June 21, 2025University of Mysore celebrated International Day of Yoga-2025 with Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath, Registrar M.K. Savitha, Yogatma D. Srihari of GSS and others performing ‘Vrikshasana’ at SDNR Wadiyar Stadium in Manasagangothri this morning.















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