Ramanagaram: State JD(S) President and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that the first list of the party candidates for the 2018 Assembly polls will be released on Dec.15. Speaking to press persons here on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy said that he was holding meetings with party leaders in Constituencies where there were multiple aspirants. An…
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Tribal Healers to display Tribal Medicines at 5-day workshop
December 7, 2017IGRMS to showcase rare lamps at “Deepam” expo from Dec. 11 Mysuru: The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Southern Regional Centre (SRC) and Anthropological Survey of India (ASI), Southern Regional Centre, Bogadi, Mysuru, have jointly organised a National workshop on Tribal Healers and Tribal Medicines at Wellington House, Irwin Road, here from Dec. 10…
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‘Build houses for slum-dwellers with all facilities’
December 7, 2017Ramakrishna Mutt Seer opens MyBuild expo Mysuru: “Everyone dreams of constructing a house in one’s lifetime. It may be in a village, town or a city. MyBuild expo fulfils that need which the public should utilise fully,” said Swami Muktidanandaji, Trustee, Sri Ramakrishna Mutt and Mission, Belur. He was speaking after inaugurating the six-day MyBuild…
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Sick Pelicans at Kokkare Bellur worries villagers
December 7, 2017Mandya: Kokkare Bellur villagers here are a worried lot as many Spot-Billed Pelicans have taken ill after the death of a Pelican on Tuesday. Worried villagers, who share a very good relationship with these birds, have urged the authorities concerned to take steps to protect the birds. Although the reason for the illness has not…
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Late Diwali for Shiva
December 7, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Come Diwali, everyone revisits the story of this festival. It is what people do during festivals, trying to understand their origin. Some seek rational explanations: it is harvest time, and so time to party, for example. Some are happy with narrative explanations that are indifferent to…
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Bike rider killed in accident
December 7, 2017Mysuru: A bike rider was killed on the spot in an accident on Bengaluru-Mysuru Road when the motorcycle (KA-55-J-6776) he was riding hit an electric pole late last night. The deceased has been identified as Tenzin Khentse (26), native of Byloor Camp in Kollegal and a resident of Bannimantap in Mysuru. The Police said that…
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Court issues non-bailable warrant against MLA
December 7, 2017Mysuru: The 3rd JMFC Court has issued Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Congress MLA M.K. Somashekar in a defamation case filed against him during 2008. The warrant was issued as Somashekar failed to attend the Court hearings related to the defamation case filed by former Corporator M.C. Chikkanna. The former Corporator, in press release issued on…
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Rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai escapes another bid on his life
December 7, 2017Mandya: In a swift action, the Mandya Police have thwarted a plot to eliminate Mandya’s notorious rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai, with the custody of four persons. This is said to be the second plot on the rowdy-sheeter’s life in recent days. Details: Ashok Pai was coming to the RTO office in Mandya on a motorcycle on…
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CM to release scribe’s book on political history tomorrow
December 7, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will release the book ‘Mysuru-Chamarajanagar Rajakeeya Ithihasa’ (Political History of Mysuru-Chamarajanagar) authored by senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar at a function to be held at Kalamandira here on Dec. 8 at 4.30 pm. District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will be the chief guest. MLA Vasu will preside. Ministers Tanveer Sait,…
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Diamond Jubilee celebration of Vidyavardhaka Sangha tomorrow
December 7, 2017Statue of Sangha’s Founder-Secretary K. Puttaswamy to be unveiled Mysuru: The Diamond Jubilee celebration of Vidyavardhaka Sangha will be held at Vidyavardhaka Engineering College in Gokulam 3rd Stage tomorrow (Dec. 8) at 10.30 am. To commemorate the birth centenary of former Minister and Founder-Secretary of Vidyavardhaka Sangha late K. Puttaswamy, his statue would be unveiled…
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