Mysuru, Mandya: The Mysuru and Mandya Police have stepped up vigil at all tourist destinations following intelligence reports of a possible terror attack by militants who have come from Kashmir. “We have stepped up vigil at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and vital tourist destinations in Mandya,” said Mandya Superintendent of Police G. Radhika. Mysuru…
Mysuru: The 69th Republic Day was celebrated in city yesterday in a grand manner. While all schools and colleges celebrated the day by holding special flag hoisting ceremonies and parades, the main event was organised by the District Administration at Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap where District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa unfurled the National…
Mysuru: City’s Musicologist Prof. R. Satyanarayana, who has carved a niche for himself in music, dance, Physics and Archaeology, is among the nine Padma awardees from the State. He has been conferred the Padma Shri in the Music category. He has served as Professor of Physics in Sarada Vilas College. The other seven, who have…
Nanjangud: The district administration yesterday launched an operation demolition to clear encroachments along the Ratha Beedhi or Car Street of Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud. The Ratha Beedhi is around 1.3 km long and there were 40 properties with encroachment which were identified for demolition and clearance. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said that five heavy earth…
Mysuru: Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka has one more ‘secure’ feather to its cap – Special Commando Force (SCF) that will exclusively deal with anti-terror operations and will not be a part of the city civil Police force. The force was formally launched yesterday during the Republic Day Parade held at Torchlight Parade Grounds,…
Vijayapura: Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji of Jnana Yogashrama in Vijayapura, who was chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri Award, has decided to “respectfully refuse it.” In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Seer, while expressing his gratitude for selecting him for the award has said he is a spiritual being and does not…
Hunsur: Thousands of devotees took part in the procession held as part of Hanuma Jayanti at Hunsur this morning. The procession, which was originally scheduled for Dec. 3, was cancelled over a dispute between officials and supporters of BJP MP Pratap Simha, on the route of the procession. The authorities, taking note of the sentiments…
Bengaluru: Noted Kannada actor Chandrashekhar (63), popularly known as ‘Edakallu Chandrashekhar,’ passed away in the wee hours today in Canada. His daughter Tanya, based out of Bengaluru, told reporters that her father had suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Chandrashekhar had debuted as a child artiste with ‘Namma Makkalu’ in 1969 but got his big break…
Mysuru: Nearly seven lakh Muslims including 13 Maulvis from the country and abroad are congregating at the three-day All India Mushavarathi Ijtema (Convention), organised by the Muslim community at the Adakanahalli Industrial Area, near Kadokola in Nanjangud taluk. People have been coming in buses, cars and trains from yesterday from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telengana, Maharashtra…
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