Mysuru: A Mobile Digital Planetarium, mooted by the State Government to impart scientific knowledge to students of Government High Schools on Astronomy through entertainment, was launched in city yesterday at Government High School in Vinayakanagar here by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. The scheme has been launched by the Department of Information Technology and Bio-technology and…
Connecting the datelines of epics Ramayana of Thretha Yuga going back to around 10,000 years as well as Mahabharatha of Dwapara Yuga to around 5,000 years with two other datelines namely a) of our ancestors existing on earth 60,00,000 years ago and b) of the modern form of humans having evolved around 2,00,000 years ago…
Mysuru: City hoteliers will be staging mythological play ‘Bhakta Prahlada’ at Kalamandira in city on Sept. 8. The show will be inaugurated at 4 pm in the presence of State and National Award winner cine-actor Vijaya Raghavendra as the chief guest. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city on Tuesday, Hotel…
Mysuru: With the countdown for this year’s Dasara having already begun, the Forest Department will be conducting the cannon firing test for Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace tomorrow. The test will be held at the parking space near the Varaha Gate of the Palace. All 15 elephants will undergo the test to get accustomed…
Sir, Recently I re-read the 1958 R.K. Narayan’s classic novel “The Guide” and also watched on YouTube the 1965 Dev Anand’s film of the same name. The book is an all-time best- seller as it has had nearly 80 reprints and the film, of course, was a box office super hit. I remember seeing the…
Mysuru: Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has sought Police protection in the wake of an alleged threat to his life from a Twitter user. In a letter to the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, Simha said that a Twitter user by name B. Ananthamurthy had given death threat to him following journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. Simha…
Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator M. Indira of Ward No.61, was elected unopposed as a Member of the MCC Standing Committee on Public Health Education and Social Justice in the election held at the MCC’s Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall this morning. The membership had fallen vacant after Independent Corporator Ravindra Kumar, who represents Ward No. 41, was…
Palace electricians are seen replacing old and fused bulbs of the magnificent domes of the Mysore Palace this morning ahead of Navaratri celebrations from Sept. 21. Every year, about 50,000 bulbs are replaced with new ones. The Palace is fitted with more than 98,000 plus bulbs. The illuminated Palace is one of the main attractions…
Karnataka Haemophilia Registry begins; 1st Unique Card given to patient Mysuru: Haemophilia Society, Mysuru, had organised an awareness workshop on Haemophilia for the patients from Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts recently. Dr. Banakar, Nodal Officer, Health and Family Welfare Department, inaugurated the workshop in the presence of Dr. Basavaraju, District Health Officer (DHO);…
Students of Swami Vivekananda Educational Institutions (SVEI) Composite Pre-University College, Mysuru, created a human chain shaped H2O that is the scientific name for water. This was their way to send across a message to the society on water conservation. Later, students took oath to save natural water bodies through discussion and action. Picture right shows,…
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