Mysore/Mysuru: A youth from Bihar, who had gone fishing along with two others, was drowned in Chikkakere (Chikkere) at K. Hemmanahalli in the taluk yesterday. The deceased youth is Amith Kumar (27), a native of Bihar, who was working at a poultry farm here. Yesterday, Amith, along with two of his friends, went to Chikkakere…
ACCE(I) Mysuru’s Silver Jubilee celebrations
May 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Centre of the Association of Consulting Engineers (India), inaugurated in 2001, will celebrate its Silver Jubilee on May 27 at Hotel North Avenue in Hebbal from 10 am to 1.30 pm. The programme will feature a recap of the glorious journey of the Centre, highlighting the activities and events conducted over the…
Elected as President of Karnataka Rangabhoomi Organisers Conference
May 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s senior theatre artiste, actor, organiser and director Rajashekar Kadamba has been elected as the President of Karnataka Rangabhoomi Organisers Conference to be hosted by Karnataka Ranga Parishat in association with Kannada and Culture Department, on May 25 at Nayana Rangamandira in Bengaluru. Actively involved in theatre for the past six decades, he has…
Basava Jayanti ‘Basava Ratna’ Award Presentation Ceremony
May 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Sharana Mandali, in association with Sri Nataraja Pratishtana, has organised Basava Jayanti ‘Basava Ratna’ Award Presentation Ceremony at Sri Nataraja auditorium, Sri Hosmutt, on May 23 at 10.30 am. Dr. Sri Siddalingashivacharya Swamiji of Suryasimhasana Mutt, Vatal Mutt, will grace the occasion. K.H. Muniyappa, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, will inaugurate the…
Three-day Kumbabhisheka at Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy temple
May 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A three-day ‘Kumbabhisheka Mahotsava’ will take place at the famed Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy temple in Vijayanagar from May 25 to 27. On May 25, the rituals will begin with Abhisheka and Laksharchane at 9 am, followed by Lalitha Sahasranama Parayana by women’s associations. On May 26, the rituals will begin with Sahasra Kalashabhisheka at 9…
Ban orders around exam centres on May 24
May 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the UPSC scheduled to conduct the Civil Services (Preliminary) exam-2026 at 12 centres spread across the city on May 24, the City Police have enforced prohibitory orders in 200 mts. radius around all the exam centres on that day as a security measure. Accordingly, barring the examinees and the exam staff, no other…
Folklore award for Dr. Mysore Gururaj
May 21, 2026Chamarajanagar: Karnataka Janapada Academy member and famed ‘Neelagar’ artiste Dr. Mysore Gururaj has been selected for the prestigious ‘Prabhudevaraje Urs Paranjyothi’ folklore award-2026 given by Chamarajanagar District Unit of Karnataka Janapada Parishat. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.5,000 and a citation. Dr. Mysore Gururaj will be conferred the award at a programme organised…
When Hanuman took initiative
May 21, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist There are two forms of Hanuman. In one he sits at the feet of Ram, an obedient assistant. This is Ram-dasa Hanuman. In the other, he stands alone, displaying ten hands and four extra heads: that of a lion, an eagle, a wild boar and a…
Cheluvamba Park in an awful state
May 21, 2026Sir, The Cheluvamba Park, opposite Akashvani and one of the oldest parks in the city, is in an awful condition. It is pathetic to see patches of the so-called lawns dried up, while the hedge plants along the pathways are either withered or missing in several places. Hardly anybody is seen watering the plants regularly,…
Panachee’s Fashion & Lifestyle Expo begins
May 21, 2026Namrata Shenoy, MD, Diya Groups, inaugurating the Panachee Fashion & Lifestyle Exhibition-cum-Sale (Festive Edit) at Hotel Southern Star in city this morning in the presence of Organisers Sahanaa Sumanth and Sindu Vikram. The expo-cum-sale will be open today and tomorrow between 10.30 am and 8 pm.















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