Mysuru: This year’s Dasara Film Festival will be organised on the lines of International Film Festival with the inclusion of several foreign films. Disclosing this at a press meet yesterday, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said that Dasara Film Festival would be inaugurated by CM Siddharamaiah on Sept. 21 at Kalamandira. From Sept. 22 to 28,…
Gold Card priced at Rs. 3,999 per person
September 5, 2017Mysuru: This year, the Dasara Gold Card will cost Rs. 3,999 and only one person is eligible to enjoy the privileges per card. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said that gold cards will be released soon. During Dasara-2016, each card cost Rs. 7,500 and two persons were allowed per card. The card holders will be provided…
All about Men and Mice: Menace of rats upon mankind !
September 5, 2017It was quite amusing to read a news item in the newspapers about the menace of rats that drank liquor and made home of the crevices in the embankments of River Kamalabalan near Ghanshayampur in Darbhanga of Bihar. This home-making by the rats was the cause for the devastating flood for humans, according to a…
Who will be Mysuru’s Nala? Find out at Aahara Mela
September 5, 2017Mysuru: The Dasara Aahara Mela-2017 (food festival) from Sept. 21 to 30 at Scouts and Guides Grounds and at MUDA Ground near Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel is expected to thrill food enthusiasts as the event promises a variety of exciting and lip-smacking food from different parts of the State and country including the traditional tribal…
Mega Yoga Show on Sept.21
September 5, 2017Mysuru: The Yoga Dasara Sub-Committee has planned several events as part of Yoga Dasara on three different days from Sept. 21. Yoga Dasara Sub-Committee Special Officer and MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said at a meeting in DC Office yesterday that ‘Yoga Dasara’ will be inaugurated by District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa by flagging off…
Brave Judges do us proud, carnal Godmen bring us shame. Is the goodness of the few our only salvation?
September 5, 2017By T.J.S. George What an amazing week it was. The Judiciary made us feel proud, not once but three times back to back. At another level, though, the nation was shamed by a seducer whose frenzied followers killed and destroyed to support his freedom to rape. India remains an unending puzzle, inspirational one day, incorrigible…
Four-day Dasara Poets’ Meet from Sept. 24
September 5, 2017Mysuru: The four-day Dasara Poets’ Meet will be held at Jaganmohan Palace from Sept. 24 to 27, said Dasara Kavi Goshti Sub-Committee Working President Dr. N.K. Lolakshi at a press meet yesterday. In all, there will be four sessions — Vikasa Kavi Goshti (24 poets from Mysuru division comprising Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan), Vinoda…
Three-day Dasara Heritage Tour from Sept. 23
September 5, 2017Mysuru: To enable tourists know more about the heritage of city during Dasara, the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums has organised a three-day Heritage Tour in city commencing from Sept. 23. Minister for Kannada and Culture Umashree will launch the Heritage Walk at 6.30 am on Sept. 23 at Town Hall. The programme will…
Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa’s gift to his readers on his 86th birthday
September 5, 2017By G. L. Shekar,Professor, NIE Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa has birthday today,” Facebook alerted me in the morning of Sunday (August 20, 2017). He turned 86. I was happy that at this age he is quite tech-savvy. He is on FB, uses laptop for browsing and for e-mail activities. His ‘official’ date of birth is August…
LED TVs looted from lodges in guise of customers: Four arrested, 27 LED TVs worth about Rs. 5 lakh recovered
September 5, 2017Mysuru: Lashkar Police have arrested two persons on charges of stealing LED TVs from lodges in city, after taking rooms on rent. The Cops have also arrested two others, who used to buy stolen TVs from them. While the two persons who were stealing TVs have been identified as 34-year-old K.N. Vasudeva, a native of…















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