Rs. 300-crore Hosyala-style marvel coming up at Venkatapura village By N. Niranjan Nikam Venkatapura, a village in Nangli, Mulbagal Taluk of Kolar district, used to be a part of the Hoysala Kingdom. What is the connection between this small village and the Hoysalas? A very curious connection. In this village is coming up Lord Venkateshwara…
Congress stages protest against Union Government’s anti-farmer policies
June 18, 2017Mysuru: Accusing the NDA Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of following anti-farmer policies, members of Mysuru District Farmers Congress Committee staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square in city yesterday demanding waving off farm loans in public sector Banks. Strongly condemning the police firing on protesting farmers at Madhya Pradesh recently, the protesters sought…
Child’s death: Parents demand action against doctors
June 18, 2017Mysuru: Alleging negligence by doctors at Cauvery Heart and Multispeciality Hospital on Bannur Road in city, had resulted in the death of an 8-year-old boy, the parents of the deceased has urged the Deputy Commissioner to take action against the negligent doctors. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, V.P. Mukesh, father…
City Co-op. Bank President Dinesh Venkatalingaiah quits
June 18, 2017Mysuru: Dinesh M. Venkatalingaiah, President of the City Co-operative Bank located on Sri Harsha Road in city has quit his post on June 1, in order to make way for others. Dinesh had taken over as the Bank President on Feb. 15, 2015. In his resignation letter to the Bank’s in-charge Manager, Dinesh said he…
Mass Marriage
June 18, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration’s simple mass marriage programme ‘Shubharambha’ will take place atop Chamundi Hill in the first week of August. Those interested can register in their respective Tahsildar office, according to a press release.
Remembering Dewan C.V. Rangacharlu
June 18, 2017By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy Former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore. Most people in Mysuru city have heard of the Town Hall opposite the Clock Tower but many do not know in whose memory this Hall was built. Just to test this I asked my grandson about it. He knew…
Man commits suicide
June 18, 2017Mysuru: A 42-year-old man, committed suicide by hanging self at a guest house in city yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Nagaraju, the supervisor of KEB Guest house at Ganesh Nagar here. The reason for Nagaraju to take the extreme step is yet to be known. N.R. Police, who have registered a case in…
International Yoga Day at NIE
June 18, 2017Mysuru: The International Day of Yoga-2017 will be celebrated by NIE Group of Institutions in NIE premises on June 21 from 7 am to 8 am as recommended by UGC and VTU by performing Common Yoga Protocol adopted by AYUSH. C.L. Rudresh, alumnus of NIE and second best all-round Yogi 2015 (as declared by Association…
Miraculous escape for driver as car climbs road divider
June 18, 2017Mysuru: The driver of a car had a miraculous escape, when the car climbed a road divider after he lost control of the vehicle near Jaladarshi Guest House on Hunsur Road here yesterday afternoon. Nagesh, a resident of Hebbal in city, was proceeding from Paduvarahalli towards Metropole Hotel Circle in his Toyota Innova car (KA-35…
Elected to Maratha Sangha
June 18, 2017Mysuru: The Annual General Body Meeting of Akhila Mysuru Maratha Sangha, Jayalakshmipuram, was held recently and the following were elected as office-bearers and directors of the Sangha, which also runs a free hostel for the community students. T.M. Narasimhamurthy Rao Jadav (President); Keshavanath Rao Jadav (Vice-President); Ex-MLA E. Maruthi Rao Pawar (Secretary); J. Naveen Suryavamshi…















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