Yatnal faction at Kolar’s Kurudumale Ganesha Temple; Vijayendra loyalists at Chamundi Hill Temple, Mysuru Bengaluru: Frustrated by the dissident activities of some State BJP leaders aligned with Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, the faction loyal to State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra is calling for disciplinary action against Yatnal’s group. The Yatnal faction has escalated its…
Top brass to intervene to quell BJP internal rift
November 30, 2024Bengaluru: The internal rift among State BJP leaders has caught the attention of the party’s top leadership in New Delhi. In response, National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has been dispatched to Mysuru on Dec. 4 to mediate between the warring factions. Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, the State BJP in-charge, will also accompany Chugh in the…
AITA National Ranking Men’s Tennis Tournament: Double delight for Manish
November 30, 2024Mysuru: City’s G. Manish won both Singles and Doubles titles in the recently held AITA National Ranking Men’s Tennis Tournament held at Tennis Stadium in Mandya. In the Singles finals, Manish defeated Prasad Ingale of Maharashtra in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 and in the Doubles Manish, partnering with Prasad Ingale, defeated Maharashtrian pair of Anup…
Ballari District Government Hospital: Panel finds sub-standard IV fluid reason for 5 women’s death
November 30, 2024Ballari: The death of five women in post-partum period at the District Government Hospital, within a short span of 15 days is attributed to the substandard Intravenous (IV) fluid (Glucose) that was administered to them during the delivery through C-section (Cesarean). As the news of frequent deaths of women after delivering babies at the District…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Lokayukta Police grill Kesare land owner Devaraju again
November 30, 2024Mysuru: Lokayukta Police investigating the allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi, yesterday conducted a lengthy interrogation of J. Devaraju, the fourth accused in the case. Devaraju is the original owner of the 3.16-acre land in Kesare under Survey Number 464 which he had sold to B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy, Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law. Mallikarjunaswamy…
Rs. 20 lakh bribe for bar and restaurant licence: Mandya Excise Inspector suspended; action recommended against DC
November 30, 2024Mandya: The Excise Department has cracked the whip following bribery allegations involving Excise Deputy Commissioner Ravi Shankar and Maddur Excise Inspector Shivashankar Aaradhya, who are accused of demanding a bribe of Rs. 20 lakh to process a bar and restaurant licence. The State Excise Commissioner in Bengaluru has issued orders to suspend Inspector Shivashankar Aaradhya…
Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Ashwini in Bengaluru on Dec.1
November 30, 2024Mysuru: The Rangapravesha of Mysuru-based Bharatanatyam dancer Vid. Ashwini Swaroop will be held at KEA Prabhat Rangamandira, Basaveshwaranagar, Bengaluru on Dec.1 at 5 pm. Senior dance teacher Srilatha, music teacher Pritam Gandharv and Vidu. Latha Lakshmeesha will participate at the Rangapravesha function to encourage the upcoming talent. Ashwini is the wife of city businessman Swaroop…
Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day in city tomorrow
November 30, 2024Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust will be observing Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day tomorrow (Dec. 1) at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa, V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru. Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775-1835), one among the Music Trinity is credited with contributing a number of compositions which are treated as gems of Karnataka classical music repository. His masterly creations…
Only Siddaramaiah can save Lalitha Mahal
November 30, 2024The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to invite private players for the repair, restoration and management of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel. A long-awaited decision, it raises hopes that this grand heritage structure may finally receive the care it deserves. Many Mysureans feared that by the time our Government finally decides to completely lease or restore Lalitha…
Underground cable junction box damaged
November 30, 2024Sir, I would like to draw attention to a serious issue near the Kuvempunagar bus stand, where a damaged underground cable cover (similar to a cable junction box) dangerously protruding and lying in the middle of the road. This fragile cover, prone to frequent breakage, has been posing a hazard to daily commuters. This problem…















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