New Delhi: ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’, a short film directed by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) student Dr. Chidananda S. Naik, from Mysuru, has qualified for Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category. The note on FTII’s official Instagram page can be read: “Sunflowers Were the First Ones…
MLA hears grievances of residents during padayatra
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda took out a padayatra this morning in MCC Ward 7 covering Karakushalanagar, Dr. Ambedkar Jnanaloka, B.M. Shri Nagar and adjacent areas. Beginning his padayatra from Karakushalanagar, Harishgowda received a number of petitions from local residents that highlighted lack of civic amenities such as drinking water, a proper underground drainage (UGD)…
Commemorating 1924 Congress Meet in Belagavi: Barack Obama invited for joint Assembly Session
November 5, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has extended an invitation to former US President Barack Obama to attend a special joint Assembly Session commemorating the centenary of the historic 1924 Congress session chaired by Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi. This event marked the launch of the Indian freedom movement against British rule. Speaking in Gadag yesterday, Minister for…
Semiconductor chip unit to come up at Kadakola
November 5, 2024Mysuru: In a significant development, a semiconductor chip manufacturing unit will soon be established at Kadakola, Mysuru. This announcement was made by Ashok, the CEO of the Hassan Mega Food Park, at a press conference at the Pathrakartara Bhavan yesterday. Ashok revealed that Mysuru had initially missed out on the semiconductor project. However, after negotiations…
Private firm employee allegedly gang-raped at city hotel
November 5, 2024Mysuru: A girl, alleging that two youths had gang-raped her on the pretext of partying at a city hotel on Saturday night, has lodged a complaint with Vijayanagar Police on Sunday evening. The incident is said to have taken place at a hotel on the Outer Ring Road coming under Vijayanagar Police limits and the…
Violations of khata registration laws: Action recommended against former MUDA Secretary
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan has submitted a report to the State Government recommending disciplinary action against former MUDA Secretary G.D. Shekar over alleged violations of khata registration laws. The allegations stem from a complaint filed on May 25 by M.R. Ashok Kumar, a resident of Nazarbad in Mysuru, with the…
Forest Watcher killed in wild elephant attack
November 5, 2024H.D. Kote: A 22-year-old Forest Watcher was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Gundre Forest Range in N. Begur Gram Panchayat limits yesterday evening. The deceased Watcher is Shashank, son of Chandru and a resident of Kalaiahanahalli village in the taluk. Yesterday evening, Forest Watchers Shashank and Raju were patrolling near the Inspection…
Zoo, Karanji Lake sees total 1.09 lakh footfalls in four days
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Following a series of holidays from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, tourists thronged the city in large numbers, with the prominent tourist spots like Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Lake Nature Park earning a significant revenue in the form of entry fees. A total of 1,09,088 footfalls were recorded including Zoo…
Experts delve into dental diseases, integrated approach
November 5, 2024Mysuru: “AYURDENTOCON -2024”, a National Conference on ‘Oro-Dental Diseases: An Integrated Approach’ was jointly organised by the Department of Post Graduate Studies in Shalakya Tantra, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru and JSS Dental College, Mysuru, in commemoration of 109th Jayanthi celebration of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji at Sri Rajendra Centenary Auditorium, JSS Hospital, Mysuru,…
‘Early detection can cure breast cancer’
November 5, 2024Mysuru: SPARSH, Forum for Women Empowerment, Wellness Centre & Hygiene, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, in association with Inner Wheel Club of Mysore West had organised an awareness programme on breast cancer in the college premises recently. Resource Person, Dr. Ramya Yethadka, Consultant Oncologist, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru said that, 26% to 28%…














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