Mysore/Mysuru: Pailwan Sumith Gujjar of Haryana won the ‘Suttur Kesari’ title defeating his opponent Pailwan Sagar Tamade of Maharashtra at the 42nd National-level Traditional Wrestling Tournament held as a part of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava in Suttur yesterday. The wrestling tournament was inaugurated by Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre in presence of Suttur Mutt Pontiff Sri Shivarathri…
Mysuru-born wins title of ‘Mrs Middle East’
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-born Shwetha Bantia won the title of ‘Mrs. Middle East’ in Season 1 of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Middle East’ 2024 on Jan. 28. The event was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. An alumna of the University of Mysore and Marimallapa’s College, Shwetha Bantia’s journey to success is deeply intertwined with her affection for her…
Tribal youths taken on a city tour
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Tribal youths, who are taking part in the week-long 15th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme, were taken on a city tour on the third day of the event on Friday. The tour began with the students visiting Chamundi Hill and then Chamundi Vihar Stadium, Infosys, Mysore Palace and KRS. They were accompanied by M.N. Nataraj,…
Hindustani Sarod recital at Ganabharathi tomorrow
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Gayana Sabha, Mysuru, has organised Hindustani Classical Music Concert on Feb. 12 at 6 pm at Ganabharathi here. Sougata Roy Chowdhury from Kolkata will present Sarod recital. He will be accompanied by Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla. Profile: Born in a Bengali artistic family, Sougata Roy grew up in Shantiniketan. Sougata started to learn sarod…
Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death at Palahalli
February 11, 2024Srirangapatna: A rowdy-sheeter, who was said to be involved in the murder of another rowdy-sheeter Vinay alias Vinu, a few months ago, has been allegedly hacked to death in front of a bakery at Palahalli village in the taluk this morning. The deceased rowdy-sheeter is Prajwal (29), son of Nagendra of Palahalli. It is learnt…
Various events to mark Prof. MDN’s birth anniversary on Feb. 13
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Farmer leader Vidyasagar has said that Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have organised the 88th birth anniversary celebrations of renowned farmer leader Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy under the title ‘Namma MDN’ at Ravindra Kalakshetra, near Town Hall, Bengaluru, on Feb. 13 at 10 am. He was speaking at a press conference held at…
Lions Region V Meet “Mental Health & Well Being” held
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Lions Region V meet, themed ‘Mental Health & Well Being’ chaired by Lion Hemant Kumar Bhansali was held recently at the Rahul Convention Hall in Vishweshwara Nagar, in city recently. Dr. B.N. Raveesh from Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), Shilpi Agarwal, DRM of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division and Sudhakar S….
‘Kannada and Culture department has no grants to pay honorarium to poor artistes’
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal regretted that with the State Government giving little grants to it, the Kannada and Culture department had no funds to pay honorarium to poor artistes at the District and Taluk levels. He was speaking at the ‘Sugama Sangeetha’ programme organised by Sri Mounesh Music and Cultural Trust…
TiE regional contest opens for college entrepreneurs
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: TiE Mysuru Chapter, a part of the global network of TiE, has launched its regional competition to select the college team that will represent TiE Mysuru Chapter at the global finals of the TiE Un Global Pitch Competition 2024. Applications are now open at www.tieuniversity.org/pc TiE U (formerly TiE University) is an initiative by…
India shines, Bumrah dazzles
February 11, 2024By Prof. B.K. Viswanath Geoffrey Boycott was furious after England lost the second Test to India at Visakhapatnam on Monday Feb. 5th and he fused — “Bazball was a failure, a flop” and he lashed out at Brendon McCullum, the English coach and Ben Stokes, captain of the team. To cool down his outburst, one…















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