Bengaluru/Mysuru: Following demand from various quarters including the wildlife activists seeking a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of Dasara elephant Arjuna at Yeslur range forest in Hassan district on Dec. 4, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that he has ordered a probe into the jumbo’s tragic death. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru this…
Thousands bid tearful adieu to beloved Arjuna
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of people bid adieu to the Dasara elephant Arjuna yesterday at Dabballikatte in Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district, where its last rites were performed with State Honours. Arjuna died on Monday in a fight with a wild elephant, during an operation to capture the wild elephants at Yeslur Range in Hassan District. With…
City observes Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration and various organisations observed 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, in city this morning. The District Administration had organised the programme to pay floral tributes to the statue of Ambedkar in Town Hall premises, where Bodhi Ratna Bhanteji of T. Narasipur and Kalyanasiri Bhanteji…
MCC intensifies KMF validation to computerise property records
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has intensified Karnataka Municipality Form (KMF-24) Validation, to collect the photocopies of property records, the data of which will be computerised by Karnataka Municipal Data Society. As per Government Order, KMF Validation process is being conducted from Nov. 11 to Dec. 31, under which Revenue Inspectors will be going door-to-door…
Veteran photographer K.V. Subbarao passes away
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran photographer K.V. Subbarao (92), a resident of No. 41, CFTRI Layout in Bogadi 2nd stage, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife Susheela, sons Bharat and Sharath, daughter Shalini, daughters- in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Subbarao had established Photo Flash, a studio on Dhanvantri Road…
CFTRI to host 9th IFCoN-2023 from Dec. 7 to 10 in city
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Association of Food Scientists & Technologists-India (AFSTI), Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, in association with several other organisations, has organised the 9th International Food Convention (IFCoN)-2023, from Dec. 7 to 10. CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh, speaking to media persons at CFTRI premises yesterday, said: “IFCoN-2023 will be inaugurated by…
MLA launches fourth safari facility at Chamarajanagar district
December 6, 2023Hanur: MLA M.R. Manjunath launched the safari facility at PG Palya Wildlife Range coming under Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Division on Saturday. The MLA launched the facility at Lokkanahalli in Chamarajanagar district. This is the fourth wildlife safari centre launched by the Forest Department after Cauvery Wildlife Safari (Gopinatham), Bandipur Tiger Reserve and BRT Tiger Reserve….
MyBuild Expo from tomorrow
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Centre of Builders Association of India (BAI) will be holding ‘MyBuild-23’, a 5- day exhibition of building construction materials, equipment, state of the art technologies, interiors decor and future, lifestyle and dream homes, apartments, villas, plots and commercial properties, Group Housing and other matters related to the Construction Industry, from Dec. 7…
‘Kodava/Kodavaru’ in Caste Certificate instead of ‘Kodagaru’: Gazette Notification issued to implement Cabinet decision
December 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Four months after the Siddharamaiah Cabinet agreed to mention as ‘Kodava/ Kodavaru’ in the Caste Certificate, instead of ‘Kodavaru’ who are currently listed in the 3a Category, the State Government has issued a Gazette Notification implementing the order. Now Kodavas or Kodagaru, belonging to a separate identifiable community in Caste Certificate, will be eligible…
Rise in human-animal conflict: Higher training for personnel
December 6, 2023Belagavi: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre convened a meeting with Ministers K.J. George, N.S. Boseraju, MLAs A.S. Ponnanna and Dr. Manthar Gowda and other MLAs from Hassan and Chikkamagaluru along with officials from the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) to address the escalating instances of human-elephant conflicts in the State. The meeting was held at Suvarna Soudha…















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