Mandya: Strongly condemning the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja (Hanuma Flag) at Keragodu in Mandya taluk late on Saturday night and the Police lathi-charge that ensued, hundreds of BJP, JD(S) workers and scores of Hindu activists took out a massive padayatra to Mandya yesterday. The Padayatra, which began with the performance of Puja at Keragodu Anjaneyaswamy…
Stray cattle eat unsold veggies in Devaraja Market; vendors hit
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The merchants at Devaraja Market in the city are facing considerable distress due to the ongoing issue of roaming cattle, particularly during the night. The expansive market, which transforms into a haven for these cattle after dark, poses a significant challenge for shopkeepers. Fruits and vegetables, stored by merchants and covered with tarpaulin and…
‘Karineera Veera’ receives rousing response
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Kannada play titled ‘Karineera Veera,’ based on the life story of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, known as Veer Savarkar, was staged to a packed audience at Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre) in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road in city yesterday. The play, directed by former Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa, was able to catch…
Hale Kesare residents demand shifting of Solid Waste Treatment Plant
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding shifting of the Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plant at Hale Kesare, the residents of the area and surrounding places, under the banner of Janaspandana Samithi, staged a protest in front of the Waste Treatment Plant yesterday morning. The residents, along with Samithi members and Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat members, who assembled in front…
Leopard killed in hit-and-run incident at Hunsur
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After a young tiger was killed when a car hit it near Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on Sunday night, a leopard cub was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Bengaluru-Bantwal Highway in Hunsur yesterday early morning. It is suspected that the driver of the unidentified vehicle, while proceeding at the turn of Ayappaswamy Gudda…
Trace unique prehistoric human craftsmanship at this exhibition
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a captivating display of Karnataka’s rich prehistoric heritage, the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage at the Dasara Exhibition Complex in the city has opened a mesmerising and informative photo exhibition gallery titled ‘Karnataka Prehistoric Ruins’. Visitors are treated to a journey back in time, exploring the fascinating traces of human activities preserved…
Felicitation to scholars tomorrow
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Vedashastra Poshini Sabha has organised a programme at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city tomorrow (Jan. 31) at 4.30 pm to felicitate 10 scholars. Vid. Nagesh Shastry Herlekar (Belagavi), Vid. S. Krishnamurthy Bhatta (Sagara), Vid. Pallattadka Shankaranarayana Bhatta (Puttur), Vid. Sreedhar Shesha Adi (Gokarna), Vid. K. Rajagopalacharya (Bengaluru), Vid. T.N. Prabhakar…
Two-day International Short Films and Documentaries Festival from Feb. 3
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Paridrishya, a two-day 2nd International Festival of Short Films and Documentaries Karnataka will be held from Feb. 3 at Kaveri auditorium of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), said Festival Convenor M.R. Harish, here yesterday. Addressing mediapersons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan, he said the festival will be inaugurated by actor Prakash Belawadi on Feb. 3 at…
Six scribes to get award
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 11th anniversary of ‘Ursu Patrike,’ the city’s Anveshana Seva Trust, in association with Ursu Jagruti Academy Charitable Trust, will confer ‘Dhwani Kotta Dhani’ award on six journalists of the city at a programme to take place at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road at 10.30 am on Feb. 2. The six…
Arun Yogiraj & Mysore University
January 30, 2024By Prof. C. Naganna The year 2016 was the centenary year of the University of Mysore. The University was established in 1916. As the twenty-fourth Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University Prof. K.S. Rangappa galvanised everyone connected with the University and the centenary celebrations took place in a grand and befitting manner, spreading over one whole…















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