Virajpet: Ajjinikanda Poovamma (Mukkatira – Kadagadal), wife of late Kuttappa and a resident of Badaga Banangala, Maldare village, Virajpet taluk, passed away this morning at her residence. She was 103. She leaves behind two daughters, grand-children, great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Her three sons have pre-deceased her. Last rites were held at…
Veena Concert at Ganabharathi
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised Karnatak Classical Veena Concert by Vid. Ashwin Anand at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar tomorrow at 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vidu. Ranjani Venkatesh Siddanthi on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi Koundinta on ghata. Profile: Vid. Ashwin Anand, a Bengaluru-based musician, presently lives in Toronto. He was initially trained under…
Road Safety Week: Shun flex boards, use other forms of media: Retd. SP
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Retired Superintendent of Police (SP) Shankare Gowda, has written to the ADGP (Road Traffic and Safety) to create road safety awareness through other forms of media too, without using flex boards during the ongoing Road Safety Week by Police Department. In an e-mail to ADGP’s Office, the retired SP has stated that as per…
First-aid training for industrial workers on Jan. 7
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Nanjangud Industries Association (NIA) along with the Department of Factories and Boilers, Industrial Safety and Health, Government of Karnataka, Mysuru Division, is jointly organising the 83rd one-day training programme on first-aid for industrial skilled workers and supervisors on Jan. 7 from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm at Hotel Shree Guru Residency, JLB Road Cross,…
Mysuru’s Bhushan couple gets Kala Saraswathi Puraskar
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Internationally-acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancers from Mysuru, Badari Divya Bhushan and his wife Dr. Anjana Bhushan, were awarded ‘Kala Saraswathi Puraskar’ for their outstanding contribution to Bharatanatyam by performing, teaching, choreographing and propagating the art form across the world. The award was presented to them by Dr. Saraswathi Rajatheesh commemorating 30 years of Natya Saraswathi Academy’s…
Man allegedly kills wife
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a knife at Jayadeva Nagar in city on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Kabiri (38) and the accused husband is 43-year-old Pramod Kumar, who has been arrested by Metagalli Police. A native of Odisha, Pramod, through one Vikram, had joined…
‘Nava Sambhrama’ music and dance programme on Jan. 6
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: City’s V.V. Creations is organising ‘Nava Sambhrama,’ a music and dance programme at 4 pm on Jan. 6 at MBCT auditorium in Vishweshwaranagar to encourage folk artistes, said V.V. Creations Founder Vimala Veeresh. Addressing media persons at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city recently, she said Goutham Trust President Krishnamurthy Talakadu will inaugurate the programme. Former…
The Rise of Wearable Art: POD in the Fashion Landscape
January 4, 2024The world of fashion is always evolving, with new trends and technologies shaping it. One technology that is revolutionizing the fashion industry is print, on demand (POD) technology. POD allows businesses to create custom designs on products like clothes, accessories, and even home decor items. This advancement has taken the world by storm and given…
Last salute to Maj. Gen. C.K. Karumbaya
January 4, 2024Whenever a soldier of my country died in war or peace, I always felt a tad diminished as a citizen of this country. That was how I felt this morning on hearing the news of passing away of Maj. Gen. C.K. Karumbaya SM, (retd.) in city. He belonged to Kodava community of Codanda family and…
Airavat-class travel for FlyBus rates: Is it fair?
January 4, 2024Sir, It was heartening to note the replacement of the FlyBus with an Airavat-class bus on Jan. 1, 2024, at 01:00 hrs for my journey from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru to Mysuru. But what surprised me was that the KSRTC conductor charged the regular FlyBus rate of Rs. 870 for my ticket (PNR…















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