Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
By 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…
Titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that the legacy of our cultural wealth and richness must be passed on to the future generations and everyone should join hands for this purpose. He was speaking after inaugurating the 26th ‘Hejje-Gejje’ National Dance Festival, organised by the city’s Sri Nimishamba…
Bhushans’ Academy of Performing Arts and Visual Presentation, headed by Badari Divya Bhushan and Dr. Anjana Bhushan, hosts seven major dance festivals every year in Mysuru. Among them, ‘Poshaka Bhushana’ is an International Dance Festival hosting upcoming and seasoned artistes from the overseas. This year, for Poshaka Bhushana, the Academy hosted two segments of the…
Sir, There is a widespread and alarming trend of individuals using mobile phones while riding or driving two and four-wheelers. It is disheartening to observe that approximately three out of every five riders engage in this dangerous behaviour. They are often seen speaking loudly on their mobile phones while riding, posing a significant risk to…
B. Vittal (80), a retired employee of Ganesh Beedi Works and a resident of Sharadadevinagar, passed away yesterday in city. A native of Mangaluru, he leaves behind his wife Seetha, son Rajakumar (a BJP leader), daughters Rajeshwari and Jayashree and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar this…
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