Mysore/Mysuru: The city-based Inidani Mannamakkala Honnapadagala Balaga has appealed the Government to constitute a ‘Consultative Committee of Experts’ to hold Dasara celebrations in a more purposeful and organised manner. Addressing a press meet here recently, Balaga Hon. President Dr. K. Rameshwarappa stressed on the need for forming a consultative committee of experienced persons and experts…
Centre slashes LPG prices by Rs. 200 a cylinder
September 2, 2023New Delhi: With Assembly polls in 5 States set to take place at the end of the year and the Lok Sabha polls due in less than a year, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday slashed the price of domestic LPG Cylinder by Rs. 200. This apart, the beneficiaries covered under Prime Minister’s Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)…
‘Operate flights from Mysuru to Shivamogga, Mangaluru’
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With Air connectivity between Bengaluru and Shivamogga launched on Thursday, former Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) President S. Sudhakar Shetty has appealed Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha to take measures for operating flights from Mysuru to Shivamogga and Mangaluru. In a letter written to the MP on Thursday, Shetty said that…
Annual Kodava Meet to begin today in San Francisco Bay Area
September 2, 2023California: The Annual Kodava Convention in North America is scheduled to take place on Sept. 2 and 3, 2023, in the San Francisco Bay Area, famously known as Silicon Valley. The convention will culminate on Sept. 3, coinciding with the Kodava community’s Kailpoldh festival. The inaugural day’s events will start at 5 pm. This convention…
States preoccupied with politics, agendas lacking in job creation
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Retired Professor Dr. D. Narayan from Kerala highlighted the significant contributions made by migrants to the industrial growth of Bengaluru. He expressed these thoughts on the first day of the two-day National Conference titled ‘Delimitation: Inter-State asymmetry and its implications’ co-organised recently by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre at the University of…
Winners of IJCC-Onam contests
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The following students are the winners of the 10th IJCC-Onam Drawing and Painting Competition held on Aug. 20 at the Infant Jesus Cathedral, Hinkal. Category-1 – 1st Prize: B. Punardatta, Baden Powell Public School; 2nd Prize: Parineeti Das, Mysore West Lions Sevanikethan School; Consolation Prizes: Arnika, St. Joseph’s Central School, Yelwal, Arnav Babu, Atomic…
Ban orders around Exam Centres in city tomorrow
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducting NDA (National Defence Academy), NA-II (Naval Academy) and CDS-II (Combined Defence Services) exams on Sept.3 at four centres in Mysuru, the City Police have clamped prohibitory orders in 200 mts. radius around all the exam centres from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow. The exam centres…
‘Andha Nadige’ in city tomorrow
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Panchsheel Mysuru and Rotary Mysore have jointly organised ‘Andha Nadige’ (Walk for the Blind) event tomorrow (Sept. 3) in city to create awareness about visual impairment, announced Rotary District Governor H.R. Keshav at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan on Tyagaraja Road here yesterday. Stating that the walk will begin at 7.30…
Bamboo crafts thrive during Gowri-Ganesha festival
September 2, 2023Married Hindu women exchange ‘bagina’ in bamboo-made soops laced with turmeric By M.B. Pavan Murthy The verse, ‘Bidiru Nanarigalladavalu…” (Bamboo, to whom doesn’t I belong…) from Saint Shishunala Sharif’s song poignantly highlights the profound significance of bamboo in our lives, a significance that resonates even more prominently during the Gowri-Ganesha festival. While plastic has become…
Suggestion to prevent misuse of mobile phones on roads
September 2, 2023Sir, Looking at the accidents that are happening due to overuse/misuse of the mobile phone on the roads, I feel that the mobile companies/network providers should come up with softwares wherein the phone should stop working while in motion and should connect only when a person is in a static position or stationary position. If…















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