Gundlupet: The Forest Department officials and staff have arrested five persons who were trying smuggle two elephant tusks near Basavapura village on Mysuru-Ooty NH 181, coming under Gundlupet Buffer Zone and have seized the elephant tusks from them. Those arrested are 35-year-old Rangaswamy of Aanegatti village, 41-year-old Sanjeev Kumar of Sokkanahalli village, 36-year-old N. Vinuth…
Six camera traps stolen at D.B. Kuppe Forest Range
December 12, 2022Antharasanthe: Six camera traps, which were installed at various spots during tiger census, have been stolen by miscreants. Four camera traps were already stolen recently and now six cameras are stolen. Out of these six camera traps, two were installed near Kalpare Jeep Road in Masthigudi beat, two at Sunkanadakatte Kodu Jeep Road in Baraballe…
PGL Memorial Music Concerts at Nadabrahma from tomorrow
December 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: PGL Samsmarana Vedike has organised the 16th year music programmes in memory of the great guru and artiste Karnataka Kalashree Vid. P.G. Lakshminarayana (PGL) at Vasudevacharya Bhavan, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, on JLB Road in city on Dec. 13 and 14. Dec. 13 (6 pm): Renowned mridanga artiste Karnataka Kalashree Vid. T.S. Chandrashekar will…
DRM inaugurates Science Day at Lalitha High School
December 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Lalitha High School, Mysuru, an unaided school run under the aegis of South Western Railway (SWR) Women’s Welfare Organisation, had organised Science Day in the School premises on KRS Road, near Votikoppal Temple, here recently. Children from nursery to tenth standard demonstrated over 60 projects, a majority of them working models. The themes for…
KBADA Chairman to tour district
December 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Border Area Development Authority (KBADA) Chairman Dr. C. Somashekar will undertake a tour of Mysuru district on Dec. 13 and 14. He will conduct progress review meeting with the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO, Superintendent of Police (SP) and other district-level officers at the DC’s office here at 12 noon on…
The Wild Cat’s Compendium: Cats of all Tribes
December 12, 2022By C.P. Belliappa Title : The Wild Cat’s Compendium Author : Dr. Nima Poovaya Smith Year : 2022 Pages : 51 Price : Rs. 449 (Kindle version) Publisher: Caracal Publications, United Kingdom Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith (parental home Ammanichanda) has just launched a delightful book titled The Wild Cat’s Compendium, which is a collection of 45…
Don’t offload milk crates on centre of roads
December 12, 2022Sir, I have seen at many places, the milk crates are offloaded in the wee hours when it is still dark and left on the centre of the main roads where Nandini booths are located. As the roads are not lit well, the crates lying on the roads would not be visible from a distance…
City Rheumatologist conferred with KOLKON Oration Award
December 12, 2022Dr. B.N. Shivaprasad (extreme left), Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, was conferred the prestigious Indian Rheumatology Association’s (IRA) ‘KOLKON Oration Award’ at the National Conference IRACON-22 held at Indore from Nov. 23 to 27. He was awarded for his services in Rheumatology and for spreading awareness among the general public and doctor’s fraternity…
Curtains come down on Mysore Fashion Week
December 12, 2022The finale of ‘Mysore Fashion Week – Season 6’ yesterday saw veteran actress Jaya Prada walking the ramp draped in the silk saree designed by the event organiser, city’s ace designer Jayanthi Ballal. The three-day glamorous fashion event held at Mysore Union in Hebbal Industrial Area since Dec. 9 featured some of the noted designers…
Somu
December 12, 2022Somu (48), a mason and a resident of Kailaspuram, passed away early this morning following a road accident. Son of late Marisiddaiah, he leaves behind his wife Manjula, three sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Jodi Tenginamara Burial Grounds at Bannimantap this evening, according to family…















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