Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy plans a documentary Film Festival in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Noted actor and Kannada cinema veteran Doddanna has urged the State Government to give land in every district to establish institutions like Rangayana. “Only then our culture, rich folk art, local language and literature will thrive,” he opined. Doddanna was speaking during the inaugural…
Handicraft stalls, food joints, painting expo a crowd-puller
December 10, 2022Cyclone Mandous dampens spirit; several stall owners suffer losses as goods get drenched Mysore/Mysuru: As every year, this year too, the Rangayana premises, the venue of the Bahuroopi Theatre Festival, has many stalls selling a variety of articles, books and delicious food items. Notably all items on sale reflect the overall theme of Indianness and…
Rohini Sindhuri’s husband files contempt plaint against Lucky Ali
December 10, 2022Case to be heard by Bengaluru City Civil Court on Dec. 16 Bengaluru: Sudhir Reddy, husband of IAS officer and current Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Bengaluru, Rohini Sindhuri, has moved the City Civil Court seeking contempt action against actor/ singer Lucky Ali for what he termed the latter’s deliberate disobeying of the…
Last rites of soldier held with State honours
December 10, 2022Madikeri: The last rites of K.K. Shiju (48), a soldier attached to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), was conducted with State honours at his native village Kadagadalu in the taluk yesterday. Earlier, the body of K.K. Shiju, who had served the CISF for 23 years, was brought in a special helicopter from Ranchi, the…
Nominated as MUDA member
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as disgruntled BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath has been meeting top Congress leaders one after the other in the past several days, the Government in a surprising move has nominated Vishwanath as a member of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The Under-Secretary of Urban Development Department Satish Kabadi, in an order issued on Dec.8,…
Five Kannada books to be released on Dec. 11
December 10, 2022Event includes rare variety of Kannada translation of famed French graphic novel ‘Persepolis’ Mysore/Mysuru: This Sunday, Mysuru city will play host to an event which will see the release of a rare variety of Kannada translation of a French graphic novel ‘Persepolis’ that has been translated into Kannada by senior journalist and writer Preethi Nagaraj….
Exhibition-cum-Sale at Nanjaraja Bahaddur Choultry
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Paras Creations has organised a Saree and Kurthi Exhibition-cum-Sale at Nanjaraja Bahaddur Choultry in Mysuru. The Expo-cum-Sale will conclude on Sunday (Dec.11). The mega exhibition of Cotton, Silk, Fancy Sarees and Kurthis will be open for visitors from 10 am to 9 pm. Varieties of Bhagalpuri Silk, Banaras Silk Sarees, Crepe Silk Sarees, Manipuri…
‘Old student’ posing as Customs Officer cheats school teachers
December 10, 2022Teachers from reputed city schools pay lakhs of rupees without even verifying claims Mysore/Mysuru: A man, who posed as a Customs Department Officer and cheated school teachers on the pretext of providing them with seized gold at cheap rates, has been arrested by the Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics Crime (CEN) Police. He claimed that he…
Selected for Putta Shri Award
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Roshan Kolarakar of Bidar has been selected for ‘Putta Shri’ award given by Sri Guru Puttaraja Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, for the year 2022. Roshan will be conferred the award for his achievements in playing tabla. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. He was selected at the award selection committee meeting chaired…
Differently abled get tubers and roots beverage for free
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a differently abled friendly initiative, the city’s Aradhya Agro Food and Beverages company, which has set up a stall at the ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana premises here, is offering Jaggery, Lavana and Beverages made out of tubers and roots for the physically challenged for free, while the elderly are getting…















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