Mysore/Mysuru: K.S. Manjunath alias Santro Ravi, who was in CID custody, was produced before a City Court, which has sent him back to judicial custody. Following a complaint from a woman (said to be Santro Ravi’s second wife), Vijayanagar Police had registered a case against Santro Ravi under the provisions of Dowry Prohibition Act, SC/ST…
274 bird species recorded at BRT Tiger Reserve
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day bird census conducted at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve concluded on Jan. 29 where 274 species were recorded by the volunteers. Notably, in the 2012 census, 272 bird species were recorded in the BRT Tiger Reserve and now, after 11 years, 274 species have been recorded. Mysore royal family member Yaduveer…
Conservation Education Programme held at Bandipur for Daksha College students
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Wildlife Conservation Foundation had organised a one-day conservation education programme for the degree students of Daksha College, Hootagalli, Mysuru, recently at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. In all, 28 students participated in the programme. They were taught about importance of tiger reserve, man-animal conflicts in surroundings of tiger reserves and were taken for bird-watching. They also…
Reward for info on absconding murder convict
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have announced a reward of Rs. 50,000 to those who provide information on a convict, who was serving life sentence in a murder case at Mysuru Prisons and has gone absconding after going out on parole. The absconding convict is Soma alias Kothi Soma of Palahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk of…
MLA Ramdas launches street vendors registration
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another step towards reaching out Government programmes for targeted beneficiaries, K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas launched registration of street vendors of the Constituency for helping them avail benefits that are due to them under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) and other schemes, at Seth Mohandas…
Yakshaganas to mark 12th anniversary of Karavali Yakshagana Kendra
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its 12th anniversary celebrations, Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, Mysuru, has organised following Yakshagana performances at Uttara Kannada Jilla Samskrutika Sangha premises in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 5. 3 pm: Yakshagana ‘Gurudakshine: Panchajanya’ by Tenkutittu students. Prasanga – Pattaje Ganesh Bhat; Himmela – Lakshminarayana Bhat, Batyamule (Bhagavataru), Avinash Chanila (Maddale) and Skanda Konnar (Chende);…
Kadamba State-level Solo Women’s Theatre Festival from Feb. 2 to 4
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Kadamba Ranga Vedike, city’s well-known amateur theatre group, in association with Kannada and Culture Department, Bengaluru, is hosting Kadamba State-level Solo Women’s Theatre Festival from Feb. 2 to 4 at Mini Theatre (Kirurangamandira) in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road here. Feb. 2: Sanehalli Gramaranga Samskruthika Trust will be staging the play titled ‘Vasundhare’ (Unveiling…
City artist upholds cultural heritage across world
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Prashanth, an artist from city, has been actively displaying his artworks related to cultural heritage of Karnataka across the world to introduce the State’s culture among various people. A resident of Gayathri Layout, Shankaranagar in city, Prashanth holds a Doctorate from the Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, for his research work on the History of…
Trade Union opposes Government’s move on conversion of ESI
January 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government’s move to convert Medical Services section of ESI (Employees State Insurance) into a Society, the INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress) expressed concern that such a conversion will severely inconvenience the beneficiary employees. Addressing a press meet here recently, INTUC State General Secretary V. Venkatesh said that the ESI is…
Leopard attack: Labourer injured
January 31, 2023K.R. Pet: A 55-year-old labourer, who was involved in harvesting sugarcane along with others, sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked him on Sunday morning. The injured labourer is Jayaramu, a native of Nagati Belagola Taanda of Bhadravati taluk in Shivamogga district. He was working as a labourer and was staying in a temporary shed…















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