Mysore/Mysuru: A Cultural Exchange Programme between the Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru and the Theatre Action Group (TAG), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, led by Dr. K. Sithamparanathan, was held at Hardwicke School premises on JLB Road in Mysuru recently. Senior Theatre Director Shashidhar Adapa and renowned folk singer Dr. Mysore Gururaj were also present …
Special registration drive for unorganised labourers
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Unorganised Workers Social Security Board and Department of Labour is conducting a special registration drive under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) for unorganised labourers till Mar. 15. District Level Implementation Committee headed by Deputy Commissioner has been formed to conduct the drive in association with various Panchayat Raj institutions, Urban Local…
Vijaya Dabbe memorial contests
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Samatha Adhyayana Kendra has invited entries from young writers and poets for Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Memorial State-level ‘Lalitha Prabandha’ (Light essay or Lyric essay) and Poetry contests. Women writers in the age group of 20 to 40 years can take part in essay contest while youths in the age group of 20 to 35…
Annual Awards Day ceremony held
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Citizen Convent at Udayagiri celebrated its Annual Awards Day for the academic year 2025-26 at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road in city recently. The event was graced by MLA Tanveer Sait, MLC Madhu Madegowda, JSS Pharmacy College Associate Professor Dr. Shilpa Palaksha and Secretary of Mysore District Chemists and Druggists Welfare Association Amanullah Khan. Founder-Secretary…
Gita on Relationships
January 29, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Krishna uses three powerful words in the Gita to understand relationships: adhyatma, adhidaivam and adhiyajnam. They appear in chapters 7 and 8, when Arjun asks how to understand the layers of existence and why humans struggle to deal with the world. These Sanskrit words can sound…
Subway to nowhere on Sayyaji Rao Road
January 29, 2026Sir, Sayyaji Rao Road — our historic Raja Marga and the pride of Mysuru’s Dasara procession — today presents a sorry sight. Broken tiles, neglected infrastructure and an unscientific pedestrian subway have turned this once-royal stretch into a zone of filth, stench and public inconvenience. What should reflect Mysuru’s cultural grandeur now resembles a neglected…
Bhushan Brothers perform at Bengaluru Dance Festival
January 29, 2026Mysuru’s upcoming Bharatanatyam Brothers, Abhyuday Dhyan Bhushan and Abhignan Vedant Bhushan, sons and disciples of celebrity artiste couple Badari Divya Bhushan and Dr. Anjana Bhushan, performed for a full-house at Seva Sadan in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, recently, as part of Nirantharam Dance Festival, organised and hosted by Vidu. Pustakam Rama. The brothers presented ‘Ramayan’ for a…
City Police shine in State-level Police Sports Meet
January 29, 2026Mysuru: The City Police personnel, who took part in the State-level Police Annual Sports Meet held in Bengaluru recently, excelled by winning medals in both team and individual events. The Mysuru City Police team won first place in handball and second place in tug-of-war. In the individual sports, V.V. Puram Police Constable Shah Rukh Tarihal…
Wins Inter-Sangha Tennis Ball Cricket
January 29, 2026The Annual Inter-Sangha Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament in memory of Kannambira Girish Kushalappa was organised by Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club, Mysuru, recently at University and Gangothri Grounds in which 18 teams from different areas participated. In the finals, Sri Igguthappa Kshemabivridhi Sangha, Hebbal A, emerged winner by defeating Sri Cauvery Kodava Association (Mysore…
Bags second place in national chess
January 29, 2026Mysuru: Rajeswari Aiyappan, a 6th std. student of Amrita Vidyalayam, representing Karnataka, won second place at the National School Chess U-11 Girls Tournament held at Guwahati, Assam, recently. She scored 7 Points out of 9 Rounds in the tournament. Rajeswari Aiyappan will be taking part in Asian Schools and World Schools Chess Championship later this…















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