Mysore/Mysuru: Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (V.K. Krishna Menon) continues to draw our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru‘s confidant and political soul-mate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at…
Rajya Sabha MP delivers lecture on ‘Jayachamaraja Wadiyar and the Indian Board of Wildlife’ ‘Sri Jayachamaraja Prashasti’ to Musicologists Mysore/Mysuru: “Erstwhile ruler of Mysore Dynasty, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar was a lover of wildlife and his favourite animal was the Lion and that of the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was the Tiger. Both of them had…
Mysore/Mysuru: Scholar Shivaji Jois has said that today’s youth should follow the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who is the pride of India and fought valiantly to build a Hindu Samrajya. He was speaking at a programme organised by the District Administration in association with Department of Kannada and Culture and Shivaji Maharaj Jayantotsava Samithi…
Boon for electric mobility in India Mandya: In what could be a major boost to India’s electric vehicle dreams, researchers have discovered lithium reserves in Mandya district, a first in India. Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD), a unit of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, have estimated lithium reserves of 14,100 tonnes in a small…
Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Mega Job fair (Udyoga Mela) organised at Bharat Scouts and Guides grounds near the Deputy Commissioner’s office, which ended on Thursday, saw a total of 1,904 job aspirants getting appointment letters from different companies. The Job fair (Feb.19 and 20) was jointly organised by Mysuru,Mandya and Kodagu District Administrations, Skill development, Entrepreneurship…
Mysore/Mysuru: City-based amateur theatre troupe Rangavalli will be presenting the play ‘Blind Shot,’ a Kannada translation of English play ‘Wait Until Dark,’ written by Frederick Knott, at Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, in city on Feb. 23, Feb.29 and Mar.1 at 7 pm. B.P. Arun has translated the play which is directed by Vishwas Krishna. …
Pandavapura: Even as people from most parts of the State were observing Shivaratri ‘Jaagarane’ (Night vigil), a double murder on Shivaratri night has shocked the Sugar town of Pandavapura in Mandya district. Suresh alias Koli Suresh and Nagaraju of Mahdeshwarapura in the taluk are the ones who were knifed to death. Koli Suresh, an auto…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. B.R. Ananthan (72), former Vice-Chancellor of Rani Channamma University and a resident of T.K. Layout in city, passed away at a private hospital in city last night. He leaves behind his mother, wife, a daughter and a son. After serving as the Head of MBA Department in Mysore University, he was appointed as…
H.D. Kote: Even as Mahashivaratri fervour gripped the entire State on Friday, a pall of gloom descended in the Taluk as the news of four boys having met a watery grave in a village lake, spread, by Friday evening. As it was a holiday yesterday on account of Shivaratri, four boys, all in their teens…
Mysore/Mysuru: An incident of two bike-borne miscreants snatching away the gold chain of a woman walking near Bogadi has been reported on Tuesday evening. Mangalamma, a resident of Bogadi Layout, was on her evening stroll at the 12th Cross of the Layout, behind Hari Vidyalaya, at around 6.30 pm, when the two unidentified youths approached…
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