Mysuru: Less than a month after the death of serial entrepreneur and Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) Founder V.G. Siddhartha passed away, his 96-year-old father, Gangaiah Hegde, breathed his last evening. He had been admitted to Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial Hospital in city about a month ago after suffering from old-age-related health issues. V.G. Siddhartha, who…
Mysuru: Local electrical contractors are facing huge crisis as CESC officials are involved in high-level corruption, alleged Karnataka State Licensed Electrical Contractors Association President S.M. Krishna here recently. Addressing media persons, he alleged that the officials has joined hands with few capitalists to the tender regulations with respect to regularisation of unauthorised pumpsets, installation of…
Mysuru: “Will should be made by a person who has attained majority and is of sound mind and that it comes into effect after the death of the author of the Will,” said Certified Financial Planner and Legal Advisor Sripad Sangli. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Financial Planning and Importance of Wills,’ organised by…
CII holds session with Central Provident Fund Commissioner Bengaluru: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) had organised an interactive session with Sunil Barthwal, Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) here recently. The session focused on the recent amendments, judgements and ease of doing business reforms by EPFO, Ministry of Labour and Employment. The…
Bengaluru: After dilly-dallying weeks after forming his Council of Ministers on Aug. 20, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa sent the list of portfolios assigned to his Ministers to the Raj Bhavan this afternoon. However, the list of portfolios will be released to the media by Chief Minister himself after the Cabinet Meeting which is scheduled to…
Mysuru: Any ‘Krishna Janmashtami’ celebration is incomplete without fun of Dahi Handi in India. Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. For the first time in Mysuru, several ‘Govindas’ celebrated Dahi Handi last afternoon at J.K. Grounds in city. The event was organised by Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebration Committee. Dahi Handi is a famous…
Ten-day expo begins Mysuru: A ten-day photo exhibition featuring life and culture of tribal community of North-East and States on the periphery of the country organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) and Sri Kalaniketana School of Arts with a theme ‘Simantha’ commenced on Friday at Sri Kalaniketana Art Gallery in Vijayanagar 2nd stage…
Adarsha Grihini Award conferred on women achievers Mysuru: Regretting that it took 70 years after independence to learn about hygiene and cleanliness only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign, Dr. M.R. Ravi, Commissioner, Department of Textiles and Handlooms, observed that taking such a long time showed our apathy and neglect. He was speaking at the…
Expert Committee formed to develop Kannada software: Dr. Manu Baligar Mysuru: Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy (AVN), former Head, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Mysore (UoM), was conferred the prestigious Na. Sri. Rajapurohit Award (2018) while Dr. B.L. Venu, renowned novelist and cinema script writer, was conferred Galaganatha Award at a programme jointly…
Mysuru: The 104th jayanti celebrations of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, which was scheduled to be held at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Aug. 29, has been postponed. According to a press release from the Convenor of Jayanti Mahotsava Samiti, the celebrations had been postponed owing to recent floods, causing damage to life and properties. …
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