Mysuru: NSS students of Seshadripuram First Grade College in city cleaned up a discarded ancient stonewell at Jakkanahalli near Arakere in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district recently. Locals say that the well was a Kalyani of Chamundeshwari Temple, built by the erstwhile Mysore rulers centuries ago. The Maharajas are said to have appointed a Priest…
Researchers find symptoms of stress in captive elephants
August 22, 2019Scientists from CCMB Hyderabad examine jumbos at Mysuru Zoo and Elephant Camps “Elephants involved in public procession in Mysuru Dasara festival had significantly elevated stress hormones compared to their counterparts at Mysuru Zoo,” the research group said. Mysuru: If tigers can get stressed due to gawking safari tourists close by, can elephants be far behind?…
Fruit seller turns criminal to clear debts
August 22, 2019Arrested for snatching gold bangles from elderly woman Police nab the accused within 30 minutes of crime Mysuru: If the Police are always blamed for not detecting a crime promptly and for adopting delaying tactics, here is a case where the Police nabbed a criminal who committed a daring robbery in broad daylight yesterday in…
Amidst jostling crowd at Gajapayana… Sandesh Swamy pick-pocketed, loses Rs. 40,000& phone
August 22, 2019Hanagodu: More than a thousand people had gathered at Veeranahosahalli Gate where the Gajapayana was flagged off this morning. And amidst the melee, former Mayor Sandesh Swamy’s pocket was picked. In his statement to the Police, Sandesh Swamy said that he had kept Rs. 40,000 and a mobile phone in his pocket. He along with…
CBI grills P. Chidambaram for three hours Put up in “Lock-up suite 3”
August 22, 2019New Delhi: Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram spent the night at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters after a dramatic arrest late last night from his house in south Delhi by officials who even climbed a wall in their attempts to get to him. Chidambaram was put up in “Lock-up suite 3” in the…
Inner Wheel to host South Zone Meet in city on Sept. 7, 8
August 22, 2019To launch ‘Cauvery Calling’ with Isha Foundation Mysuru: Inner Wheel District 318 will be hosting the South Zone Meet of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India for the first time in the heritage city of Mysuru on Sept.7 and 8. This event will be attended by seven Inner Wheel Districts of South India…
‘Tourism, hotel industry will be hit by simple Dasara’
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Those who depend on tourism and hotels for their daily lives will be in trouble if this year’s Dasara is celebrated in a simple manner, felt scion of the royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He was speaking after inaugurating a free health check up camp for the Palace employees organised jointly by Mysore…
Awareness programme on ‘Constitution’ held
August 22, 2019Mysuru: “We cannot understand our Constitution, if we cannot understand our country,” opined retired Judge of Karnataka High Court Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das. He was addressing the gathering at ‘Samvidhana Odu,’ an awareness programme on laws, organised jointly by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mysore Bar Association, Education Department and Law School, University of…
Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations from Aug. 23
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Sri Krishna Seva Samithi Charitable Trust and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Gokulam 3rd Stage, have organised Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations from Aug. 23 to 25. At 9 am and from 5.30 pm, there will be various puja rituals Aug. 25 – 11 am: Sheshavahanotsava and Annakoototsava. 6 pm: Rathotsva, Srikrishna idol on a chariot…
CSR initiative: Bank Note Paper Mill provides Rs.40 lakh to Maharani’s Science College
August 22, 2019Mysuru: Maharani’s Science College had organised a function at its premises on JLB Road here yesterday to launch various facilities worth Rs. 40 lakh provided by Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited (BNPMIPL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The said amount has been utilised to provide 132 computers to various Departments in…















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