No public, No students, No cultural programmes at Parade Grounds Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when Assam and Odisha relaxed weekend curfew for a few hours in the morning yesterday to enable citizens to celebrate Independence Day, there was no such freedom in Mysuru where the celebrations were subdued and mostly online. Following the Government’s weekend…
Mysuru to be a priority cluster for IT, ITES
August 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar yesterday said that the State Government has identified Mysuru on priority for its ‘Beyond Bengaluru’ initiative. “A Karnataka Digital Economy Mission office will soon be established in Mysuru as part of the State Government’s initiative to accelerate growth and investment in IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) across the State,”…
Low-key celebrations at Railways
August 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Apart from the District Administration, various organisations, including the Government institutions and the University of Mysore, celebrated Independence Day. It was a low key affair at South Western Railways Mysuru Division. Railway officials and Railway Protection Force were present. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rahul Agarwal hoisted the National Flag and highlighted the performance and…
K.R. Circle, Mysore Airport illuminated in Tricolour
August 16, 2021As part of 75th Independence Day, many Circles and prominent buildings in city were lit up in the colours of the Indian National Flag on Saturday and Sunday night. Pictures above show K.R. Circle and the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli illuminated in Tricolour.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: DC fetes four freedom fighters
August 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham on Friday felicitated freedom fighters as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) in Mysuru. The DC visited the houses of freedom fighters B.S. Ramachandra Rao and Somashekaraiah in Saraswathipuram, B. Lingaiah and T. Puttanna in Siddarthanagar. He inquired about the well-being of the freedom…
How the British won India
August 14, 2021Study the past if you would define the future. — Confucius Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.—Edmund Burke By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Indian cotton clothes, silks, spices and Indigo dye were in great demand throughout Europe during the middle ages. This trade was the monopoly of Arab merchants as they…
Full dress rehearsal ahead of 75th I-Day
August 13, 2021Only Police, Home Guards to take part in parade; No Scouts & Guides, NCC, NSS Mysore/Mysuru: A full dress rehearsal was held at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap here this morning ahead of the 75th Independence Day. Following instructions from the State Government to celebrate the national festival in low-key sans spectators, the District…
Tricolour sales drop; traders worried
August 13, 2021Like everything else, pandemic takes a toll on Independence Day shopping By R. Amanda Fernandez Independence Day celebrations in India are incomplete without flag hoisting, people holding the Tricolour or sporting them on vehicles, office desks and even pinning them onto their clothing. This year the COVID-19 pandemic has started a new and innovative trend…
Simple Independence Day celebration in city on Aug.15: DC
August 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the District Administration will celebrate Independence Day in a simple manner in the city on Aug.15. Deputy Commissioner Dr.Bagadi Gautham, who chaired a meeting at his office here on Saturday, directed the officials to make necessary preparations for celebrating Independence Day in a simple manner at Bannimantap Torchlight…
Plantation drives mark Independence Day
August 26, 2020NSS and Red Cross Youth Wing of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) had organised plantation drive on the occasion of 74th Independence day on Aug.15. Prof. K. Bhyrappa, Pro-Chancellor, Adichunchanagiri University, Mandya, was the chief guest. President Gundappa Gowda, Er. P. Vishwanath, Secretary, Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda, Principal VVCE, Mysuru, Principals of sister institutes of…
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