Mysore/Mysuru: With the country celebrating the 75th year of independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) on Aug.15, ZP CEO B.R. Poornima has directed officials to ensure the success of the three-day (Aug.13 to 15) ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign (hoisting of Tricolour in every home) in the district. She was speaking at the preparatory meeting in this…
Freedom fighters remembered on I-Day: Sainik School Kodagu
August 19, 2021Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Vayu Sena Medal (retd.), was the chief guest at the 75th I-Day celebrations at Sainik School in Kodagu. The chief guest and officers laid the wreath and paid homage to war heroes at the War Memorial of the School. After unfurling the Tricolor at Thimmaiah Parade Ground,…
Freedom fighters remembered on I-Day
August 19, 2021Suttur Mutt, Mysuru: Freedom fighters — T. Puttanna, Y.C. Revanna, B. Lingaiah, Dr. M. Somashekaraiah, H.N. Ashwathnarayan and H.N. Channabasappa — who were felicitated during the I-Day celebrations at Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill, in city, are seen with Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, Alamatti Dr. Rudramunidevaru, Junior Pontiff of Suttur Mutt Sri…
Patriotic fervour marks 75th Independence Day
August 18, 2021Mysuru District Chemists and Druggists Association celebrated I-Day by wearing camouflaged shirts in honour of Indian Army. Raghavan of Raghulal and Co., Association President Manjunath and others were present on the occasion. Youth Hostels: Youth Hostel, Mysuru, Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of Karnataka, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports,…
75th Independence Day amidst weekend curfew
August 16, 2021No 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…















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