Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the ‘Yuvajana Mahotsava’ (Youth Festival) at Maharaja’s College Grounds this morning amidst thundering applause from over 30,000 strong crowd. The main attraction for the crowd was actor Yash, lovingly called ‘Rocking Star’. The crowd cheered as Yash came on stage. Basking under the global success of his blockbusters KGF-1…
Mayor to inaugurate MyBuild Exhibition this evening
December 11, 2019Mysuru: The sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds in city is all set to host the six-day MyBuild-2019, an exhibition of construction materials, interiors and lifestyles, organised by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, from today evening.The expo will be inaugurated by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath at 5 pm. Managing Trustee of Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT)…
Congress-JD(S) pledge to defeat BJP
April 13, 2019Mysuru: In a show of strength and unity, the coalition partners — JD(S) and Congress — held a joint rally at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds here last evening. The rally was aimed at sending a strong message on following ‘Coalition Dharma’ and fight the LS Polls unitedly to defeat the BJP. Addressing the gathering,…
Grand procession marks start of Kannada Sammelana
November 24, 2017Mysuru: Red and yellow colours of Kannada Flag dominated the city as the three-day 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana began this morning with a massive procession with over 22,000 people including 9,000 schoolchildren and 2,000 women participating. A carnival atmosphere, resembling Dasara festival, prevailed all through the procession route. The procession ended at Maharaja’s…
Thousands take part in Koti Parayana Mahotsava
November 12, 2017Mysuru: The chanting of ‘Sri Lakshminarasimha Sahsranama’ rented the air as thousands of women, dressed in yellow saree and red blouse took part in the Sri Lakshminarasimha Sahasranama Koti Parayana Mahotsava organised under the aegis of Sree Adishankaracharya Sharada Lakshmi Narasimha Peetam, Harisharapura at Maharaja College Grounds in the city this morning. The event began…
Kannada meet at Maharaja College Grounds irks sports lovers
November 2, 2017Sports enthusiasts in Mysuru are unhappy with the proposed plan by the District Administration organise the 83rd All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at University of Mysore Sports Grounds which includes the football ground, cricket ground and hockey ground. Sports persons have expressed that the infrastructure at the ground was meant for conducting sports activities and…
Rs. 2.45 lakh cash stolen from scooter
September 28, 2017Mysuru: A cash bag containing Rs. 2.45 lakh kept in the scooter dickey was reportedly stolen near Maharaja College Grounds yesterday. Nanjundaswamy, a resident of K.G. Koppal and an employee of University of Mysore, had carried Rs. 2.45 lakh cash in his scooter from Karnataka Bank, Saraswathipuram branch, at about 2.25 pm. After reaching the…
The Coda of Congress Convention
June 5, 2017Playback singer Naveen Sajju performing on the concluding day of the two-day ‘Sarakari Soulabhya Vitarana Sambhrama’ a mega Congress convention held at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. The occasion also witnessed entertainment programmes by various troupes.
When Bedi bowled from Maharaja’s College end
April 5, 2017FROM THE ARCHIVES By Vikram Muthanna Recently, I was invited to be part of a group that is trying to raise funds for Pratham Mysore, the highly respected NGO that has helped improve the state of education in our country. Pratham Mysore has popularised the Balawadi pre-school programme where they pick a few volunteers in a…
Music varsity V-C rues women’s attraction towards western culture
February 19, 2017Music University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamanagala Shankar is seen addressing at the Convention on ‘Women as Saviors of Culture’ organised by Prajapita Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya. Mysuru, Feb.19(RKB&DM)- Expressing concern over the growing tendency among Indian women to follow western lifestyle and culture, Music University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamanagala Shankar said that the society should take…
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