Friday, 2 October 2026

Sachin Yadav assumes charge as KFON MD

KFON has crossed a milestone of two lakh connections.

The Hindu

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Sachin Kumar Yadav on Friday (October 2, 2026) assumed charge as the Managing Director of Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON). Mr. Kumar, who currently serves as the Director of Kerala State IT Mission, is also holding additional charge as the CEO of Technopark and Director of the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSRSEC).

Meanwhile, KFON this month crossed a milestone of two lakh connections. As per the latest figures, KFON has 2,00,073 connections. This includes connections to households, government offices, institutions, businesses and free connections to Below the Poverty Line (BPL) families. KFON currently has a fibre network spanning more than 34,505 km and operates with the support of around 3,800 Local Network Providers (LNPs).

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Chitra Sante opens with 88 stalls of artworks

Urban Development and Mysuru district in-charge Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the two-day Chitra Sante at the Manasagangotri campus by painting on a canvas, marking the beginning of the art exhibition ahead of Mysuru Dasara. The Chitra Sante, being held in front of the Clock Tower at Manasagangotri, features 88 stalls showcasing paintings and other artworks by artists from different parts of the State and the country. Dr. Yathindra and other dignitaries visited the stalls and appreciated the artworks. They also paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar before participating in the inaugural programme. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Yathindra said Mysuru was home to literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture and several other art forms. Chitra Sante provided an important platform to promote painting during the Dasara season, he said. He said the Chitra Sante had also been successfully organised in 2023. This year, it had been planned with the objective of creating a platform for the display and sale of artworks rather than merely promoting commercial products. Hundreds of artists from different States and regions are participating in the event. Dr. Yathindra appealed to art lovers in Mysuru to visit the exhibition and support artists by purchasing their works. Artist Pallavi Javalekar (Stall No. 24) has displayed postcards featuring iconic places in and around Mysuru, including Srirangapatna, St. Philomena’s Church, the railway station and Jaganmohan Palace. Her coffee-stain bookmarks have also attracted visitors. Customised bookmarks, postcards and mini-canvas illustrations, along with a variety of artworks, have emerged as popular attractions at the Chitra Sante. Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner M.K. Savita welcomed the dignitaries and gave an overview of the event. The dignitaries also released the poster for the Children’s Dasara programme. MLAs Tanveer Sait, T.S. Srivatsa and K. Harish Gowda, other dignitaries and senior officials were present.

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Allahabad HC to hear suo motu PIL on noise pollution after student’s death

Seven-year-old Class 2 student died at Balrampur school while a procession carrying loudspeakers and a music system was passing nearby; court clarifies no link has been established between noise and death

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Girish Karnad’s play Tughlaq to be staged in Shivamogga on October 5

Sahyadri Ranga Taranga, a theatre group that has been active for the past 40 years in Shivamogga, will stage noted playwright Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq at Kuvempu Ranga Mandira in Shivamogga on Monday at 6.30 p.m. Kantesh Kadaramandalagi, honorary president of the theatre group, told reporters on Friday that the group had chosen Tughlaq, Girish Karnad’s acclaimed Kannada play, which has been staged in several languages, because its theme remains relevant for all times. Through the complex personality of Tughlaq, the play explores human emotions and the intricacies of politics. R.S. Halaswamy, who directed Gandhi Vs Godse, Kudure Motte, Kanyadana, Edeya Hanathe among other plays, has directed Tughlaq. H.S. Nagabhushan, a retired professor of English, is playing the role of Tughlaq. Sripad Tirthahalli has composed music for the play. The team has appealed to the theatre-lovers of Shivamogga to watch the play.

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