The Vani Vilas Market in Agrahara, which is lying vacant for some time now can be used as a parking lot as vehicles parked in the surrounding areas are causing hindrance to smooth flow of traffic around N. Madhav Rao Circle, opined Mayor M.J. Ravikumar here yesterday. He made this observation at Agrahara Circle from…
Proposed Mekedatu project slammed by TN parties
February 18, 2017Political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the main Opposition DMK, yesterday slammed Karnataka’s proposed move to construct check dam at Mekedatu across River Cauvery in Karnataka. The parties urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take steps to prevent Karnataka from going ahead with its move. “The newly-formed AIADMK Government should immediately take up the issue…
State Camp of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan at VLEAD
February 18, 2017Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) will be hosting the State Camp of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) on Feb.19 (Sunday) at Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (VLEAD), Mysuru. The State Camp will have a variety of assessment formats including written tests, experiments, video appreciation and situational problem analysis. Twelve students selected in the State Camp will…
Sri Tyagaraja-Purandara Aradhana by ‘Surabhi’
February 18, 2017Surabhi Ganakala Mandira Charitable Trust, Mysuru, is celebrating its 30th Sri Tyagaraja-Purandara Aradhana today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday). Today, there will be the rendering of the compositions of Tyagaraja and Purandaradasa by the students of ‘Surabhi’ from 3 pm to 6.45 pm. At 7 pm, there will be a Classical Music Concert by Vid….
Body of three-month-old baby boy found
February 18, 2017A body of a three-month-old baby boy, wrapped in a plastic cover, was found in Government Guest House premises in city on Thursday morning. The public, who saw a pack of dogs moving around in the area, went to the spot only to find the dead body of a baby boy wrapped in a plastic…
‘Rotary Sainik Desh Rathna Award’ presented
February 18, 2017Rotary Mysore Midtown, in association with Shrisainik Family, presented the first ‘Rotary Sainik Desh Rathna Award’ posthumously to martyr Major Akshay Girish at a programme held at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city on Feb.15. Ashkay’s father Wing Commander (retd.) Girish Kumar received the award from Major General (retd.) Dr. Mohan P. Muttagikar. Seen…
Swachatha Abhiyan tomorrow
February 18, 2017Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Yadavagiri, which has started a 40-week Swachatha Abhiyan along with volunteers on Sundays since Jan. 29, will be holding this fourth such programme tomorrow (Feb.19) at Paduvarahalli from 7 am, according to a press release from the Ashrama.
TN Assembly adjourned amidst pandemonium
February 18, 2017Stalemate continued in Tamil Nadu Assembly as opposition DMK MLAs created ruckus ahead of floor test on the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy this morning. As we went to the press the House was adjourned till 3 pm. Trouble started after Speaker P. Dhanpal rejected the demand for a secret ballot…
Shops encroaching footpaths cleared
February 18, 2017A JCB machine of MCC this morning brought down a zinc sheet put up as a shelter in front of a shop on Paduvarahalli Main Road which had encroached the footpath. During the footpath clearance drive, the MCC officials with the help of Police also demolished the steps and petty shops which had come up…
‘Gender imbalance is detrimental to country’
February 18, 2017District-level workshop on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act “Drastic reduction of gender ratio (male and female) in the country is causing concern which should be viewed seriously,” opined P.G.M. Patil, Principal District and Sessions Judge. He was speaking after inaugurating a day-long District-level workshop on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994…
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