Did you know that Indias first aviator was from Mysore? In this article, Dr. Anantha Krishnan M. throws light on the contributions of Prof. Venkata Subba Setti who has been featured in Modern Review magazine in 1912 under the title: The First Indian Aviator. Till a few years back, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, more famously…
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Baadal Najundaswamy – Drawing attention to Mysuru’s ‘Eye Sores’
March 22, 2017City artist Baadal Najundaswamy, who is grabbing the attention of BBMP in Bengaluru through his creative art works to highlight civic problems, has now created a simple art work around a damaged manhole at Kukkarahalli in Mysuru to draw the attention of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities.
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Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly by-polls: Voting to be foolproof
March 22, 2017In order to bring in transparency in the electoral process and to prevent malpractices and electoral fraud, the Election Commission has decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for voting process in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections on April 9. VVPAT unit is a printer-like machine attached to…
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Awareness rally and thematic competitions mark World Water Day
March 22, 2017Marking World Water Day, an awareness rally, a walkathon and thematic competitions were organised at various places in city this morning. Maharaja’s College: About 1,500 students of Maharaja’s College took out an awareness rally from Maharaja’s College to DC’s Office passing through Ramaswamy Circle, Narayana Shastry Road and D. Devaraja Urs Road. At Ramaswamy Circle,…
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S.M. Krishna to join BJP in New Delhi at 4 pm today
March 22, 2017Former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is all set to join BJP today in New Delhi, around seven weeks after he resigned from Congress. He will be joining BJP at around 4 pm in the national capital. The 84-year-old Krishna will be inducted into the saffron party in the presence of its National President Amit…
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Lone student skips 2nd PU Hindi exam: 16 teachers wait !
March 22, 2017An unusual incident of teachers and staff of a Government College waiting for a lone student to appear for the second PU Hindi exam has been reported from Malavalli this morning. However, the student skipped the exam! It is learnt that 16 teachers waited for the lone student to appear for the Hindi exam at…
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Youth chained, tortured at Devaraja Police Station
March 22, 2017Devaraja Police Station Inspector Nagesh has been accused of chaining and torturing a youth, who was allegedly involved in a theft at a shopping mall. Relatives of the youth have alleged that the youth was tortured for four days. The youth, who was allegedly tortured, has been identified as 26-year-old Girish, a resident of Kumbarakoppalu….
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ESI beneficiaries demand continuation of super-speciality treatment facility
March 22, 2017Strongly condemning the move to withdraw the super-speciality treatment facility to ESI beneficiares, the ESI Beneficiaries Welfare Committee (Mysuru Division) has urged the Union Government to continue the facility. In a press release, the Committee said that crores of workers employed in factories, shops, business and commercial establishments, etc., were covered under ESI, the State-run…
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HEARING ON CAUVERY WATER SHARING: SC again asks Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs per day to TN
March 22, 2017KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathi Reservoirs together have only 9.96 tmcft water The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day. The matter will be next heard on July 11. The Court said that on July 11, it will commence the final hearing of…
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Entries invited for M. J. Sreenivasa Iyengar memorial veena contest
March 22, 2017A veena contest has been organised in memory of Veena Maestro Ganakala Bhushana Vid. M. J. Sreenivasa Iyengar (MJS) on May 14 from 9 am at Chokkamma Hall of Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar. The contest intends to spot and promote young talents. Eligibility: Age limit for the entrants is 25 years. Participants will be given 45…
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