Cherumandanda Babi Annaiah (78), a resident of Kushalnagar, passed away this morning. She leaves behind two sons including Mysore Travels Association (MTA) President C.A. Jayakumar, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at her native later this evening, according to family sources. Family can be contacted on Mob:…
Admission Frenzy…
April 8, 2017Every year just as students are coming out of a nerve-wracking exam season, parents turn into nervous-wrecks with the approaching admission season. And every year during the same time, many Principals, Secretaries and Managing Committee Members of schools suddenly turn into Mughal Emperors. These Sultans preside over a durbar hall lined up with fear-stricken parents,…
Ph.D awardees
April 8, 2017Mysuru – The University of Mysore has awarded Ph.D in Biotechnology to B.C. Kavitha for her thesis ‘Mode of Action of Gastroprotective Components from Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale); Effect of Various Cooking Processes’ [Guide: Dr. Shylaja M. Dharmesh]. L.S. Mamatha Bhanu has been awarded Ph.D in Biotechnology by the UoM for her…
Office-bearers of Karnataka Janapada Padavidharara Okkuta
April 8, 2017Mysuru – The following persons have been unanimously elected as the new office-bearers of Karnataka Janapada Padavidharara Okkuta: M.N. Dinesh (President); C.P. Surendranath and Ranganath (Vice-Presidents); Umesh (Hon. President); H.P. Manju and Prem Kumar (Working Presidents); B.S. Jagadeesh, M.P. Naveen Kumar, K.S. Kumar and N. Rachappa (Secretaries); D.E. Shivanand (Treasurer); M. Mahadevamurthy, B.V. Swamynayaka, S….
House burgled at Hootagalli
April 8, 2017Mysuru – In a reported incident, miscreants who forced open the door lock of a house at Hootagalli on the outskirts of the city, have decamped with a scooter and electronic goods totally worth about Rs. 1 lakh. The owner of the house Sudha Biddappa was out of town since Mar. 31. The miscreants, noticing…
Four nabbed for drug peddling
April 8, 2017Mysuru – Continuing their drive against narcotics and drugs, the CCB Police on Friday arrested four persons on charges of drug peddling. The arrested have been identified as Raja, 28, of Harohalli in Kanakapura Taluk, Vishwanath, 44, of Kengeri in Bengaluru, Abdul Razak, 51, of Ooty and Fairoz Khan, 46, a resident of Mohammad Sait…
So far so good, not too far
April 8, 2017Although the age of the planet Earth as well as its inanimate constituents such as mainly rocks and fossils is determined chemically, the precision varies in millions of years. The figures currently doing rounds oscillate between 3,700 and 4,300 million years as the age of planet Earth. The length of time since the planet first…
MICA Inter-collegiate Hockey Tournament: Bopanna scores for Cauvery College
April 8, 2017Centre-forward C.M. Bopanna scored a brace for Cauvery College, Virajpet and helped his team enter the semi-finals with a resounding 2-1 win over Cauvery College, Gonikoppal, in the Inter-collegiate Hockey Tournament conducted by MICA at the University Hockey Grounds here yesterday. The Result: Quarter-finals Cauvery College, Virajpet 2 (C.M. Bopanna 5 (FG), 28 (PC) bt…
Royal Challengers to take on Daredevils at home
April 8, 2017Bengaluru – Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), after losing its first match against the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad, will be aiming for their first win of the IPL-10 when they take on Delhi Daredevils on their home ground at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru later today. RCB are currently without the services of skipper Virat…
Central Govt. Pensioners’ Meeting
April 8, 2017The monthly meeting of Central Government Pensioners’ Association, Mysuru, will be held at Sadvidya Educational Institution on Narayana Shastry Road in city on Apr. 12 (Wednesday) at 10.30 am. Association President Dr. T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao will preside, according to a press release.
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