Mysuru – The District Dalit Sahitya Parishat and Samagama Samskruthika Seva Trust jointly had organised a function at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here on Saturday to felicitate District Kannada Janapada Parishat President Kyathanahalli Prakash who has won the Mathrubhoomi Award. Speaking on the occasion, Karnataka Folklore University Retired VC Prof. Ambalike Hiriyanna opined that art…
Intl. Symposium on ‘Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications’ held
April 17, 2017Mysuru – The Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIE, had organised a two-day International Symposium on ‘Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications (ISAMEA-2017)’ at its premises in city recently. The symposium, sponsored by TEQIP-II, provided a forum for knowledge sharing between bright academic minds and experienced professionals who could develop cutting edge technologies in relevant materials and…
Battling bereavement
April 17, 2017The dictator of the erstwhile Soviet Union (1878-1953) is quoted having said: One death is a tragedy; One million deaths is a statistic. The currently estimated figure of average annual number of deaths per 1,000 people in India, namely 7.3, given the expression crude death rate, alongside the dictator’s quote, does little mitigate the sledge-hammer…
Adopt Israeli model to increase mango yield
April 17, 2017Mysuru – The production of mango crop in Israel is more than in India. While India produces 10 tonnes of mangoes on one hectare land, Israel produces 30 to 50 tonnes, said Cliff Love, Advisor to the National Horticulture Board and an agricultural expert from Israel. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop and interaction…
Induction of ‘Spoorthi’ team
April 17, 2017Mysuru – The new office-bearers of ‘Spoorthi,’ the ladies wing of Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, were inducted at a function organised by the wing at Lions School – Mysore West in Gokulam here on Friday. Nirmala Shekar and Rekha Yoganarasimha were installed respectively as President and Honorary Secretary for the year 2017-18….
Government ITIs get better infrastructure
April 17, 2017Mysuru – “The Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are being provided with good infrastructure to enable economically backward students acquire good industrial training,” said Marithibbegowda, Deputy Chairman, Legislative Council. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed library building at the premises of Government ITI in NR Mohalla here on Saturday. The library has been constructed…
City bus facility from R.K. Nagar ‘J’ Block to Kuvempunagar
April 17, 2017Sir, Four city buses — 91A, 91B, 91C and 91D — were plying from R.K. Nagar ‘J’ Block to City Bus Stand. 91A and 91B were plying from R.K. Nagar ‘J’ Block via Kamakshi Hospital and were returning to ‘J’ Block in the same route whereas Bus Nos. 91C and 91D were plying via Railway…
Ek Shaam Prabhu Mahavir Ke Naam – Season 2 held
April 17, 2017Prizes distributed to winners of Jain’s Rising Star Mysuru – As part of Bhagawan Mahavir’s 2616th Janam Kalyanak, Mahaveer International Royals, a non-religious service organisation, had organised ‘Ek Shaam Prabhu Mahavir Ke Naam – Season 2’, a grand cultural evening at Kalamandira in city recently. More than 30 singers and talented kids of Jain community…
Three arrested for cricket betting
April 17, 2017Mysuru – The City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested three persons allegedly involved inIPL betting at KR Police limits yesterday. The sleuths based on a tip-off raided a house and arrested Chandrashekar, Rajesh and Raju involved in betting. The Police also recovered Rs. 61,000 in cash, 8 mobile phones, 1 laptop and a car. The…
Doctor’s scooter stolen at K.R. Hospital
April 17, 2017Mysuru – Miscreants have lifted a lady doctor’s scooter which was parked in K.R. Hospital premises in city. The scooter is said to have belonged to Dr. Rekha. It is said, Dr. Rekha had parked her Jupiter Scooter (KA 02/JC 3760) near medical emergency section on Friday night. However, she found her scooter missing from…
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