Mysuru: The Literary Fests are the happening events today in many big cities’ calendar. It all began with the Jaipur Literature Festival started in 2006 with just 30 writers, is the biggest festival today. The other festivals that followed include the Kolkata Literature Festival, Hyderabad Literary Festival, Tata Literature Live, Ooty Literary Festival and Bangalore…
UoM ranked 9th among All India Multi-Disciplinary State Varsities
May 27, 2017Mysuru: In the Best University Survey 2017 conducted by The Week-Hansa Research, the century-old University of Mysore (UoM) is ranked 9th in All India Multi-Disciplinary State Universities and 15th among All India Multi-Disciplinary Universities, respectively. It may be recalled here that UoM had figured 36th in the India Ranking-2017 conducted by NIRF, MHRD, Government of…
Government to hold meeting with farmer leaders
May 27, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government has announced that it will soon convene a meeting of farmer leaders in a bid to resolve long-standing agrarian issues. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra and Health Minister Ramesh Kumar, who visited the farmers who have been protesting at Freedom Park here for the past couple of days, asserted…
Estonian team on city tour
May 27, 2017Mysuru: Riho Kruuv, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, who is on a one-day visit to Mysuru, was welcomed by District Youth Co-ordinator M.N. Nataraj at Hotel Royal Orchid Metropole in city this morning. He was accompanied by Hendrikus Van Dord, Executive Vice President, Indian Economic Trade Organisation (IETO), Pravin Kumar Goenka, Hon. Consul, Republic…
Stop breaking in India…before making in India
May 27, 2017On May 22, the much-talked about “India’s first high-speed semi-luxurious train” Tejas Express, was launched. The train runs between Mumbai and Goa. It is equipped with modern amenities on board like LCD TVs, Wi-Fi, closed circuit camera, Bio-vacuum toilets and touch-less water taps. As the new Tejas Express rolled in from Delhi to Mumbai, from…
‘Sadhakarondige Samvada’ tomorrow
May 27, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Art Gallery will be holding an interaction with R. Muni Rao Mane, a motor car and art exhibitor at the monthly ‘Sadhakarondige Samvada’ to be held at the Gallery on Ramanuja Road here at 11am tomorrow. Retired KSRTC Divisional Controller Boregowda will be the chief guest. A two-day art expo (May 28…
Sri Ganapathy Ashrama scores Guinness World Record Hat-trick
May 27, 2017Mysuru: Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama on Ooty Road here scored a Guinness World Record hat-trick yesterday. The three Guinness World Record certificates that the Ashrama bagged were handed over to Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji by the organisation’s Adjudicator Jack Brockbank in the presence of thousands of admirers and devotees at the Nada Mantapa. The occasion…
Ramzan fasting from tomorrow: District Moon Committee meeting held
May 27, 2017Mysuru: The Mysore District Moon Committee, which met at the Office of the Mysore District Waqf Advisory Committee on Sayyaji Rao Road last evening, decided to observe Ramzan fasting from tomorrow. The meeting was presided over by Sir Khazi of Mysore Hazrath Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff. Ariff A. Mehkri, Convener of the District Moon Committee,…
Global genocide
May 27, 2017Incidents of suicide, road fatalities and deaths caused by rogue elements from across the country’s border with an ill-behaving neighbourhood land are being reported in the media on a daily basis with all relevant details, including their numbers. These numbers have come to be treated as lifeless information, called statistics (for record purposes) only to…
Seed ball culturing to mark Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan tomorrow
May 27, 2017Mysuru: H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga, Mysuru, which has been working towards promoting cleanliness by preventing environmental degradation through task oriented activities, has planned to increase green cover through seed ball culture for sustainable forest growth as part of its 159th Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan tomorrow from 7 am to 12 noon. The Balaga will be holding…
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