Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has directed the district and taluk level officials to see that they reach a target of enrolling 25,000 youth by June 12 for skill development training. He was speaking on Kaushalya Karnataka Abhinaya organised as part of progress review meeting in his office here on Friday, in which the district…
Reports on plastic rice baseless, say experts
June 11, 2017Bengaluru: Maintaining that reports on plastic rice, eggs and sugar are false, experts at the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS) here have said that the people need not panic over the issue. Samples of rice which were said to be ‘adulterated’ with a mix of ‘plastic rice’ was sent to the UAS for testing. The…
Petrol pumps not to buy fuel starting June 16; may go dry
June 11, 2017New Delhi: Petrol pump owners have decided not to purchase fuel starting June 16 protesting against the “unilateral” decision by the government to roll-out daily revision of fuel prices nationally. Though the associations are not terming it as a strike, they claim that “no-purchase” from June 16 onwards means petrol pumps are likely to go…
Expedite underpasses works on Outer Ring Road, says expert
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has been urged to expedite the long-pending Railway underpasses across the existing Railway Over Bridges on the Mysuru Outer Ring Road (ORR). A letter has been written to the Minister in this regard by city-based civil engineer V.N. Prasad, who highlights how crucial projects in Mysuru, one of the fastest…
Taluk-level Job Mela
June 11, 2017Mysuru: “In order to provide skill development and employment for rural unemployed youth, a taluk-level job mela under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) will be organised,” said ZP Deputy Secretary Shivakumar Swamy. Addressing a preliminary meeting at Zilla Panchayat, he said that both Central and State Governments would release funds in the…
Illegal sale of Anna Bhagya rice: 3 Police constables suspended
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru Superintendent of Police Ravi D.Channannavar has suspended three Police Constables for their alleged involvement in illegal sale of rice meant for Anna Bhagya Scheme. They are Manjunath, Harish Kumar and Jahur Ahmed, attached to Mysuru South Police Station. Their role came to light after Food and Civil Supplies Department and Mysuru South Police…
Select your food specialist at DFRL Job Mela
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), a premier institute that was established in December 1961 to cater to the strategic operational requirements of our services and to provide logistical support to the Armed Forces in the area of food supplies, will conduct a job mela-cum-campus interview at its premises here. The mela will be held…
Abharana Petti from Kerala on display at IGRMS
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Under the ‘Exhibit of the Month’ series, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), Mysuru, has displayed an ethnographic object ‘Abharana Petti’ (ornament box) from Kerala at Wellington House on Irwin Road. The exhibition was inaugurated by officer in-charge, J. Vijay Mohan on June 8. The exhibition will be open for…
Police hold residents’ meet at Gokulam
June 11, 2017Mysuru: To strengthen the bond between the Police and public, the City Police had recently introduced Police beat system. As part of the initiative, Jayalakshmipuram Police Station Inspector Ravindra chaired a meeting with the residents of Gokulam last week along with probationary Sub-Inspector Bhavya, ASI Jayaram and Head Constable D. Vinod. Over 70 residents of…
Basavanna’s preachings incorporated in Constitution: Speaker Koliwad
June 11, 2017‘Basava Ratna’ award presented Mysuru: Maintaining that 12th century social reformer Basavanna’s preachings have been incorporated in the Constitution, Assembly Speaker K.S. Koliwad said that everyone should work for the welfare of the society. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Basava Jayanti’ celebrations and ‘Basava Ratna’ award presentation function organised by Mysuru Sharana Mandali at Sri…
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