Marking 60 years of Unification of the State (Karnataka Yekikaran-60), the Mysuru Zilla Kannada Chaluvaligarara Sangha will felicitate veteran journalist and former MP Dr. Patil Puttappa (Papu) at a programme to be held at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city at 11.30 am on June 25. Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan will…
Woman ends life
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Dejected over her illness which did not get cured despite various treatments, a 28-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging self at her residence here on Saturday afternoon. The deceased woman has been identified as Radhika, daughter of Ravikumar, a resident of Dasanakoppal near here. Radhika, was suffering from severe stomach ache since a few…
3rd Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament: Yashaskara Jois triumphs
June 19, 2017Mysuru lad K.R. Yashaskara Jois with 6.5 points from seven rounds won the 3rd Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2017, organised by Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA), at the University Lions Hall here on Sunday. The prizes to the winners were given by MDCA President Sudharshan and University of Mysore Senate Member Ramesh. Final Placings:…
Man held for smuggling live Tortoises in Hunsur
June 19, 2017Hunsur: The Forest Department officials have arrested a man on charges of smuggling live Tortoises in a bag. The accused has been identified as Siddappa, a resident of Chikka Hunsur. The Forest Department personnel, on suspicion, stopped Siddappa near Chowdikatte village and when they checked his bag, they found four live Tortoises in it, following…
Cricket betting: Three arrested
June 19, 2017Periyapatna: Cops attached to District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) has arrested three persons on charges on indulging in cricket betting last night during India-Pakistan match and have seized three mobile phones and Rs. 1,500 from them. The arrested persons have been identified as P. Mahesh and Manjunath of Periyapatna and Madhu of Bhuvanahalli in the…
Karnataka State Women’s Chess Championships: Isha Sharma wins title
June 19, 2017WCM and top-seed Isha Sharma (6 pts) from Dakshina Kannada District drew with fifth seed and Mysuru girl H.R. Manasa (5.5 pts) to emerge as the winner in the Karnataka State Women’s Chess Championship 2017 organised by Mysore Chess Centre at the Mall of Mysore premises here yesterday. Top 4 players of this event will…
Nominated as Manager of Indian Throwball Team
June 19, 2017Mysuru: The Throwball Fede-ration of India has nominated N.S. Subramanya, Physical Education Director, Institute of Education, Onkarmal Somani College of Education, Kuvempunagar, as the Manager of Indian Throwball Team. This is the third time that he has been nominated as the Manager of the team. A winner of the State Youth Award in 1995, Subramanya…
Ph.D awarded
June 19, 2017Mysuru: University of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachara Sabha, Madras, has awarded Ph.D in Hindi to A.P. Poornima for her thesis ‘Vishnu Prabhakar Ke Sahitya Mein Abhinay Kanth Yatharthi’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Satish Kumar Pandey. Poornima is the daughter of Hotel Trade Unions President A.P. Puttanna and is married to Umesh Kumar, House…
Ph.D awardees
June 19, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Environmental Science to N.R. Priyadarshini for her thesis ‘Environmental Exposure and Public Health Impacts of Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal in Mysore, Karnataka’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. S. Srikantaswamy. B Komala has been awarded Ph.D by the UoM in Gandhian Studies for her…
Two nabbed for trying to sell Monitor Lizard
June 19, 2017Mysuru: The District Forest Mobile Squad has arrested two persons on charges of trying to sell a Monitor Lizard at Kadakola Bus Stand in the taluk. The arrested persons have been identified as 50-year-old Anand, a Soliga tribal and a resident of Kadakola village and 28-year-old Rajesh, a resident of Hullahalli village in Nanjangud taluk….
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