Mysuru: The Government will make direct appointment to Group ‘D’ posts lying vacant in Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare Departments. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, the Backward Classes Welfare Department District Officer G.S. Somashekar said there had been no direct appointments to Group ‘D’ posts since 1998. But now, as per a Government…
City all set to create Guinness Record on Yoga Day
June 19, 2017Mysuru: After attempting to create a Guinness Record for longest yoga chain this morning, the District Administration is all geared up to facilitate creating another Guinness Record for highest number of people performing yoga at one single venue on the occasion of International Day of Yoga on June 21 at Mysore Race Course. Addressing the…
New arrivals at Mysuru Zoo
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as the Mysore Zoo, has procured a pair of Lion Tailed Macaques from Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai, under animal exchange programme which arrived to Mysore Zoo on June 17 are under quarantine. A male and a female leopard cats which were rescued in Virajpet and Kushalnagar…
CM to inaugurate Mini Theatre at Kalamandira on June 29
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Ahead of its inauguration on June 29 by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep inspected the newly-constructed Mini Theatre at Kalamandira premises here this morning. The Department of Kannada and Culture had first mooted the idea of constructing the Mini Theatre in 2007 after the then Kannada and Culture Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad had…
Docs in the dock
June 19, 2017Private medical establishments and Karnataka government have just got entangled over the former offering healthcare services at costs making big holes in the pockets of patients and their families, while alleviating the pains of the suffering lot in the process. One is prompted to point out in this context the utterly under-prepared infrastructure and thoroughly…
Plea to clear forest-like vegetation at vacant plots in Ramakrishnanagar
June 19, 2017Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned the dangers associated with a thick forest-like vegetation that has come up on two vacant residential plots (50×80 feet) on 6th Main road of Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block. This thick vegetation has become home to snakes and mongoose. There are a few tall and…
Yoga Day: Philately counters opened at city Post Offices
June 19, 2017Mysuru: As part of International Yoga Day, the philately counters set up by the Department of Posts opened at the Head Post Office (HPO) on Ashoka road and Saraswathipuram Post Office this morning. The counters will be open till June 24. Rare postal stamps of Suryanamaskara and other yogasanas and animals and birds are kept…
‘Executive, Judiciary and Legislature under threat’
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Expressing concern over the perceived threat to the very existence of the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature, senior journalist Krishna Prasad said that the nation is facing several crisis now. He was speaking after inaugurating Prof. K. Ramdas Memorial programme organised by Desiranga Samskrutika Samsthe at Maneyangala in Kalamandira here yesterday. Observing that the nation…
MCC delays acceptance of MUDA Layouts
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Almost a year after Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) handed over 62 Layouts, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is yet to bring them under its jurisdiction and start accepting the Property Tax due for 2016-17. Though the State Government issued a circular earlier this year entrusting the Corporation with the responsibility of collecting Property…
‘Social media losing its credibility’
June 19, 2017Book on ‘Professional journalism’ distributed Mysuru: Observing that social media is losing its credibility, columnist A. Narayan said that the media is facing challenges from digital technology. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Media and Contemporary Challenges’ organised jointly by Samajavadi Adhyayana Kendra, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre and Samaana Asakta Geleyara…
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