Mysuru: “The quality of education is a matter of global concern. In India, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, was introduced with a view that every child in the age group of 6-14 years gets quality education. In this connection, the goals of education needed to be envisioned in…
Commonwealth Chess Open Championship 2017: Abhijeet Gupta wins title; Thejkumar fares well
July 11, 2017GM Abhijeet Guapta won the Commonwealth Chess Open Title scoring 7.5 points from nine rounds in the championship which concluded here yesterday. Mysuru lad IM M.S. Thejkumar fared well in the championship by securing 6 points from 9 rounds and finished 17th in the final placings. GM Vaibhav Suri and GM Tejas Bakre tied with…
Three-day theatre fest at Natana from July 14
July 11, 2017Mysuru: Natana, Mysuru, will organise a three-day theatre fest in memory of K.V. Subbanna from July 14 to 16 at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar. The theatre fest will be inaugurated by Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree on July 14 at 10 am. The event will be presided by former Rangayana Director Prasanna. Rangayana Director Bhagirathi…
Cyclists go on expedition to create awareness on pollution
July 11, 2017A group of 16 cyclists from Mysuru pedalled from Gudalur to Ooty to create awareness about health, fitness and eco-friendly transport with the motto “Use of cycles will reduce air pollution.” Vinay Singh, a techie from Bengaluru in association with Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI) Gokulam, Mysuru unit, organised the event. The cyclists of…
Rotary Lhasa team installed
July 11, 2017Bylakuppe: The Installation Ceremony of Rotary Lhasa-Bylakuppe, RI, District 3181 for the year 2017-2018 took place on July 9 at Sakya Hotel here. Rtn. G. Ananta Shayana, District Editor, who was the Installing Officer, installed Rtn. Sonam Dorjee as President and Rtn. Tashi Lhamo as Secretary along with other team members. Assistant Governor Rtn. N….
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Muller ousts Nadal
July 11, 2017Rafael Nadal’s hopes of winning a third Wimbledon title are over for another year after an epic five-set defeat by 16th seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. The 15-time major champion fought back from two sets down before Muller took a fifth match point to win 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in 4 hours and 47…
Villagers demand closure of Bar
July 11, 2017Mysuru: The villagers of Chikkahalli and Chornahalli on T.N. Pur Road staged a snap stir this morning demanding the closure of Taniska Bar located between the two villages. Around 100 villagers from both the villages staged a rasta-roko alleging that the Bar, located in the residential area, was causing problems. On receiving information, both the…
International Urdu Poet in city
July 11, 2017Mysuru: International Urdu Poet Anwar Jalalpuri, who compered the All India Urdu Mushaira at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Saturday, was in Mysuru on Friday. After visiting the Mysore Palace and other tourist centres, he proceeded to the tomb of Hazrath Tipu Sulthan at Gumbad-e-Shahi in Srirangapatna and paid floral tributes. Later, he met Hazrath…
Walk-in interview for Health Volunteers in city tomorrow
July 11, 2017Mysuru: Department of Health and Family Welfare, under its Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme, has organised a walk-in interview for Health Volunteers (male) to take up work on contract basis in city, Hunsur and Nanjangud. The candidates should have passed SSLC or equivalent and should have also passed the one year course for Health Inspectors offered…
Karnataka State U-19 Open & Girls Chess 2017: Yashaskara, Manasa win titles
July 11, 2017Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois scoring 7 points from 8 rounds and former State Women’s Chess Champion H.R. Manasa with 7 points from 8 rounds won the U-19 Open and U-19 Girls Chess titles respectively in the Karnataka State U19 Open & Girls Chess Tournament which concluded at Kalaburagi yesterday. Yashaskara Jois won his…
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