Mysuru: The mobile phones among the many devices that humans have invented is causing lot of problems to mankind. The use or misuse of this instrument has led to people not even lifting their heads to talk and they have also lost the courage to speak in public, said Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam. She…
Good Samaritans return bag, student fails to thank !
August 3, 2017Mysuru: A student, who had lost her bag that contained a laptop and cash got it back intact, thanks to the Good Samaritans — a Police Constable and a Home Guard attached to the Lakshmipuram Police Station. They spotted the student speeding away on her two-wheeler without realising that her bag had fallen off the…
Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam
August 3, 2017Mandya: More than 100 farmers under the banner of KRRS this morning laid siege to the entry of KRS Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk in the district, demanding immediate release of water to all canals of the Dam and stoppage of water to Tamil Nadu. But tight security prevented the farmers from entering into the Dam…
Shruthi cycles for a cause from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
August 3, 2017The exciting adventure of cycling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, that too giving up a cushy job for a cause, that too by a girl is indeed very rare and unique. Times have changed and women are slowly entering the field dominated by men. Be it the Army, Police, bus driving and the list is endless….
Ganesha – the God Who Rides Rats
August 3, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Rats evoke the feeling of disgust. There is something inherently dark, unclean and sinister about them. Think rats and you think garbage, gutter, plague and other diseases. Rats mean destruction of property. Pilferage. Filth. There is nothing adorable or desirable about a rat. So why is…
MP calls upon students to have innovative mindset
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The co-curricular activities for the year 2017-18 of Vidyavardhaka First Grade College (FGC) was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha at a function held at the college premises here recently. In his inaugural address, Pratap Simha said that education should never become a preparation for the job market but should be a process of…
National Conference on Networking, Communication at GSSSIETW
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GSSSIETW, had recently organised a National Conference on Image Processing, Computing, Communication, Networking and Data Analytics (NCICCNDA 2017). The conference was organised in association with IEEE Bangalore Section and Publication partner UGC-approved IJERT (International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology) Journal for Research Scholars including Academic, Industries,…
Land for living, land for livelihood
August 3, 2017The landmark event of 1960s, Green Revolution, credited to India’s most award-winning scientist in the area of agriculture, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, followed by another pioneering initiative, Operation Flood, launched in 1970, credited to Dr. Verghese Kurien (1921-2012) and leading to White Revolution in subsequent years, raising India to the top spot among the few milk…
Felicitation marks 58th AGM of Mysore Merchants Co-op. Bank
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The 58th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd. was held at a Convention Hall in J.P. Nagar here recently. Bank President M.N. Sumana presided over the meeting. In her address, she said that the Bank had, this year, earned a gross profit of Rs. 7,49,43,396.32 and after paying…
DC for re-survey of Safai Karmacharis
August 3, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has said that the District Administration will recommend the State Safai Karmacharis Commission to conduct a re-survey of Safai Karmacharis in the district. Chairing a progress review meeting of Pourakarmikas at his office here yesterday, Randeep said that the re-survey has been recommended as the members of the District-level…
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