Month: August, 2017

Silk Board to meet shortage demand
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Silk Board to meet shortage demand

August 11, 2017

Mysuru: With the demand for silk increasing, the country is forced to import it from China to meet the shortage, said Central Silk Board (CSB) Chairman K.M. Hanumantharayappa (in pic). Addressing a press conference at CSRTI premises on Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road, here this morning, he said, the aim of the CSB is to see…

Poet Vijay Nambisan passes away
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Poet Vijay Nambisan passes away

August 11, 2017

Ponnampet (Kodagu): Poet and writer Vijay Nambisan (64), who became the first All India Poetry Champion in 1988, passed away at Halligattu near Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT) here yesterday. He is survived by his writer-wife Dr. Kaveri Nambisan. The couple had settled down in Halligattu village. His body was shifted to Bengaluru as his…

Water flows into Virija Canal
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Water flows into Virija Canal

August 11, 2017

The State Government has released Cauvery water from KRS into the dried canals for drinking purpose and livestock. This picture captured by SOM photographer yesterday shows a herd of sheep and goat near the Virija Canal on Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway, grazing and drinking water from the canal. Virija canal irrigates about 5,360 hectares of wet…

MGP monthly meeting on Police issues
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MGP monthly meeting on Police issues

August 11, 2017

Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s monthly public meeting to be held on Sunday (Aug. 13) at 4 pm at its office in Yadavagiri, will focus on Police issues. N. Rudramuni, Additional Superintendent of Police, will interact with the public. For details contact Ph: 2515150, according to a press release from Dr. M.M. Shenoi, Secretary, MGP.

Emerging enterprises, entrepreneurs
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Emerging enterprises, entrepreneurs

August 11, 2017

Going by the description of the term entrepreneur, namely “an individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risks and rewards of a business venture, idea, or goods or service offered for sale” at one end and “The entrepreneur is commonly seen as a business leader and…

Kuvempunagar bus stand building lying idle!
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Kuvempunagar bus stand building lying idle!

August 11, 2017

Sir, Kuvempunagar bus stand complex (a 3-storey building) built under Centre’s JNNURM scheme was inaugurated on 9.4.2011. Since then, the huge complex is lying idle except transit bus stop-over. The property could earn lot of revenue by giving it on rent to banks, offices and shops. Also, the building maintenance will cost a lot to…

CM inaugurates 2-day photo expo, felicitates lensmen
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CM inaugurates 2-day photo expo, felicitates lensmen

August 11, 2017

Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who inaugurated the two-day press photographers’ photo expo at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira on Hunsur road in city yesterday evening, also felicitated The Times of India senior photographer Nethra Raju and Vijayavani photographer K.H. Chandru on the occasion. Others seen in the picture are (from right) KEA Chairman B. Siddaraju, District…

Burglars break into locked house, decamp with gold
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Burglars break into locked house, decamp with gold

August 11, 2017

Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a locked house at Vijayanagar 2nd stage, have decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs. 1.65 lakh kept in the house. The burglary took place in the house of V. Raman, located on the 7th Cross in Vijayanagar 2nd stage here. Raman, who had to go to Bengaluru to attend…

Samudaya to stage Brecht’s ‘Thayi’ on Aug. 12, 13
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Samudaya to stage Brecht’s ‘Thayi’ on Aug. 12, 13

August 11, 2017

Mysuru: To commemorate the Russian Revolution, Samudaya, Mysuru, will be staging Brecht’s play ‘Thayi’ at Kalamandira on Aug. 12 and 13 at 7 pm. The play, directed by S.R. Ramesh, has been translated into Kannada by K.P. Vasudevan. Former Rangayana Director H. Janardhan has scored music for the play. The entry tickets, priced at Rs….

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