Mysuru: Jayalakshmipuram Police, who have intensified investigation into the KSOU fake marks card scam, arrested one more person on Friday in connection with the scam. The arrested has been identified as Altaf, a Police constable attached to District Crime Bureau (DCB), Dharwad. Altaf was said to be in touch with two other accused in the…
MGP launches Green Mysuru project
August 21, 2017Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat, in association with District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation and Forest Department, launched the ‘Green Mysuru,’ project, by planting 100-120 saplings at Hyder Ali Park, Kesare 2nd Stage (Subash Nagar) here this morning. MGP Secretary M.M. Shenoi said that it was an ambitious project of the MGP to plant nearly 3 to…
CESC holds public grievances meet
August 21, 2017Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) had organised public grievances meet at its Sub-Divisional Office in Ramakrishnanagar here this morning. About 20 residents, mostly from rural areas, participated in the meet. The meeting was chaired by CESC Superintending Engineer (SE) Narasimhegowda. Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) S.B. Anita, Assistant Engineers Suresh, Y. Muheer Ahmed and Junior…
3-D image of India
August 21, 2017Scientists and technologists are coming up in tandem as it were with innovative devices and methods to make the life of people change at an unprecedented pace in a baffling range of human activities. Not many days pass between two successive such advances that one gets to read about in periodicals or hear from keen…
Symposium spreads awareness on bone grafts and ‘tooth bank’
August 21, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Periodontology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, had organised a symposium on ‘Bone and bone grafts’ in city recently. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Siddaramiah, Professor and Head, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, JSS Science and Technology University. The symposium was held to spread awareness about bone grafts and…
Pejwar Seer undergoes hernia operation
August 21, 2017Udupi: Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji, who is also heading the Udupi Paryaya Peeta, underwent hernia operation successfully at KMC Hospital yesterday. Swamiji was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. All daily rituals of the Mutt are handed over to junior Seer of Pejawar Mutt. Medical experts from KMC had been checking 86-year-old…
Derive benefits from traditional and modern way of life
August 21, 2017Sir, This has reference to your recent Editorial tilted, “Thought for Food.” It was indeed very commendable that you referred to Dr. K.T. Achaya. I deem it an honour to have known him and discussed lipid nutrition several times. Dr. Achaya was a gentle giant — gentle as he was soft spoken, giant because of…
Plea to name the road in V.V. Mohalla as “Dr. Sudha Murty Marga”
August 21, 2017Sir, This is in response to the news item titled “MUDA seeks NRN’s help” (SOM dated Aug.9). My morning routine of fetching milk gets me walking down 3rd Cross, V.V. Mohalla, past ‘Kowmudi,’ the very simple yet very beautiful house of Dr. N.R. Narayana Murthy (NRN), but the Avenue itself is very ordinary. It is…
Forest sleuths nab man for hunting migratory bird
August 21, 2017K.R. Pet: Forest sleuths arrested a person for hunting down a migratory bird at a lake located near K.R. Pet. The accused has been identified as Nagaraju, 35, a resident of Srikantanagar in Channarayapatna of Hassan district. Nagaraju and his three friends Pradeep, Chethan and an engineering student, who are currently at large, had gone…
All India Bank strike tomorrow
August 21, 2017New Delhi: Services at all Public Sector Banks across the country may take a hit on Tuesday (Aug. 22), as all Unions under the aegis of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) will go on a strike against the Government’s proposed consolidation move, besides raising a host of demands. The UFBU is an umbrella body…
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