Local talents to come to fore from Sept. 12 to 18 Mysuru: Nearly 145 colleges will participate in the seven-day Yuva Sambrama beginning from today showcasing 15 different themes and messages at the Manasagangothri Amphi Theatre. Yuva Dasara Deputy Special Officer and SP Ravi D. Channannavar, addressing the media, here yesterday at the DC Office…
Mysuru: Come Vijayadashami, special teams will be set up to curb the menace of stray dogs and cattle on the procession route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Grounds on Sept.30. On that day, elephant Arjuna will carry the 750-kg Golden Howdah. The Jumboo Savari procession will start in the afternoon and lakhs of people participate…
By T.J.S. George In the days of Nathuram Godse, things were straightforward and honest. When he shot Mahatma Gandhi there was no attempt to hide his identity. The courage of his conviction emboldened him to say bluntly, “I did fire the shots… I do not desire any mercy to be shown to me.” His final…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has closed a chicken centre for selling the meat with maggots all over. “Vijaya Chicken Centre” near the Bisilumaramma Temple at T.K. Layout has been locked up this morning and action has bbeen recommendedagainst the shop-owner Bhaskar. The MCC action comes in the wake of a customer finding maggots…
Mysuru: Former Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and President of Indian National Academy of Engineering, Dr. B.N. Suresh, exhorted the students to realise the dream of India Vision 2020 of late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He was speaking after inaugurating the Atal Tinkering Laboratory (ATL) at Kautilya Vidyalaya, the only school to be selected for this…
Farmers of Suragahalli, Gorahalli and Halaganahalli near Periyapatna staged a protest this morning as water entered their fields due to a lake breach. They protested against the authorities of Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) and the contractors. The villagers said that the KRDCL contractors have carried out substandard works of the State Highway between…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Thousands of activists from various parts of the State and Country held a mammoth protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, here this morning. The protesters, including writers, journalists, rationalists, who assembled at the Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, took out a rally till the Central College Grounds, sporting black bands stating ‘I…
This year’s monsoon has mocked at the forecasts by the Weather Department, first by playing truant at the season’s opening days and then by pouring in most parts of the country, including Karnataka. The believers in the power of praying to appease the Rain God performed their customary rituals on days considered auspicious at a…
Mysuru: Maharashtra is one of the major States in the country producing cashew crop by cultivating in 1.81 lakh hectares. Currently, around one lakh farmers are involved in the production, processing and marketing of cashewnut in the Konkan region. Majority of these are marginal farmers and they are supplying raw cashewnut to market. Middlemen exploit…
Mysuru: The Social Responsibility initiatives of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunathe-shwara Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD) students is extending a helping hand continuously to the NGOs, Government Departments and Social Service Organisations. As part of the social responsibility activity, SDMites extended financial support to schools run by NGOs — Sneha Kirana Spastic Society; Purna Chetana Public…
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