Bengaluru: KAS officer Dr. A. Soujanya, who is currently serving as Assistant Commissioner at Hunsur, has been appointed as the new Additional Commissioner (Administration) of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Dr. Soujanya is among the nine KAS officers transferred by the Government yesterday. Probationary IAS Officer K. Nitish has been appointment as Assistant Commissioner, Hunsur Sub-division,…
Lecture on ‘Healthy Heart’
October 12, 2017Mysuru: The Institution of Engineers (India) Mysore Local Centre had organised a talk on ‘Healthy heart for all’ at S.P. Bhatt Hall in the Institution premises on JLB Road in city recently. Dr. Adithya Udupa, Cardiologist, Champakamala, Chief-Diet and Nutrition, Janhavi Acharya, Physiotherapist from Apollo Hospitals, were the guest speakers. The talk was aimed at…
Aadhaar must for CBSE admissions
October 12, 2017Bengaluru: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made Aadhaar mandatory for all new enrolments from next academic year. Earlier, the Board had instructed schools to begin Aadhaar enrolment drive for all students at the start of this academic year. Now, the Board has made it compulsory. As per an official notification, all CBSE-affiliated…
Uncooperative urbanites
October 12, 2017Good governance has been made out to be totally in the lap of governments, forgetting the extent to which the masses are indulging in various acts placing hurdles in government’s path. The long-drawn freedom struggle, specially that part of the movement towards its closing stages, is highlighted for the leaders adhering to non-violence and non-cooperation…
Tax denial Satyagraha tomorrow
October 12, 2017Mysuru: The Grama Seva Sangha will stage a Tax denal Satyagraha at 5.30 pm tomorrow (Oct.13) at Kalamandira, in protest against taxing of all handmade products under GST. Alleging that for the first time post Independence, all handmade products, including handloom and handicrafts, are taxed under the GST regime, the Sangha said that it will…
Don’t straighten Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House
October 12, 2017Sir, In yet another case of ad-hoc planning, a short stretch (about 500-metres) of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House is to be widened and straightened at a cost of Rs.12 crore (SOM dated Oct. 11, page 12). This project is to prevent accidents on the stretch between Kalamandira and the turn near Kukkarahalli Lake…
R.T. Nagar site allotment: MUDA to allot site numbers on Oct.16
October 12, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will allot site numbers by lottery to all site allottees of Ravindranath Tagore (R.T.) Nagar who have found mention in the final list of allottees, at 11 am on Oct.16 at R.T. Nagar Layout. The allottees have been informed about this by post. However, allottees who may have…
Sensitisation workshop for Cops on ‘Prevention of atrocities against women and children’
October 12, 2017Mysuru: The Police Department had organised a sensitisation workshop for Police personnel on ‘Prevention of atrocities against women and children’ at V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station here on Monday. Speaking after inaugurating the workshop, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, expressing concern over rising atrocities against women and children and the number of children…
Winners of Inter-College Contests
October 12, 2017The students of St. Joseph’s First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, have won second place in the Group Song Competition at ‘Kalasambrama-2017’ organised by Vidhyavardhaka First Grade College, Mysuru and also bagged second place in English Elocution and consolation prize in pencil sketch events organised by Hindustan First Grade College in city recently. The prize winners in…
High drama at Coffee Day as employee threatens to jump from building
October 12, 2017Mysuru: High drama was witnessed at the Coffee Day building on D. Devaraj Urs Road as an employee threatened to commit suicide by leaping from the building yesterday afternoon causing tension for sometime. The Coffee Day employee who threatened to jump down from the building has been identified as Yogesh. Yogesh, who climbed the building…
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