Mysuru: Former Minister and MP C.H. Vijayashankar has hinted at quitting the BJP, the party he has been associated with for over two decades. He is likely to return to Congress which he had quit in 1990. If he calls it quits, it will be a blow to the BJP and would strengthen the hands…
MLA GTD takes dig at CM Siddu
October 6, 2017Mysuru: “There is no question of my ever joining Congress party. There is absolutely no truth in the reports that ahead of the ensuing 2018 Assembly elections I would join Congress party. It is an utter lie and a tendentious, mischievous report spread by the Congress afraid of my strength in Chamundeshwari Constituency,” said MLA…
Four medicos killed
October 6, 2017Mandya: Four medical college students including two women were killed on the spot when a speeding truck hit their car on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning. All the students hailed from Rajarajeshwari Medical College, Ramanagaram and were returning to their college after a brief holiday in Mysuru. The accident occurred on B.M. Road near Sangabasavanadoddi…
When our Mahouts stumped intl. audience at Indonesia
October 6, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Two Mahouts, one each from Mysuru and Kodagu, have left an ever-lasting impression in Indonesia with their elephantine knowledge about elephants, their behaviour and overall well-being. The Mahouts were sent by the Forest Department to Indonesia after being requested by Indonesian Mahout Communications Forum, FOKMAS. FOKMAS bore their air fare and…
Natl. Workshop on Multidisciplinary Research inaugurated
October 6, 2017Mysuru: Prof. H. M. Maheswaraiah, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, said that Interdisciplinary Research or multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary research is a mode of research, which involves more than one academic disciplines. He was speaking after inaugurating the National Workshop on ‘Multidisciplinary Research,’ organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Bahadur Institute of Management…
Woman dies mysteriously; parents allege dowry harassment
October 6, 2017Mysuru: A housewife from Rangaianakoppalu near Mysuru died under mysterious circumstances this morning. She was married eleven months ago and her parents have alleged that she has been murdered by her husband for dowry. A case has been registered at Jayalakshmipuram Police Station. The housewife has been identified as Thejaswini from H.D. Kote Taluk and…
Life before the ‘Touch Screen’ Era
October 6, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last night I happened to attend a CME. Now, this acronym which may seem a little unknown to most people, stands for ‘Continuing Medical Education’ and it denotes an educational activity that involves lectures, seminars or workshops which give doctors an opportunity to refresh and update their knowledge in…
Valmiki Jayanti at Kalamandira
October 6, 2017MLA seeks ST certificate to Nayaka community members Mysuru: The birth anniversary of Adi Kavi Valmiki, revered as the first poet of Sanskrit literature, was celebrated in city yesterday. Valmiki was a great sage and author of the epic Ramayana which consists of 24,000 verses and 7 cantos (Kandas). Though it is difficult to define…
Seven killed in IAF chopper crash
October 6, 2017Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh): An Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh this morning, killing seven military personnel. Sources said that five IAF personnel, including two pilots, and two army men were killed in the crash near the remote town of Tawang, close to the China border around 6…
City BJP protests against sub-standard road works
October 6, 2017Mysuru: City BJP activists headed by former Minister S.A. Ramdas held a massive protest against the State Government and MCC accusing both for carrying out sub-standard works in city. About 800 BJP activists launched the protest this morning from the JSS Vidypeeta Circle by planting saplings in potholes till Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram. They…
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