Mysuru: A four-day Mysuru Auto Expo organised by Sona TVS began at JK Grounds yesterday. The expo was inaugurated by ventriloquist Suma Rajkumar. Around 34 companies including two wheelers and four wheelers are taking part in the expo. The auto expo features latest cars and bikes including Mercedes Benz, Audi, Triumph, Jeep, Harley Davidson, UM…
Anti-corruption rally taken out in city
November 3, 2017Mysuru: As part of Anti-Corruption Week, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in association with three PU colleges, took out an anti-corruption rally in city this morning. ACB DySP G. S. Gajendra Prasad flagged off the rally at Government PU College, Kuvempunagar. The rally in which more than 500 students from Government PU College, Vijayachetena Independent PU…
Online Fraud: Three cheat Amazon of Rs. 4 lakh
November 3, 2017Mysuru: A new type of online fraud where e-commerce companies are cheated by claiming ‘deficiency of service’ has been reported in the city. The modus operandi is that once the product is booked online and is delivered after payments are made, the ‘buyers’ (read conmen) call the company representatives claiming that they have got empty…
I am not a VC but a clerk furnishing documents, laments KSOU VC
November 3, 2017Mysuru: “I am not a Vice- Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) but a clerk who sends records and documents to the University Grants Commission (UGC). My role has been reduced to that of a clerk whose job is just to scout for documents and submit the same to the UGC.” These were the…
Now, flavoured milk scheme for school students
November 3, 2017Mysuru: PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa on Wednesday launched the State Government’s ambitious programme to provide flavoured milk for school children under the Ksheera Bhagya Scheme. The project has been launched on an experimental basis in Mysuru and Raichur districts where students will be provided chocolate flavoured milk for three days and…
Quality of work and qualification
November 3, 2017The quote Udyogam Purusha Lakshanam is believed by some to have come into existence during a past period in the country when some people chose to be idle, saying that God will look after everything, encouraging begging in the process. A person, irrespective of gender, who does not work is not considered by society as…
Auto drivers launch signature campaign against cabs
November 3, 2017Mysuru: Autorickshaw drivers under the banner of Samyuktha Karnataka Autorickshaw Drivers and Owners Welfare Association, launched a Signature Campaign at the City Railway Station Circle (Babu Jagjivan Ram Circle) on Oct. 31 morning, against the unauthorised operation of cabs and taxis. Accusing cab agencies such as OLA, Uber and Taxi For Sure among others for…
End exploitation of Pourakarmikas
November 3, 2017Sir, Apropos the news item “Commission to file cases against MCC, Zoo and Palace Board” (SOM dated Oct. 29), Pourakarmikas, who do all dirty, dangerous and back-breaking jobs are an exploited lot by the contractors and all sundry in the establishment. Flouting rules, it’s a shame that they’re made to work without masks, boots, hand…
Belaku Samsthe distributes booklets on learning Kannada
November 3, 2017Mysuru: In order to popularise Kannada among visitors and tourists, both domestic & international, city based Belaku Samsthe launched a booklet titled ‘Learn Kannada in one hour’ distribution Campaign at Varaha Gate of the Palace. The campaign will be held at all tourist spots and prominent public junctions in and around the city till Nov.6….
Clogged drains at Srirampura
November 3, 2017Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the clogged drains diagonally opposite to Ashwini Kalyan Mantap in Srirampura which houses the MUDA allotted HIG houses. Water is stagnated in these drains which is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects. Come another spell of rain, this area which…
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