Mysuru: Horticulture Department has organised a seminar on ‘Precautionary steps to be taken during flowering of Mango Plant’ on Dec. 21 at 10.30 am at Curzon Park here. Those interested to participate should register their names with Senior Assistant Director (Horticulture). For details, contact Ph: 0821- 2430451 or Mob: 82174-39193.
Workshop on Economics held
December 14, 2017Mysuru: Maintaining that the essence of Commerce lies in Economics, former University of Mysore (UoM) Economics faculty Prof. K.C. Basavaraju has regretted the efforts being made to sideline Economics by projecting Commerce as the sole tool of development. He was speaking after Inaugurating an Educational Workshop on ‘Economics’ organised under the aegis of Karnataka State…
Gang assaults retired Railway employee
December 14, 2017Mysuru: A retired Railway employee was assaulted by a gang over financial issues at Srirampura 2nd Stage. The victim is Puttaraju, a resident of 10th Cross in Srirampura 2nd stage, those who assaulted him are Puttachennamma, Gunda, Ganesh and 10 others, residents of Jayanagar 3rd Cross. Among the assaulters, 47-year-old Ganesh has been arrested by…
Laptop, degree, PG certificates stolen from house
December 14, 2017Mysuru: Miscreants, who entered a house at Loknayak Nagar here on Dec.2, have made away with a costly laptop, degree and Post Graduation (PG) certificates from the house. The theft took place at the house of one Raghava Ramakanth in the night when the residents of the house were sleeping. Based on the complaint lodged…
Dr. Rukmini Devi Arundale Award for city danseuse
December 14, 2017City danseuse Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy (right), who was conferred Dr. Rukmini Devi Arundale Award for her yeomen service to Bharatanatyam, is seen with Padma Bhushan Dr. Padma Subramanian and Ashish Mohan Khokar, Director of Attendance Book Year of the Award, who organised the function at Alliance Française de auditorium in Bengaluru recently.
National Conference on ‘Banking & Financial Markets’
December 14, 2017Mysuru: JSS Centre for Management Studies, Department of Management Studies, JSS Science & Technology University, Mysuru, is organising a National Conference on ‘Trends and Prospects in Banking and Financial Markets’ on Dec. 15 and 16 at its premises in city. Manjunath, General Manager Syndicate Bank, Bengaluru, will deliver the keynote address. Dr.C.G.Betsurmath, Executive Secretary, JSS…
Award-winning scribes feted by MDJA
December 14, 2017Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) had organised a programme at its premises in city yesterday to felicitate award-winning scribes. The journalists — (sitting from left) Star of Mysore Chief Reporter S.T. Ravi Kumar (District Rajyotsava award winner), Kannada Prabha Photographer M.S. Basavanna (Karnataka Media Academy Award and District Rajyotsava award recipient), Vijayavani Senior Sub-Editor J….
New President for Kodava Sahitya Academy
December 14, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government has appointed senior Congress leader Pemmanda K. Honnappa as the President of Kodava Sahitya Academy. Meanwhile, journalist Ithichanda Ramesh Uthappa, who was an aspirant of the top post, has been named as the Vice-President. The other members of the Academy include: Kedamullur Bekachanda Belliappa, Changulanda Sooraj, Thorera M. Muddaiah, Sullimada Bhavani…
Two-day International Conference from Dec. 15
December 14, 2017Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), KRS Road, in association with IEEE, Bengaluru Section, has organised a two-day International Conference on ‘Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer and Optimization Techniques’ on Dec. 15 and 16 at its premises here. Former Vice-Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy will inaugurate…
Dubai Super Series Finals-2017: Sindhu wins, Srikanth loses opening match
December 14, 2017The opening day of the season-ending Dubai Super Series Finals produced mixed results for the Indian shuttlers as Olympian P.V. Sindhu started the event on a winning note against China’s He Bingjiao while Kidambi Srikanth received defeat from World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. In the women’s single event, Sindhu defeated Bingjiao 21-11, 16-21,…
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