Mysuru: Blood donation camps, seminars, special lectures, contests and felicitations marked the 155th birth anniversary celebration of Swami Vivekananda in city this morning. The Vishwa Hindu Dharma Samrakshana Vedike celebrated the jayanti by garlanding Swami Vivekananda Statue at Cheluvamba Park on KRS Road. Also, Rashtra Jagruti, a book containing messages of Swami Vivekananda was distributed…
‘Arathi Thatte’ row: DC suspends Chamundi Hill Temple priest
January 12, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who is also the Administrative Officer and the head of Disciplinary Committee, Chamundeshwari Temple has suspended Temple priest N. Srinivasan for keeping the ‘Mangalarathi Thatte’ (plate where devotees offer money) on the offering box thereby preventing devotees from putting money into the offering box. In his order, Randeep said that…
60th year ‘Vajra Milana’ of Mysore Medical College Doctors on Jan. 13
January 12, 2018By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan Getting admission to the medical course in the then Mysore State was a dream come true those days in 1950s. There were only two medical colleges. Mysore Medical College was started in 1924 while the Bangalore Medical College was just then started in the year 1955. Though Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore…
Swadeshi-Organic Farming Expo begins in City
January 12, 2018Mysuru: We should lay a strong foundation for economic development by focusing on producing domestic products, which in turn will help agriculture development and strengthen small and medium scale industries, said Economist and Swadeshi Jagran Manch National Coordinator Prof. B.M. Kumaraswamy. He was speaking after inaugurating the five-day Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo-2018, organised by…
CM Siddharamaiah holds meeting with Mahadayi agitators
January 12, 2018Mysuru: Even as there seems to be no end for early settlement of Mahadayi waters sharing row, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah held a meeting with Mahadayi agitators at the Government Guest House in Nazarbad here last night. More than 60 agitators led by Mahadayi Action Committee leader Veeresh Sobaradamath, urged the CM to lead an all…
Pulse polio drive on Jan. 28: DC holds meeting
January 12, 2018Mysuru: With the first round of pulse polio campaign (2018) scheduled to take place on Jan. 28, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep chaired a meeting of the District Task Force for Immunization (DTFI) at his office here on Jan. 10. Addressing the meeting, the DC said that the first round of Pulse Polio campaign will…
Agriculture Policy is the key to address farmers’ problems: Experts
January 12, 2018Ryots unaware of 155 programmes meant for their welfare Mysuru: A uniform Agriculture Policy is the only key to the problems faced by the farmers in the country, said former Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture Sciences, Bengaluru, Dr. Narayanagowda. Addressing a gathering during an interaction session between farmers and Agriculture experts, organised by State…
Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Sammelana in city from Jan. 31
January 12, 2018Sanskrit Varsity VC Dr. Padma Shekar is President – designate for the meet Mysuru: Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Parishat is organising a two-day Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Sammelana in city on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Disclosing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, Parishat Hon. President N. Girigowda said that Karnataka…
Day-long workshop on Child Rights held
January 12, 2018Mysuru: A day-long workshop on Child Rights and Act, Role of Hospitals in Child Adoption, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, and Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act, Prohibition Child Marriage Act of 2016 jointly organised by Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, Department of Women and Child Welfare, District…
Stone quarrying case: RTI activist lodges complaint against CM
January 12, 2018Mandya: An RTI activist has filed a private complaint against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah accusing him of pressurising officers to issue licences to stone quarry units in Bebi Hill Amrit Mahal Kaval Reserve Forest area in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district. RTI activist K.R. Ravindra, who has been involved in a legal battle against illegal stone…
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