Mysuru: Nearly 35,000 candidates today appeared for the written exam conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) at various centres in city for appointment to Second Division Assistant (SDA) posts. Over 53,000 aspirants had opted for Mysuru centre. The exam was conducted in 114 centres including Maharaja’s PU and Degree College, Maharani’s, Banumaiah, SDM,…
Abu Dhabi to get first Hindu Temple
February 11, 2018Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today officially launched the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, home to over three million people of Indian origin. PM Modi witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony which was live-streamed to the Dubai Opera House where he was interacting with the Indian community. He…
Book on H.D. Deve Gowda released
February 11, 2018Mysuru: ‘Saadhaneya Shikararohana’, the revised edition of the biography of former PM and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, in Kannada, was released at a programme organised at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here yesterday. Former Mangalore and Goa Universities VC Prof. B. Sheik Ali, who presided over the programme, said that it was a matter of…
Shobha spends night at Kyatamaranahalli
February 11, 2018Mysuru: Udupi-Chikkamagalur MP and former Minister Shobha Karandlaje stayed overnight at Kyatamaranahalli yesterday as part of BJP’s ‘Slum Vastavya’ initiative. The MP stayed at the residence of one Indresh, a construction worker at Kyatamaranahalli, coming under N.R. Constituency in city. Earlier she performed Puja along with party workers at Huliyamma and Yattappa Temples in the…
CM to inaugurate Jayadeva Heart Hospital at PKTB Sanatorium premises on Feb.24
February 11, 2018Mysuru: The new Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Hospital, constructed at PKTB Sanatorium premises on KRS Road here at a cost of Rs.210 crore, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Feb.24. On the occasion, the CM will launch a new Trauma Centre built on a five acre plot in PKTB Sanatorium…
Shivaratri, a Night Dedicated to Shiva
February 11, 2018By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, Former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Shivaratri is celebrated all over India and in our city too. It is referred to as ‘Shivaratri’ perhaps because devotees worship Shiva throughout the night. This is particularly true with regard to most Shiva temples. According to mythology, Shiva performed…
Two infants die after being administered with Pentavalent vaccine in Mandya
February 11, 2018Mandya: Tension prevailed among the residents of Chinnagiri Doddi village in Mandya taluk after two infants from the village died and seven others took ill following the administration of Pentavalent vaccine under a mass immunisation drive on Friday. The deceased infants have been identified as Preetham (2 months), son of Ravikumar and Priya and Bhuvan…
Federation Cup Tennis: Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur subdue a fighting Taipei
February 11, 2018Ankita Raina bounced with energy and confidence for nearly three hours to provide a fitting climax for the host, after Karman Kaur Thandi gave a riveting start to India’s hunt to stay in the group against Chinese Taipei in the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania relegation play-off women’s tennis at the DLTA Complex here yesterday. Cheered by…
Glass House work nearing completion at Kuppanna Park
February 11, 2018The Glass House at Kuppanna Park, which was to be ready by mid- February, will likely be open to public by the end of February or first week of March. The Glass House has been under construction for almost over a year on the lines of the one at Lalbagh in Bengaluru. The glass fitting…
Wins 23rd AITA title
February 11, 2018City’s young tennis player Mustafa M. Raja showed great grit, determination and courage to clinch the AITA Championship Series Nationals 7 days 12 and Under Tournament held at Practennis, Andheri, Mumbai, under the auspices of AITA and MSLTA. Tournament was held from Feb.5 to 9. This is Mustafa’s 23rd AITA title. Mustafa was suffering with…
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