Mysuru: Prof. D.G. Rao Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, inaugurated the five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing and Evaluation and Question Item Writing for the Assistant Professors and Research Scholars of Hindi, Tamil and Urdu of South India. The workshop was organised by the National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) at CIIL recently. Prof. Rao, in…
Columbia Asia 10 K Run receives good response
February 25, 2018Mysuru: Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysuru, in association with Sports and Beyond, had organised a 10 Km Challenge Run in city this morning with the theme ‘Give way to save life.’ The aim of the campaign was to create awareness among the citizens to give way for ambulance movement in emergencies and help in saving lives…
AUTOGRAPH TREE: A wonder plant to etch your message
February 25, 2018Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057 e-mail: [email protected] People often write names, messages, notes and even autograph on rocks and walls. Can these be done on plant leaves? Can such writings remain for quite some time? In general, it is not possible, as the leaves either get disfigured with scratch mark,…
Cox & Kings’ Travel Carnival concludes tonight
February 25, 2018Mysuru: The Biggest Travel Carnival-2018, organised by Cox and Kings at The Quorum Hotel on Vinoba Road here, began this morning. Cox & Kings is the leading holiday and education travel group with operations in 23 countries across continents. Cox and Kings gave various offers and special discounts on various travel packages during the Carnival….
Walk the Talk with O.P. Jaisha…
February 25, 2018Jaisha Orchatteri Puthiya Veetil, popularly known as O.P. Jaisha, who hails from Kerala, is an International Marathon Runner, Indian track and field athlete and is the current National Record Holder in the marathon event in the women’s category with a timing of 2hr:34min:43secs which she achieved in 2015 World Championships in Beijing. She has also…
Gaura Purnima at ISKCON Mysuru on Mar.2
February 25, 2018Sri Gaura Purnima is the auspicious Appearance Day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (who is also known as Gauranga due to His golden complexion), and this year ISKCON is celebrating the 532nd anniversary of His Appearance on Mar.2. This festival also marks the beginning of the New Year for Gaudiya Vaishnavas. The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna…
CM to unveil Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa statue on Mar. 5
February 25, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will unveil the white Marble statue of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the first in the country, installed at the circle in Ramakrishnanagar on Mar.5 in the evening. The life-size statue of the mystic from Calcutta was sculpted by well-known Mysuru’s sculptor Arun Yogiraj at a cost of Rs. 45 lakh. The white…
MLA Vasu performs Guddali puja at Ward 36 for development works
February 25, 2018Mysuru: MLA Vasu performed Guddali puja to a few development works in MCC Ward No.36, falling under Chamaraja Assembly Segment here yesterday. The works totally estimated at Rs. 1.10 crore, includes construction of deck slab for drainage on N.S. Road and pavement works near Raghavendra Swamy Temple at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh, development…
District Administration launches drive to implement COTPA
February 25, 2018Mysuru: Department of Health and Family Welfare, District Surveillance Office and District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) together had organised a special drive on imposition of COTPA (Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act) in Vidyaranyapuram here recently. The drive covered small shops, bar and restaurants, hotels and at public places. DTCC District Advisor Shivakumar, Social Activist…
JD(S) will hike reservation quota: P.G.R. Sindhia
February 25, 2018Mysuru: Former Minister and Senior JD(S) leader P.G.R. Sindhia has said that the reservation quota for backward classes will be hiked to over 60 percent from the existing 50 percent, if the party was voted to power in the forthcoming Assembly polls. Addressing a press meet at Dasara Exhibition Ground yesterday, Sindhia who is here…
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