New Delhi: Grand Master M.S.Thejkumar, representing India and taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Open Championship-2018 at Delhi, was held to a draw in the third round by Orissa’s Sambit Panda (Rating 2187) yesterday. After three rounds, GM Thejkumar has secured 2 points and is placed 34th in the rankings. In the second round, he…
Vanaja Rama Rao (83), wife of late Dr. P.B. Rama Rao, a scientist at CFTRI, passed away last night at her residence in V.V. Mohalla. She leaves behind two sons, daughters-in-law and grand children. Last rites were held at 11.30 am today at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam.
B.C. Devaraj Urs (78), a resident of Kuvempunagar, passed away here this morning. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of friends and relatives. Hailing from Barse village of Periyapatna taluk, he had served as Senior Proof Examiner in Prasaranga, University of Mysore. He has actively participated in community activities and social…
Mysuru: Nazarbad Police, on Tuesday night, have arrested a real estate agent who had taken a woman to show a site and had murdered her. He had gone absconding after stealing her jewellery and burying her. While the arrested real estate agent has been identified as 40-year-old Keerthi Kumar, a native of K.R. Nagar and…
Mysuru: A scrap dealer from Tamil Nadu became a victim of conmen as he lost Rs.10.5 lakh to their smooth-talking and false claims. The conmen claimed ownership of scrap transformers and struck a deal with the TN scrap dealer. The dealer realised that he has been conned only when he tried to load the scrap…
Mysuru: Here is a case that sounds as if it has come straight from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not TV show. A root from jungle is heated and tied to the arms of children suffering from jaundice, severe stomach ache and other ailments in the belief that Goddess Yellamma cures the pain and trauma. And…
Madikeri: After a brief break, monsoon has gained momentum in Kodagu yesterday. Heavy to very heavy rain has been reported from several parts of Kodagu, especially in Madikeri taluk. Following incessant rain, the Kodagu District Administration has declared a holiday for primary schools and high schools in Madikeri and Somwarpet taluks today. So far, three…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Textbook Society that comes under Department of Public Instructions, Government of Karnataka, has written to Deputy Directors of Public Instructions (DDPIs) on the inclusion of Kodava language from First Standard to 10th Standard as a third language in the State Syllabus and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Society is responsible…
Higher-ups not aware; 2,300 applications pending; farmers unhappy Mysuru: The server at Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nazarbad, which houses the offices of the Sub-Registrar, Taluk Office, Taluk Panchayat, Assistant Director of Land Records, Assistant Director of Agriculture and many more, has crashed inconveniencing thousands of applicants for records. The server was down on June 8…
Mysuru: The issue of appointment of non-teaching staff in the University of Mysore (UoM) allegedly in violation of rules during December 2016 has got a new twist with Registrar R. Rajanna writing to the State Government claiming that the government order on terminating the staff was “non-executable” as the appointments were temporary for a period…
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