Mysuru: The Mysuru District Chess Association (MDCA), under the aegis of United Karnataka Chess Association, will be conducting the ‘Karnataka State-Level Open Rapid Chess Tournament’ at the University of Mysore (UoM) Gymnasium Hall on June 23 and 24. The opening ceremony of the tournament will be held at 9.30 am on June 23 during which…
Poor admissions in 185-year-old Maharaja’s High School
June 18, 2018Mysuru: The student strength at the 185-year-old Maharaja’s High School on JLB Road is at an abysmally low 120 in all the three classes put together (8th, 9th and 10th). The situation is equally alarming this year as no one is willing to join this historic school called ‘Maharaja’s Free School’ set up by Mummadi…
Farmers stage protest demanding loan waiver
June 18, 2018Mysuru: More than 100 farmers, belonging to Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene, staged a demonstration as part of the State-wide protest in front of the DC’s office here this morning, demanding waiver of all kinds of loans. The protest, led by District KRRS President Hosur Kumar, condemned the delay in announcing complete…
‘Arogya Karnataka’ pilot project launched in T. Narasipur taluk
June 18, 2018Mysuru: A pilot project is being implemented under the ‘Arogya Karnataka’ scheme in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district to provide health benefits to Cooperative Society members. Earlier these members were provided health care under ‘Yeshasvini’ scheme. However, now including ‘Yeshasvini’ many other medical benefit schemes are subsumed under Arogya Karnataka scheme. 8,000 Health Cards…
Dy.CM Dr. Parameshwara supports CM HDK on Budget presentation
June 18, 2018Bengaluru: Even as former CM Siddharamaiah is in disagreement over a new full Budget for 2018-19, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has got support from Dy.CM Dr. G. Parameshwara and Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who have indirectly batted for him. Speaking to Press persons here yesterday, Dr. Parameshwara said that it is common practice for new…
Cheluvamba Hospital faces ‘Bed Trouble’ even as it sees rise in maternity cases
June 18, 2018Mysuru: The city’s K.R. Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the State built by the erstwhile Mysuru Maharajas decades ago, is facing severe shortage of beds to treat In-Patients. The same is the case with Cheluvamba Hospital, a maternity hospital located in the premises of K.R. Hospital. With an average of more than 100…
HDK meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi today
June 18, 2018New Delhi: Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) this morning met AICC President Rahul Gandhi and discussed the issues relating to functioning of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the State. Kumaraswamy, who was here to participate in the Niti Aayog Council meeting yesterday at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, had extended his stay by a day to meet…
Project on laser cutting machine bags award
June 18, 2018Mysuru: A project titled ‘Design and Fabrication of a low cost, table top gantry type cnc laser cutting machine’ was carried out by the final year students of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE). The project was fabricated by S.V. Gunaraman, D. Sandeep, V. Manish Bhandari and B.R. Sanjay under the guidance…
SJCE Alumni Association Best Project Award – 2018 for Sanitary Pad Vending Machine
June 18, 2018Mysuru: ‘Automatic Sanitary Pad Vending Machine,’ a project developed by the students of final year BE in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University (formerly SJCE) bagged ‘SJCE Alumni Association Best Be Project for the year 2018.’ The project work was carried out by four girl students U.H. Arpitha, M. Akshatha Sulake, B.S….
BAI’s Green Hunt for Eco-Friendly Mysuru
June 18, 2018Mysuru: Around 60 enthusiastic participants went on the 4th edition of Green Treasure Hunt organised by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, in city yesterday, as part of its World Environment Month celebrations. The event was flagged off by adventurer Tiger Solanki at the Mysore builders’ Charitable Trust (MBCT) premises. The Treasure Hunt participants…
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