Mysuru: There are about 7,105 languages spoken across the world. At least half of these languages are endangered in that they may no longer exist since they are not being spoken by children as first languages. Many scholars and institutions show their concern to document, preserve, and revitalise the languages, which are on the verge…
MCC Polls: Ward No.4 Congress candidate assaulted
September 2, 2018Mysuru: MCC Ward No.4 Congress candidate has been allegedly assaulted by a group at Bhyraveshwara Nagar here on Friday night. The Congress candidate, identified as S. Mahesh was sitting with his supporters Ravi and Dinesh and was discussing about the polling in the Ward at about 10.30 pm when Deepak Gowda, Mallikarjun and others, who…
GST implementation did not cause inflation: GST Chief
September 2, 2018Mysuru: “Inflation may be due to demonetisation but luckily we never had any inflation due to implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) across the country,” said Ravi Kiran Edara, Joint Commissioner, Mysuru GST, Commissionerate. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day seminar on “One year of GST – Success and Challenges under the GST…
Falcon employee passes away
September 2, 2018Mysuru: An employee of the defunct Falcon Tyres B.M. Shankar passed away at JSS Hospital here yesterday. He was 52 and leaves behind his wife and a daughter. Family members alleged that Shankar was very depressed as the revival hopes of Falcon Tyres never materialised and added that his health deteriorated gradually. They have urged…
Woman from city bags ‘Mrs. India Hardworking’ crown
September 2, 2018Mysuru: Bhagyalakshmi, a corporate trainer, has bagged the ‘Mrs. India Hardworking 2018’ at a beauty pageant held at Tivoli Gardens in New Delhi recently. The event was organised by Delhi-based Vibrant Concepts. Bhagyalakshmi is from Mysuru, now settled in Bengaluru. The show was organised with an intention of women empowerment with main theme ‘Stop violence…
GRS Mega Talent Star contest winners
September 2, 2018Mysuru: GRS Fantasy Park had organised the finals of GRS Mega Talent Star – 2018 at Jaganmohan Palace here recently. Finalists from all across Karnataka competed in various competitions like Solo Dance, Solo Singing and Drawing/Painting. Dayananda Kudva, M. Manjunath Nayak and Yogesh Dange, Directors of GRS Fantasy Park, inaugurated the event. M. Ashwin Dange,…
Meritorious students feted
September 2, 2018Mysuru: The Management Committee of Masjid-E – Mubeen, N.R. Mohalla, had organised a function to felicitate students for their outstanding performance in SSLC, PUC, Graduation and Post-Graduation examinations at its premises recently. The Committee also felicitated the meritorious students who have selected by the Foreign Universities to pursue their Master’s degree and Ph.D programme. Prof….
Prize-winning athletes
September 2, 2018Mysuru: The following students of Sadvidya High School, N.S. Road, have won prizes in Mysore South Zone Inter-School Athletics Events (2018-19) conducted by the Department of Public Instruction in city recently: Adithi – 1st place in Discus throw; Prajwal – 1st in Relay; Suhas – 1st in Relay; Harshith – 1st in Shot-put; Tharun –…
“Find Your Mojo” contest winners
September 2, 2018Mysuru: The finale of “Find Your Mojo” contest aimed at encouraging youth to explore their passion in life and nurture their hidden talent was held at MYRA School of Business in Yelwal recently. The contest conceived and pioneered by MYRA Founder-Chairperson Prof. Shalini Urs and Prof. D. Shrijay Devaraj Urs ran over a period of…
Tennis: Mustafa, Surabhi bag titles
September 2, 2018Mysuru: Third seed and local lad Mustafa Murtuza and second seed Surabhi Srinivas (both from Karnataka), hogged the limelight on the concluding day of the MTC AITA Talent Series U-14 (boys & girls) Tennis Tournament 2018, conducted by MTC at its courts here recently, by winning the Boys Singles and Girls Singles titles respectively. In…
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