Mysuru: A two-day Mega Food Expo as part of the Eighth International Food Convention IFCoN 2018 organised by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) (AFSTI) in association with CFTRI and DFRL, began this morning at the CFTRI campus, near the North Gate, opposite to Akashavani. The food expo is open today and tomorrow from…
Thousands take part in Subramanya Shashti at Siddalingapura
December 13, 2018Mysuru: Braving morning chill, thousands of devotees thronged Subramanya Swamy temple at Siddalingapura on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning to pay their obeisance to the deity on account of Subramanya Shashti Jatra. Special prayers and rituals began at the temple as early as 12.30 am with a team of priests led by head priest M.V….
War hero, son of Kodagu Lt. General B.C. Nanda passes away
December 13, 2018Madikeri: Lieutenant General (Retd.) Biddanda Chengappa Nanda passed away last evening in Madikeri. He was 87. Family sources said that he was suffering from age-related ailments and died en-route to a private hospital in Mysuru. He is survived by his wife and four daughters and one of his daughters Shalini Nanda Nagappa is a well-known…
Delhi HC bans online medical sales across country
December 13, 2018New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday ordered a ban on sale of online medicines by e-pharmacists across the country and directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to immediately implement the order. A Bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.K. Rao passed the order while acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based…
Mekedatu project: SC seeks response from Centre, Karnataka
December 13, 2018New Delhi: In a setback to Tamil Nadu on Mekedatu Dam issue, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to stay the permission given to Karnataka for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to construct a new dam on Cauvery River and directed the Central Water Commission (CWC) to file its response in four weeks. A Bench…
Siddharamaiah land case: City Police file ‘B’ Report
December 13, 2018Mysuru: The city Police have submitted a ‘B’ Report to a City Court stating that there is no substance in the complaint that former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah had constructed a house on agriculture land. The Police were investigating allegations of violating Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) rules. One N. Gangaraju had filed a complaint with…
Power disruption on Dec.14, 15, 18, 19 & 21
December 13, 2018Mysuru: Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted on Dec. 14 between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Ramanuja Road, Hosa Bandikeri, JSS Hospital, Agrahara, Basaveshwara Road, Chamundipuram surrounding areas, Sub-urban bus stand, Nazarbad, Ittigegud, Zoo and surrounding areas, Government Guest House and surrounding areas, Taluk Office, DD Urs…
IFCoN 2018 international food convention focuses on malnutrition, future food strategies
December 13, 2018Mysuru:“If one looks at the health of people at global level, India stands somewhere between 80th and 90th place and 58 per cent of them suffer from malnutrition,” said National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Chindi Vasudevappa. He was speaking after releasing a souvenir during the inauguration of the…
Chamundi Temple priests, staff to go on strike from tomorrow
December 13, 2018Mysuru: The District Administration faces an uphill task to manage rush at Chamundeshwari Temple from tomorrow (Dec. 14) as priests, permanent and temporary employees of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple and other temples atop Chamundi Hill have threatened to go on an indefinite strike. Tomorrow being Friday, there will be extra rush of devotees especially in the…
K. Chandrasekhar Rao sworn-in as Telangana CM
December 13, 2018Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao took oath as Chief Minister of Telangana today. KCR, as he is popularly called, was administered the oath of office and secrecy at 1.34 pm, an “auspicious” time according to the chief priest of the Yadadari Temple. He has returned for a second term as Chief…
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