Hassan: A tusker was killed by a speeding train near Kakanamane in Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district last night. It is learnt that the tusker was crossing the Railway track to return to the forest when the Karwar-Bengaluru Passenger Train rammed into it. There are about 30 elephants which roam around in this area and…
Farmer Association demands Memorial for farmer leaders
December 10, 2018Mysuru : Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shantakumar has urged the Government to build a Memorial for farmer leaders. Speaking to press persons after attending a meeting at the DC’s office here recently, Shantakumar said that the Government had come forward for building Memorials for actors out of taxpayers’ money, but farmer leaders,…
FPAIndia holds awareness on HIV/AIDS
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Family Planning Association of India (FPAIndia), Mysuru branch, observed World AIDS Day-2018 in collaboration with DAPCO (District AIDS Prevention and Control Officer), IMA Mysuru, Ashodaya Network, Ananda Jyothi Positive Network, SVYM (Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement) and Ashakirana, at Farooqia College of Pharmacy, Tilak Nagar recently. The programme started off with a rally followed by…
Free cataract screening camp held at MRC Eye Hospital
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Rotary Mysore along with Mysore Race Club (MRC) Charitable Eye Hospital conducted a free cataract eye screening camp at the hospital premises in city recently. About 200 patients were screened and operated. On the occasion, Rotary Mysore Member Rtn. Raghavan of Raghulal and Co., donated Rs.1 lakh in memory of his uncle Dr. Neelakantan….
House burgled at Hebbal; gold, cash, documents stolen
December 10, 2018Mysuru: House burglars, who gained entry into a locked house at Hebbal in city by forcibly opening the door, decamped with gold ornaments and silver articles worth lakhs of rupees along with Rs. 4 lakh cash and some business documents. The burglary took place at the house of P.S. Jayachandra, located on the 3rd Main…
Chiguru Sanje: An Enjoyable Event
December 10, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Chiguru Sanje, the annual programme of Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre for the children between 5 and 15 years of age, was celebrated at Jaganmohan Palace on the 25th and 26th of October with grandeur. Two eminent personalities in the field of music and dance — Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao and Dr….
Online voting in Urban Local Body elections: A good proposal
December 10, 2018Sir, Just a few days back I read in one of the local newspapers that Gujarat experimented online voting in local body elections held during the year 2015 and it proved to be a tremendous success. There was an overwhelming response from the public. The process is very simple. At first we have to download…
Constraints Compelling Change
December 10, 2018In the poem ‘Idylls of the King,’ poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) wrote “The old order changeth, yielding place to new. And God fulfils himself in many ways, lest one good custom should corrupt the world.” The subject of this column namely, the time-honoured custom of practising the last rites of the departed people in many…
Mass marriage
December 10, 2018As part of the week-long Suttur Jatra to take place from Feb.1 to 6, 2019 at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk, the JSS Mahavidyapeetha will be organising a mass marriage at Suttur on Feb.2 (Saturday). The interested prospective brides and grooms can register along with necessary documents before Jan. 15. For details contact Ph: 0821-2548212/122 or…
Matrimonial meet
December 10, 2018The matrimonial meet of prospective brides and grooms of Namdhari Gowda Community will take place at Saptapadi Kalyana Mantap Road, 1st Main, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, on Jan.6, 2019 (Sunday). The Namdhari Gowda Sangha has opened a Matrimonial Centre for the community at its premises located at No.12-H, Gangothri Layout, 2nd Stage, Saraswathipuram. [Mob: 94482-55195, 99164-83831]….
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