NaMo Bharath, an association of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fans, as part of Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, is organising ‘Run for Narendra’ on Jan.13, said NaMo Bharath Convenor Yashwanth. He was addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday and said that the run, which will start from the Vivekananda statue near Akashavani at…
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Lokayukta Meeting
January 5, 2019Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty will hold a meeting with the district officials on Jan.8 at 10 am at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium here. The ADC has, in a press release, asked all officials concerned to participate with details of pending Lokayukta cases without deputing any other official on their behalf.
Abracadabra By K. B. Ganapathy, Columns
Of Linguistic Pride and Prejudice: H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister, has a point
January 5, 2019This morning, while I was walking in the park an elderly woman, who apparently knew who I was, hesitantly asked if she could speak to me. As is my wont, I smiled and said in Kannada, “Mathadamma” (please speak). She wanted me to recommend her daughter, a small-time beautician, for a job in a big-time…
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AGM of Rotary Mysore Educational Society
January 5, 2019The 21st Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Rotary Mysore Educational Society will be held on Jan.17 (Thursday) at 7 pm at Rotary Centre, according to Rtn. M.P. Prashanth, Secretary.
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Skill development training in Bakery Technology
January 5, 2019The city-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is offering an opportunity for skill development in the area of wheat milling and bakery technology. The Institute has organised a 5-week intensive training course on “Baking Technology” where participants can have hands-on learning on milling and processing of wheat in the in-campus roller flour mill, as…
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Arya Vysya Meet on Jan.6
January 5, 2019The Arya Vysya Samaja’s Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Conference will be held on Jan.6 at J.K. Grounds here, said Karnataka Arya Vysya Mahamandali State Working President Girish Pendakur. He was addressing a press conference at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan, here yesterday and said that on that day at 10 am MLC Dr. T.A. Sharavana will inaugurate…
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No power supply
January 5, 2019Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Kadakola-KIADB Industrial Area, Kadakola Industrial Area and surrounding areas, according to a press release from CESC.
Columns, In Black & White
A Happy Frivolous New Year!
January 5, 2019Every passing year, the greetings are getting more and more impersonal as we are assaulted with a barrage of digital greetings. Earlier it was just SMS greetings; now with the smart phone boom we have WhatsApp greetings — usually some banal image wishing you a Happy New Year. This year, some people went a step…
Events Tomorrow
Cycling Mysooru Training Academy
January 5, 2019District-level Amateur Cycling Race and Jatha, Karnataka State Siddharamaiah Abhimanigala Balaga State President Hinkal Prakash and Corporator Nirmala Harish chief guest, #221, 1st Stage, Nivedita Nagar, near Petrol Bunk, 6 am.
Events Tomorrow
International Montessori and Kindergarten Training Academy (IMKTA), Manandavadi Road and All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru
January 5, 2019Fifth Early Childhood Education Conference – 2019, (Topic: ‘Managing of preschool children with special needs’), Hotel Rio Meridian, New Sayyaji Rao Road, 9 am.
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