Month: January, 2019

Harangi Dam holds back silt, not water
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Harangi Dam holds back silt, not water

January 9, 2019

Engineering team studying silt deposit and examining if rivers have changed course Kushalnagar:  Water level at Harangi Dam in Kodagu is slowly depleting. From its maximum capacity of 8.5 tmcft, the Dam level presently stands at 0.3 tmcft. While the current inflow (recorded this morning) to the dam is 103 cusecs, the outflow stands at…

KSOU clarifies on Common Entrance Test for B.Ed, MBA
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KSOU clarifies on Common Entrance Test for B.Ed, MBA

January 9, 2019

Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Common Entrance Test for B.Ed and MBA, which was scheduled for Jan.6, has been postponed to Feb.10. While the B.Ed test is from 11 am to 1 pm, the MBA test is from 3 pm to 5 pm. According to UGC order, the last date for admission to…

Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath joins IMF as first woman Chief Economist
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Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath joins IMF as first woman Chief Economist

January 9, 2019

Washington: Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath has joined International Monetary Fund (IMF) as its Chief Economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. Gita Gopinath took charge last week at a time when she believes the world is experiencing a retreat from globalisation, posing challenges to multilateral institutions. Her parents T.V. Gopinath and V.C….

Attempt to murder Mysuru youth in Kodagu: One arrested
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Attempt to murder Mysuru youth in Kodagu: One arrested

January 9, 2019

Somwarpet: A youth from Mysuru, who had been to Makkalagudi Betta near Somwarpet in Kodagu, was brutally assaulted by a person last evening. The victim, who has suffered serious injuries, was provided first-aid at Kodagu District Hospital in Madikeri and was later shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru. The victim is 24-year-old Rakesh, son…

MDJA Diary and Calendar released
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MDJA Diary and Calendar released

January 9, 2019

Mysuru: The 2019 Diary and Calendar brought out by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) were released at a programme organised at MDJA premises in Agrahara here this morning. Speaking after releasing the Diary, Tharun Giri, Managing Director, The Windflower Resorts and Spa, recalled that Mysuru bagging the Cleanest City tag  twice was no mean…

H1N1 patient survives 38 days on artificial lung support at NH
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H1N1 patient survives 38 days on artificial lung support at NH

January 9, 2019

Mysuru:  A 35-year-old home-maker has become the first person in the city to be treated for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome using ECMO at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital (NH), Mysuru. She was admitted to a city hospital initially and was on ventilator with negligible improvement. Doctors at NH were consulted after five days and the patient…

Columbia Asia Hospital gets state-of-the-art Dialysis Unit
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Columbia Asia Hospital gets state-of-the-art Dialysis Unit

January 9, 2019

Mysuru: A state-of-the-art Dialysis Centre was inaugurated at Columbia Asia Hospital in Mysuru here on Monday. The new Unit boasts of 12 individual dialysis ‘stations’ in a fully air- conditioned area with individual flat-screen televisions, so patients can watch their favourite programmes and use the Centre’s free Wi-Fi facility in comfort. The Unit is scientifically…

RBI appoints Nandan Nilekani as Chairman of Digital Payments Panel
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RBI appoints Nandan Nilekani as Chairman of Digital Payments Panel

January 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday appointed former UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) Chief Nandan Nilekani as the chairman of a five-member high-level Committee to head the digital payments panel. The Committee on Deepening of Digital Payments will be chaired by Nandan Nilekani, the RBI said in a statement. The Committee,…

Eleventh KSTA Conference: Posters, models invited
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Eleventh KSTA Conference: Posters, models invited

January 9, 2019

Lifetime Achievement Award to Padma Bhushan Dr. B.V. Sreekantan Mysuru: Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, is organising the Eleventh KSTA Conference in association with NMKRV College for Women, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, on Feb.1 and Feb.2 (Friday & Saturday). Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy…

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