Mangaluru: Former Union Minister V. Dhananjay Kumar died at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Monday afternoon. He was 69 and is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. Kumar, who was suffering from a kidney related ailment, was admitted to a hospital here in July, 2018. But his health deteriorated and he slipped…
World Wildlife Day observed
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Marking World Wildlife Day, a function was organised by Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here on Mar. 3. The gathering also paid rich tributes to late Conservator of Forests Manikandan who was trampled to death by an elephant in the forest this day one year ago. Hailing Manikandan as a good and…
Excel in Natl. Children’s Science Congress
March 5, 2019Mysuru: The students of Sadvidya High School P.N. Disha and Pavana P. Karanth participated in 26th National Children’s Science Congress, and presented a project on “Improving the quality of drinking water”. They were awarded as “Yuva Vignani” in District-level and got 1st place in State-level senior category which was held in Kalaburagi. They were qualified…
National Seminar on Manuscripts of Vedic Corpus held
March 5, 2019Mysuru, Mar.5- A three-day National Seminar titled ‘Texts and Manuscripts of Vedic Corpus: Sources of Indian Knowledge Traditions’ was organised by Amrita Darshanam — International Centre for Spiritual Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, in association with Thanjavur’s South Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. More than 20 scholars of national and…
Youth, three others arrested for killing man
March 5, 2019Mysur: Jayapura Police have arrested a youth along with his three friends for murdering a man, who had reportedly made lewd comments on the mother of the youth. The accused youth is identified as 24-year-old Adarsh, a resident of Dattagalli in city, while his friends are Mahadev, Theju and Puttaraju, all 24 years old. The…
‘Bhoomi puja’ for Mega Silk Cluster in Mysuru
March 5, 2019Mysuru: ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for the construction of Rs. 50 crore Chamundeshwari Mega Silk Cluster with Central and State funds was performed by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh and MP Pratap Simha near Belavadi village in Mysuru taluk on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh opined that unemployment problem in the country cannot be solved by the…
GSSSIETW gets Silver Rating by QS I-Guage Audit
March 5, 2019Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, participated in the QS I∙GAUGE rating audit governed by the current version of QS I∙GAUGE methodology. The process involved gathering independent survey responses from various stakeholders, namely, students, faculty and alumni and data input sheet by the institution. After 6 months of rigorous audit…
Woman killed, two others injured in van-car collision
March 5, 2019Bilikere: A 66-year-old woman was killed while three others sustained injuries when a Mahindra XUV car collided with a Maruti Omni van near Bannikuppe between Moodalakoppal and Gadagana Koppal on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Pyari Jaan (66). She died while being shifted to a hospital. The other two injured have been…
Cell phone thief arrested
March 5, 2019Four phones worth about Rs.55,000, Rs.30,000 cash recovered Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested a person on charges of stealing cell phones and have recovered four cell phones and cash besides seizing a two-wheeler from him. The accused is 36-year-old Raja, a resident of Chikka Ankanahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. Nazarbad Police, who…
Chain snatched in city
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Bike-borne miscreants have snatched a gold chain of a person at N.R. Mohalla in city on Saturday. The person, whose gold chain was snatched is Madhu, a resident of 2nd Cross in North-East of N.R. Mohalla. On Saturday night, Madhu was speaking over the phone in front of his house, when two bike-borne miscreants,…
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