Mysuru: Gayana Sabha, Mysuru, has organised Hindustani Music Concerts on Saturday (July 6) at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, starting at 5.30 pm. Pt. Ravindra Gururaj Katoti will perform solo on the Harmonium and Pandit Ravikiran Manipal will present vocal recital. They will be accompanied on the tabla by Bhimashankar Bidanur. Profile Born in a family of…
Mother-daughter burnt alive as hut catches fire
July 5, 2019Chamarajanagar: A mother and her daughter were burnt alive when their hut caught fire at Mallanaguli village in Talawadi taluk in Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border yesterday morning. The deceased are Rajamma (40) and her daughter Geetha (19). Rajamma’s husband had died about 10 years back and she was living with her son and daughter in the…
State gets 1,000 more medical seats
July 5, 2019Bengaluru: In a bid to overcome shortage of specialist doctors, the Union Government has sanctioned 1,000 more MBBS seats for Government Medical Colleges in the State. The seats will be up for grabs from this academic years itself. The additional seats will be a boon for rural students as they stand a better chance to…
HC orders notice to GTD over delay in polls to Traders’ Association
July 5, 2019Bengaluru/Mysuru: The High Court on Thursday ordered that emergent notice be issued to Higher Education and Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) in a case related to delay in election to the officer-bearers of the Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Wholesale Traders’ Association. Hearing a writ petition by S. Chandrashekhar and N. Manjunath of Mysuru,…
Tiger-Leopard menace at villages bordering Bandipur Forest
July 5, 2019Gundlupet: Villagers of Hundipura, Triyambhakapura, Kaggala and surrounding villages bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve are living in a sense of fear and have also lost a few of their livestock to tigers and leopards. A tiger has killed a cow belonging to Kariaiah of Hundipura village which was tied in the cow shed. Though the Forest…
Man held for stealing bag with ATM cards and withdrawing cash
July 5, 2019Mysuru: Ashokapuram Police have arrested a man on charges of stealing a vanity bag of a woman with ATM cards in it and withdrawing cash from various ATMs. The arrested is 48-year-old D. Ravi alias Credit Card Ravi, a resident of Rajkumar Road in Yaraganahalli in city. The accused had stolen the bag containing cash,…
HFGC organises special lecture on team-building
July 5, 2019Mysuru: Hindustan First Grade College (HFGC) had organised a special lecture on “Team-Building and Motivation” at its premises recently. Kishore Rachaiah, Founder and Proprietor of Kreatement Events, who was the resource person, in his address said that team-building brings people together by encouraging collaboration and teamwork. One of the most powerful reasons for team-building is…
Installation ceremony of Lions South tomorrow
July 5, 2019Mysuru: The new team of office-bearers of Lions Club of Mysore South headed by Lion G.S. Santosh will be installed on Saturday (July 6) at Hotel Kalyani in Hebbal at 7 pm. Lion Prabha Murthy, the 2nd Vice District Governor Elect, Lions Clubs International, District 317 A, will administer the oath of Office. The other…
Re-elected as President of District Government Employees Assn.
July 5, 2019Mysuru: H.K. Ramu was on Thursday elected unopposed as the District President of Karnataka State Government Employees Association for the fourth consecutive term. Speaking to press persons after his re-election at the Association Office on Dhanvanthri Road here yesterday, Ramu said he was delighted for being elected (2019-24) for the fourth successive term. Explaining his…
Federation demands permission to start English medium classes
July 5, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru Division Aided and Unaided SC/ST Educational Institutions Federation has urged the government to grant permission for starting English medium classes from first standard in schools run by SC/ST communities. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Federation President Shantaraju demanded the Government to relax rules for permitting English medium classes in aided/unaided schools…
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