Mysuru: Onion prices, which are touching skies are expected to touch Rs. 150 per kg mark if the prevailing situation continues in the Mysuru region. The sky-rocketing prices of onions are making home-makers shed tears with shops witnessing 50 per cent to 60 per cent drop in sales. Some traders said the prices are unlikely…
Peepal tree translocated from Agrahara to RIE campus
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Translocation of trees is an often performed task now considering the value of trees. Instead of cutting trees, they are translocated from one place to another along with roots. Mysuru city was a witness to one such translocation of a 30-foot-long peepal tree from Agrahara Circle to the sprawling campus of Regional Institute of…
Channira Bansi Ponnappa promoted as Lieutenant General
December 2, 2019Madikeri: The hilly Kodagu district, which has a long and illustrious history of courageous top Defence officers, for which it is known as the ‘Land of Army Generals’, has added one more feather to its cap, with the promotion of Channira Bansi Ponnappa, AVSM (Ati Vishisht Seva Medal), as a Lieutenant General of the Indian…
Battery-operated vehicle at Brindavan Gardens
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Following public demand, the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), which manages the KRS (Krishnaraja Sagar)Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, has introduced battery-operated vehicle service at Brindavan Gardens for the benefit of elderly citizens and specially abled persons. The service introduced four days ago, is operated by Bengaluru-based KCIC, which has bagged the…
Kalidasa Road cries for attention
December 2, 2019Mysuru: The Kalidasa Road, which is the busiest and the most popular road that draws the line between Vontikoppal and Jayalakshmipuram, has turned into a poor shape, with potholes dotting the road. Little walking space on the footpath along both sides of the road has made pedestrians insecure, as they always face the risk of…
Kalidasa Road one-way extended up to Chandrakala Hospital junction
December 2, 2019Mysuru: In a bid to ease traffic congestion and frequent traffic jam on the busy Kalidasa Road, the Mysuru City Police have extended the one-way rule on the stretch up to Chandrakala Hospital Junction (Kannada Sahitya Parishat Junction). An order in this regard has been issued by City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna on Nov.30. As…
Hackathon on saving farm, forests
December 2, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), has constituted ESPIN – Electrical Students Project Inventory Network to provide a platform for innovative idea presentation, project development and presentation skills. As part of ESPIN, the Department had organised a 24-hour “State-level Hackathon” on “Save farming, save forest and save India”…
Thousands attend Shashti Jatra at Siddalingapura
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Braving the morning chill, thousands of devotees from different parts of the State thronged the famed Sri Subramanyeshwara Swamy Temple at Siddalingapura on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, for the annual Shashti Jatra today. Subramanya Shashti is a big festival in the Margashira Maasa dedicated to Lord Subramanya. The Shashti rituals began as early as 1 am,…
Rivers are lifeline of our country: Suttur Seer
December 2, 2019‘Cauvery Nadi Habba-2019’ held at Kushalnagar Kushalnagar: “Rivers are lifeline of our country. We need to protect them,” urged Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. He was speaking at ‘Cauvery Nadi Habba-2019’ organised by Cauvery River Trust in association with Cauvery Maha Aarati Balaga and Cauvery Nadi Swachhata Samiti in Kushalnagar near Ayyappa Swamy Temple. …
Indian Student Parliament’s 10th Annual Conclave at New Delhi from Feb. 20 to 23
December 2, 2019Mysuru: The Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Indian Student Parliament) will be holding its 10th Annual National Conclave of students from Feb.20 to 23 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Addressing a press conference at University of Mysore on Nov. 30, Indian Student Parliament Karnataka State Co-ordinator H.E. Abhishek said that the event will be inaugurated by…
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