Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on Mysore University for violating Air Pollution Control Act. On Jan. 1, 2020 at 4.30 pm, fire was lit to the dust bin containing plastic and other wastes in front of the Chemistry Department resulting in the fire emanating thick toxic smoke causing…
House burgled at Tilaknagar
January 12, 2020Mysuru: Miscreants have burgled a house at Tilaknagar by opening the lock of the house using the key kept in the pouch of a bike by the house owner before he went out on Thursday. The burglary took place at the house of Anilan, on Umar Khayam Road in Tilaknagar, coming under Mandi Police limits….
Housewife, youth go missing from city
January 12, 2020Mysuru: A housewife has allegedly gone missing along with a youth, according to a complaint lodged by the husband of the missing housewife at Alanahalli Police Station. The missing persons are 21-year-old Kavya, wife of Chandrashekar and son of Chandrashekar’s aunt J. Manohar. Chandrashekar has further stated in the complaint that on Jan. 8, everyone…
Shine at Manasadhara Fest
January 12, 2020Mysuru: The students of The Orchids Public School have won the winner’s trophy with highest marks scored by all the participants at the Manasadhara Fest organised by JSS Public School, J.P. Nagar, recently. Disha A. Gowda and Riya Ganesh in the Debate Competition and U. Brunda and Y. Navya in Duet Classical Dance Competition had…
Award for IEEE Student Branch of GSSS Institute
January 12, 2020Mysuru: The IEEE Student Branch of GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, has received Outstanding Medium Student Branches Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution during the year 2019. This award was distributed by IEEE Bengaluru Section during its AGM held at MSRIT Bengaluru recently. GSSSIETW Student Branch organises many technical…
City skater bags medals at International Meet
January 12, 2020Mysuru: Omkar Yogaraj, a 2nd semester EC student of NIE, Mysuru, represented Indian team in the International Ice Skating Meet held at Singapore recently and won a silver medal and two bronze medals. He emerged second Runner-Up in 500 mts and 1,000 mts Individual Ice Skating and bagged Silver Medal in 3000 Team Relay. Earlier…
Farewell to Tokyo
January 12, 2020By Girija Madhavan A few months into a new diplomatic post, normally of three years, I would settle into a comfort zone, at ease with the local language and customs. As time wore on, a familiar angst would appear, “Where next?” Our stay in Japan, where my husband, A. Madhavan, had been posted as Ambassador…
A historical perspective of India’s socio-political churning
January 12, 2020Title: Awakening Bharat Mata – The Political Beliefs of The Indian Right Author: Swapan Dasgupta Pages: 428 Price: Rs.699 Publisher: Penguin Random House India Ltd. (2019) By R. Chandra Prakash The title of the book says it all. This is about the socio-political transformation in, what Hindus call this motherland, Bharat Mata. It is about…
UPOR: Hospitality and service must be experienced to be believed
January 12, 2020Sir, Last week, I visited Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) Project Office near Mini Vidhana Soudha and was really surprised to enjoy their friendly attitude. Though I was asked to visit 4 persons/ tables in the same premises for completing the process of verification, scanning, collecting fees etc., this was completed in a phased manner….
Emergency windows at wrong place
January 12, 2020Sir, Recently I happened to visit City Railway Station to give send off to my friend who was proceeding to Chennai by early morning Chennai Super Fast train. There I observed that several of the emergency windows in non-A/C chair car coaches were fixed at wrong place (see photo). In general, emergency windows or doors…
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