Forest Department vaccinates 116 stray dogs to protect leopards, tigers from contracting rabies and other diseases Mysuru/Mysore: For the safety of big wild felines such as leopards and tigers for whom dogs are easy targets for their food, the Bandipur Forest Department conducted a birth control and Anti-Rabies vaccination drive of stray dogs from Dec….
An infant born to minor sold at Madikeri
January 6, 2020Case registered against seven persons including Government doctor couple Madikeri: Madikeri City Police have registered a case against seven persons including a lady doctor of Madikeri District Hospital on charges of selling an infant born to a minor at a private hospital for Rs.1.5 lakh. Based on the complaint lodged by Kodagu District Woman and…
Congress to support general strike on Jan.8
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Mysuru City and District Congress has expressed support to the nationwide General Strike called by a host of Trade Unions in protest against the Union Government’s anti-labour policies on Jan.8. Announcing this at a press meet at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here this morning, District Congress President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar…
RamaGovinda Puraskara-2020 conferred
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Three achievers and two Institutions were conferred ‘RamaGovinda Puraskara – 2020’ at a programme jointly organised by Smt. D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and Sri M. Gopinath Shenoy Charitable Trust, Mysuru, at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here yesterday. The awardees were Dr. K.R. Kamath, a 75-year old General Medical Practitioner and Administrator and Trustee of…
World Braille Day Observed
January 6, 2020Scholarship presented to 84 visually-impaired students Mysuru/Mysore: Marking World Braille Day, Clean Mysore Foundation, Yuva Brigade, Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs and other organisations had organised a programme at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here yesterday, where scholarship of Rs.10,000 each was distributed among 84 visually- impaired students. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Krishna Hombal, HoD of…
Pratibha Karanji contests draw 500 students from all taluks in the district
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A two-day district-level Pratibha Karanji and Kalotsava, organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of Public Instruction commenced this morning at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram here. About 500 students of Primary Schools, High Schools and PU Colleges in the district, who were toppers in the taluk-level contests, are participating in…
“India can reach 5 trillion economies by 2025”
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: An International Symposium-2020 was organised by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD) at its premises in city recently. Prof. Devi Singh, former Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, delivering the keynote address, spoke about India’s growth post-independence and the challenges and possible solutions for the issues confronting the economy. He…
Former Karnataka Governor T. N. Chaturvedi passes away
January 6, 2020New Delhi: Former Karnataka Governor Triloki Nath Chaturvedi (T.N. Chaturvedi) passed away at a private hospital in Noida last night. He was 90. T.N. Chaturvedi was an Officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and was the Governor of Karnataka from 2002 to 2007. After retirement from IAS, Chaturvedi held the office of Comptroller and…
Farmers to stage ‘Grameena Karnataka Bandh’
January 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Condemning the anti-farmer policy of the Union Government, farmers would support the proposed nation-wide bandh on Jan.8 by resorting to a ‘Grameena Karnataka Bandh’ that day. Disclosing this at a press meet in city yesterday, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha District President Hosur Kumar said that products like vegetables and milk involving farmers would not…
Logo of 85th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana released in Kalaburagi
January 6, 2020Kalaburagi: The logo of 85th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held from Feb. 5 to 7 at Gulbarga University campus was released by Zilla Panchayat President Suvarna Malaji at a function at DC’s office in Kalaburagi yesterday. Logo design The logo shows the great poet of Kalaburagi district Sreevijaya writing the famous epic…
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