Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate online Mysore/Mysuru: Jagadguru Sri Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Mutt’s 23rd Peethadhipati Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji’s 105th Jayanti Mahotsava will be celebrated in a simple manner on Aug. 29. Due to COVID-19, a digital event will be held on the occasion and live streamed on YouTube (https://Youtube.com/c/JSSMahavidyapeethaonline), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JSSMVP) and http://jssonline.org…
Work on installing Lifts in Crawford Hall stopped
August 28, 2020To adhere to recommendations from District Heritage Committee Mysore/Mysuru: The move of University of Mysore to construct two lifts in the two-floor Crawford Hall, a heritage building, has now been stopped following criticism. Crawford Hall was built in 1947 and the administrative offices of the University are housed in the imposing structure adjacent to the…
204 kg of marijuana worth Rs. 1 crore seized in Bengaluru; three arrested
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Crime Branch, Bengaluru, has cracked a drug racket and seized 204 kgs of marijuana (ganja) worth Rs. 1 crore that three people were transporting in a truck (KA-51-AB-4233) from a village in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team tracked down the shipment and intercepted the truck near…
JEE, NEET to take place as scheduled: Centre
August 28, 2020New Delhi: Even as all non-BJP ruled States and several activist groups have been urging the Union Government to postpone Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in view of COVID-19 crisis, the Centre asserted that the exam will take place as scheduled in September. The JEE (Main) for admission to Indian Institutes…
Mysuru Literature Festival-2020: Virtual session tomorrow
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The fourth edition of Mysuru Literature Festival-2020 organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 being held virtually on every weekend from Aug. 14, will conclude on Sept. 5. This edition has a wide range of authors and speakers as Panellists. Today, SOM features tomorrow’s Panellist Nandita Das and Moderator Kavitha…
ARIIA-2020: 2nd rank for PES College of Engineering, Mandya
August 28, 2020Mandya: PES College of Engineering (PESCE), Mandya, has secured 2nd rank in the list of ARIIA-2020 all India rankings of Government and Government Aided Institutions category. About 674 institutions participated in ARIIA-2020 rankings out of about 10,000 engineering institutions. PET (Mandya) Chairman Vijaya Anand, Principal Dr. H.V. Ravindra, Dr. K. Narasimhachary, Dr. B.S. Shivakumara, Dr….
Auto driver stabbed by rowdy-sheeter succumbs to injuries
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An auto driver, who was allegedly stabbed by a rowdy-sheeter over petty reasons has succumbed to injuries at a hospital in city. The deceased is Somashekar (30), a resident of B.M. Sri Nagar here. According to the Police, Somashekar, along with his friends were consuming liquor at his friend Kiran’s farm on Aug. 24…
Pension scheme extended to Medical teaching, non-teaching staff
August 28, 2020Bengaluru: The Government of Karnataka has shown the green signal to bring teaching and non-teaching staff who work in Department of Medical Education under the ambit of National Pension Scheme (NPS), said Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. With this, the Government has fulfilled one of the long pending demands of teaching and non-teaching staff….
Sangolli Rayanna statue row at Belagavi: Kannada activists stage protest in Mysuru
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing Marathi groups of unleashing violence against Kannadigas at Belagavi over installation of freedom fighter Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna statue at Peeranawadi in Belagavi taluk late last night, several activists of various Kannada and other organisations staged a snap protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite the City Law Courts Complex here this…
Traders rule out hike in onion price
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Traders of Devaraja Market have ruled out the possibility of spike in prices of onion following reports of damage to the crop due to floods. G. Anand, onion trader at Devaraja Market, told SOM that since there is uninterrupted supply from local farmers, the question of increase in prices does not arise. At present,…
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