Nagpur: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue and the first Spokesperson of the organisation M.G. Vaidya passed away after a brief illness at Nagpur yesterday. He was 97. Dr. Manmohan Vaidya, Joint General Secretary of RSS and son of M.G. Vaidya, in a tweet yesterday said, “Shri MG Vaidya, my father breathed his last today…
Maiden Bird Festival amidst BRT Sanctuary’s rich biodiversity
December 20, 2020From Jan. 5 to 7, seven routes to be covered Mysore/Mysuru: The verdant Western Ghats is full of endemic species. But now is a crucial moment for the wildlife, especially, the birds where they run into extinction. In an attempt to save the vanishing avian species and to connect people to the rich avian diversity,…
15-minute movie ‘The Day I Met Joshua’: Mysuru Sisters win Hollywood Gold Award
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A movie that has been made by two sisters who have their roots in Mysuru has bagged Hollywood Gold Awards Certificate for original story. The movie, ‘The Day I Met Joshua’ has bagged the award in recognition of excellence in film-making. The movie has been written, edited and directed by Rajni Mysore Chamaraj and…
Fifth SJCE Global Alumni Meet-2020 on Dec. 26
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE – constituent college under JSS Science and Technology University) has convened the ‘Fifth Global Alumni Meet’ on Dec. 26 — a memorable stage for the alumni who graduated from SJCE since 1968. The programme will be inaugurated by Prof. M.H. Dhananjaya, Advisor, Technical Education Division, JSS Mahavidyapeetha. The…
Safe Entertainment at GRS Fantasy Park
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After nine months of long wait, GRS Fantasy Park has opened its gates to the customers with online booking facility. The Park had stopped operations one week before the Government Order keeping in mind the safety of customers in March 2020. With the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases, the Governments at the Centre and…
No Suttur Jatra Mahotsava in 2021
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Jatra Mahotsava, which is held every year from auspicious Pushya Bahula Dwadashi to Magha Shuddha Tadige, supposed to be held from February 8, 2021 to February 13, 2021 at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk, has been cancelled owing to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. All programmes being held every year, as part of Annual…
Former KSOU VC no more
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. M.G. Krishnan (70), former Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, passed away yesterday afternoon at a private hospital in Bengaluru following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Malathi and son Vikas. Last rites were performed in Bengaluru today. A native of Maarasinganahalli in Maddur taluk of Mandya, he served as…
SWR invites applications to fill up 1,004 posts
December 20, 2020Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has invited applications from candidates to apply for Apprentice posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official site of RRC Hubli on rrchubli.in. The last date to apply for the post is Jan. 9, 2021. This recruitment drive will fill up 1,004 posts in the organisation. Candidates, who have…
GP Polls: Excise Dept. seizes liquor worth Rs. 10.17 lakh
December 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following announcement of Gram Panchayat (GP) polls and model code of conduct in force, the Excise Department officials, who conducted 165 raids from Nov. 30 to Dec. 17 in Mysuru Rural District limits, have registered a total of 116 cases besides arresting 102 accused and seizing liquor worth Rs. 10,17,912 and 18 vehicles. The…
De Havilland Arch was an engineering marvel
December 20, 2020By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist De Havilland died at Beauvoir, Guernsey, in 1866 at the age of 90. His wife Elizabeth died in 1816 at the early age of 35 and she was buried in St. George’s Cathedral Cemetery, Madras, which was conceived and built by De Havilland himself. Ironically, his wife was among the…
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