Udupi: Girish Bharadwaj, popularly known as the ‘Bridgeman’ of India, will be conferred Karanth Award by Dr. Shivaram Karanth Huttoora Prashasthi Prathistana (Kota). Bharadwaj, a native of Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, is credited with building nearly 140 low-cost suspension bridges across rivers and streams for rural connectivity. He will be honoured at a ceremony to…
Mayor, Comr. briefed about Swachh Survekshan, AMRUT scheme
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Sunanda Palanetra and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy attended a meeting organised by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in New Delhi on Oct. 2 where they were briefed about the second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Speaking…
NSS Foundation Day at JSS Polytechnic
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: NSS Foundation Day was celebrated at JSS Polytechnic in city on Sept. 24. Dr. M.G. Suresh, NSS Coordinator, University of Mysore (UoM), was the chief guest. Speaking after inauguration, he called upon students to involve themselves in NSS activities effectively for their personality development. He said the motto of NSS is not only cleansing…
MLA performs ‘guddali puja’ for road asphalting works
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra recently performed ‘guddali puja’ for asphalting of the 2nd Main 6th Cross Road at Tilaknagar in city. The road asphalting is taken up at a cost of Rs. 20 lakh under the 15th Finance Commission Grant. The MLA instructed the officials concerned to maintain quality. Corporator Rangaswamy, Chikkavenkatu, BJP leader…
New office-bearers of IMA, Mysuru
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The election of new office-bearers of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Mysuru Branch, for the year 2021-22 was held on Sept. 26 at a private hotel in city. The office-bearers who were elected unanimously are as follows: President: Dr. S. Sujatha Rao; President – Elect: Dr. Y.M. Shivakumar; Vice – Presidents: Dr. M.S. Jayanth and…
Seva Saptah bicycle rally
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Seva Saptah to mark PM Modi’s birthday, BJP Backward Classes Morcha had organised a bicycle rally in city yesterday. The rally was flagged off by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa near Gun House Circle in the presence of Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari…
Drugs-on-cruise case: SRK’s son Aryan taken to Court
October 4, 2021Mumbai: Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, was taken to a Court in Mumbai this afternoon, a day after he and seven others were arrested following a raid at a party on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The 23-year-old was produced in Court on Sunday…
Hotelier, former KPHRA Secretary Nagaraj Dhanya dies in freak mishap
October 4, 2021Bengaluru: B.S. Nagaraj Dhanya (65), a hotelier and former Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Hotel & Restaurants Association (KPHRA) and Bruhat Bangalore Hotels Association (BBHA), was killed in a freak mishap in the wee hours of today in Bengaluru. He was a bachelor and had also served as the Director of The Hotel Industrialist Co-Operative Bank,…
Bullock cart race betting: Youth stabbed at Palahalli
October 4, 2021Srirangapatna: A youth was alleged stabbed over betting on illegal bullock cart race at Palahalli in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday. According to Dy.SP Sandesh Kumar, the youth who sustained serious stab injuries has been identified as Sachin of Palahalli, who had been admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru and the accused identified as Shivu of Kamanakerehundi…
Man goes missing after leaving ‘suicide’ note
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 36-year-old man has gone missing since Sept. 29 after leaving behind a ‘suicide’ note. The missing man is K. Venkatesh, son of Krishnappa and a resident of Ramabainagar in city. According to the complaint lodged by Krishnappa at Mysuru South Police Station, Venkatesh, a banana trader, has left a note stating that he…
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