Identifying encroachments, polluting factors, deforestation Kushalnagar: A survey to identify encroachments, dumping waste water and coffee pulp into River Cauvery — a lifeline for over three crore farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that irrigates about 40 lakh acres of land — is underway at Kushalnagar in Kodagu District. The survey is being held following…
Mysuru: Prof. G.R. Sumithra (55), In-charge Vice-Principal and HoD of Electronics at MMK & SDM College for Women in city and a resident of Gokulam, was killed in a freak accident at Bengaluru in the wee hours of today. It is learnt, Prof. Sumithra, along with her sister, was travelling in a car to Kempegowda…
Investments open for defence, aerospace sectors Bengaluru: Making a strong pitch for investments in defence and aerospace sector, Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said the State Government is planning to offer enhanced incentives to MSMEs to make them competitive as part of the new Aerospace and Defence policy. Addressing business leaders and delegates…
Mysuru: Accusing Congress leaders of resorting to ‘Hit and Run’ tactics over allegations of Bitcoin scam, which they claim to have occurred and have been raising hues and cries on this issue for the past few days, MP Pratap Simha said that Congress leaders must understand that their allegations are just an empty rhetoric. Addressing…
Mysuru: Blaming negligence on part of Health officials, relatives of 39-year-old Ashokapuram resident Suresh who died after he was vaccinated for COVID, staged a demonstration near the mortuary in MMC&RI premises this morning seeking legal action against Health Department officials and payment of adequate compensation. The protesters said that Suresh, a resident of Ashokapuram sixth…
Mysuru: Maintaining that the Co-operative sector has provided an impetus for the growth of the country’s economy, District Co-operative Union President H.V. Rajeev, who is also Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman, observed that Co-operative institutions must work towards expanding the horizons of the sector, especially in rural areas. He was speaking after hoisting the…
Hanagod: Following continuous rains since a few days in Nagarahole Reserve Forest and surrounding places, the forest is now filled with greenery and the lakes and ponds in the reserve forest in full to the brim. If one had visited the forest about two months back, most of the lakes and ponds had gone dry…
Poor children more unaware of rights Mysuru: A child awareness jatha was held at the Government Girls Balamandira on the Lalitha Mahal Road in city yesterday as part of Children’s Day and the 75th year of independence where it was highlighted the fact that children and their living realities are rarely put on the radar…
New Delhi: Sanskrit scholar, writer and grammarian Satya Vrat Shastri passed away in New Delhi yesterday. He was 91. He has written three ‘Mahakavyas’, three ‘Khandakavyas’, one ‘Prabandhakavya’ and one ‘Patrakavya’ and five works in critical writing in Sanskrit. He was awarded with the Jnanpith in the year 2006, along with Ravindra Kelekar for his…
Mysuru: Sharada Keshava Hegde (95), mother of wildlife photographer and documentary maker Senani and a resident of V.V. Mohalla 12th Cross, passed away on Saturday night at her residence in city. She was the sister of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s wife Hemavathi. She leaves behind son Senani, daughters Shubha, Shivani and Sarame and a host of relatives…
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