Nanjangud: A 21-year-old student was reportedly electrocuted while removing the name board of the tuition centre here yesterday evening. The deceased student is Srinivas, son of Manjunath of Thyagaraja Colony, who was pursuing his degree course. On Monday evening, Srinivas, along with his friend, was removing the name board of the tuition centre located on…
Heritage Vasanth Mahal needs urgent facelift
December 7, 2021Mysuru: The beautifully designed Vasanth Mahal at Nazarbad that houses the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) run by the State Government is in danger of being another mansion that is likely to lose importance in the heritage map due to sheer neglect and lack of maintenance. Like almost all heritage structures in the…
GRAAM ties up with NITI Aayog
December 7, 2021To strengthen monitoring and evaluation of Govt. policies Mysuru: Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), a leading research and public engagement organisation, inked a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog, for strategic and technical collaboration to strengthen monitoring and evaluation of Government policies and programmes in India….
Contacts of Omicron patients asymptomatic: Dr. Sudhakar
December 7, 2021‘Comparing Omicron to Delta, reports of severity of disease is not seen anywhere’ Bengaluru: Five contacts of a doctor in Bengaluru infected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have no symptoms of the disease and this shows theimportance of vaccinations, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said yesterday. Three primary contacts — immediate family members of…
Schools to be closed again if situation arises
December 7, 2021Bengaluru: COVID cases among students. “We will not backtrack if a need arises to stop exams and schools. However, in the present situation, all the experts are of the opinion that there is no problem,” Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh said yesterday. Noting that the Government is closely monitoring the situation, the Minister…
Auto driver murdered in Srirangapatna
December 7, 2021Srirangapatna: An auto driver on his way to lift goods was waylaid and murdered at K. Shettihalli village in Srirangapatna in the wee hours of today or late last night. He has been identified as 25-year-old Gajendra of Hosakote in Anekal Taluk of Bengaluru. The crime came to light when passersby noticed the goods auto…
Former Health Minister of Kerala visits CIIL
December 7, 2021Mysuru: K.K. Shailaja Teacher, former Health Minister of Kerala and current MLA from Mattanur Constituency, visited Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) and Southern Regional Language Centre (SRLC) recently along with 8 education experts to know about the functions and facilities of SRLC and CIIL. Shailaja had a discussion with language faculties and observed the…
Ex-Serviceman found dead in car
December 7, 2021Mysuru: An ex-serviceman was found dead in his car in Ashokapuram Police limits yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Rajakumar (40), a native of Bindiganavile in Nagamangala taluk, who was residing in a rented house at Jayanagar here. His body was found in his car parked on Adichunchanagiri Road. After taking retirement from service,…
‘Kodavas have contributed a lot for the country’s Armed Forces’
December 7, 2021Kannada Sahitya Parishat President at ‘Siachen’ book release Mysuru: Stating that Kodavas have contributed a lot for the country’s Armed Forces, with top commanders such as Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, Gen. K.S. Thimayya and Gen. G.G. Bewoor heading our Forces, Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi regretted the tendency among the people to…
‘Abhyudaya Pathrakarta’ awardees
December 7, 2021Mysuru: Six journalists were presented with ‘Abhyudaya Pathrakarta’ award during the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Mysuru District Journalists Abhyudaya Co-operative Society held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Sunday. Karnataka State Government Employees Association former President H.K. Ramu conferred the awards on journalists Hullahalli Mohan (Siri Channel, Nanjangud), Dasegowda (Kannada Prabha, H.D. Kote), Akram…
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