New Delhi: The Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are reportedly considering using the watermark figures of Rabindranath Tagore and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on a new series of bank notes of some denominations. At present, the denominations of the notes that we use are of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the…
City Railway Station goes green
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In line with this year’s theme for World Environment Day-2022 ‘Only One Earth,’ South Western Railways (SWR), Mysuru Division, had organised a tree plantation drive today at Divisional Railway Hospital in city. Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, administered a pledge to Officers, Staff, members of South Western Railway Women Welfare Organisation, Scouts and Guides…
Two truckloads of plastic trash cleaned from Anechowkur Gate
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: While many institutions, residents associations, NGOs and government bodies were busy planting saplings and watering them inside their premises in Mysuru yesterday as part of World Environment Day, a group of youths ventured into the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve near Anechowkur Gate to pick up trash by the side of the roads that had been…
FuelBuddy to supply diesel to doorstep in city
June 6, 2022Download mobile phone app, place order and get diesel delivered at your doorstep Mysore/Mysuru: Fuel Now Mysuru (FuelBuddy), India’s largest fuel (Diesel) delivery company, began its service in city with Bishop of Mysuru Rt. Rev. Dr. K.A. William launching the service at St. Philomena’s Church premises in city yesterday. FuelBuddy is an online platform to…
Benefits of research should reach people: MLC
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that research articles and papers are nowadays limited to just getting Doctoral degrees, MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that the benefits of research should reach the people. He was speaking after releasing Spandana Rameshwar’s work titled ‘Bio-Diversity of Karnataka State Open University Campus’ at a programme jointly organised by Inidani Mannamakkala Honnapadagala Balaga and…
State Universities facing faculty shortage: UoM VC
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that most of the Universities of the State were facing shortage of teaching faculty, University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that though the number of students was increasing with every year, the faculty shortage is hindering academic activities. He was speaking at the felicitation programme of Vijayapura’s Akkamahadevi…
‘Fruit Park’ project launched in Ward 3
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day yesterday, a unique programme was launched in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward 3 where a ‘Fruit Park’ was inaugurated under the aegis of Navbharat Nirman Trust and Aniketana Seva Trust. The project aims at growing 100 fruit-bearing trees that will be beneficial for residents as well as for…
‘Amrita Bharatige Kannadada Aarati’ event on June 25
June 6, 2022MCC Additional Commissioner holds preliminary meeting Mysore/Mysuru: On the completion of 75 years of Indian Independence, a programme titled ‘Amrita Bharatige Kannadada Aarati’ is being organised at 75 places across Karnataka, disclosed Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Additional Commissioner M.J. Roopa. Addressing a preliminary meeting held in this connection at MCC auditorium, she said ‘Amrita Bharatige…
Rogue elephant captured near Siddapura
June 6, 2022Siddapura: An elephant, which used to stay put inside coffee estates and create havoc by destroying crops and causing panic among residents and estate workers, has been finally captured by Forest Department personnel with the help of tamed elephants after a 48-hour operation near Siddapura. Tamed elephants Abhimanyu and Arjuna from Mathigodu Elephant Camp, Ajay,…
Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra students pedal for environment conservation
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day, the students of Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra took out a bicycle rally to spread the message on environment conservation. The bicycle rally was flagged off by University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar. Head of the Department of Botany Dr. Amrutesh, plant experts Dr. Shivamurthy, Dr. Janardhan, Dr….
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