Mysore/Mysuru: With the monsoon session of Parliament commencing yesterday, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on Monday met Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy at New Delhi and appealed him to approve the new plan under ‘PRASAD’ (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme for the development of Chamundi Hill. Pointing out that the ‘PRASAD’ plan proposal…
Bribe to dispatch pension file: Treasury staff in ACB net
July 19, 2022Madikeri: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Police have trapped the caseworker at the Madikeri District Treasury while accepting bribe to dispatch the pension file of a retired Survey Superintendent. The Treasury staff, who was trapped, is M.A. Ravikumar. He had demanded bribe from retired Survey Superintendent M.M. Lokanath. Lokanath, who retired on Apr. 30 at…
Woman employee cheated after taking loan in her name: Case registered against bag manufacturing company owner and his friend
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police have registered a case against the owner of a bag manufacturing company and his friend on charges of taking bank loan in the name of a woman employee and failing to pay back the loan to the bank, thus cheating the woman employee. The woman employee has received a notice from…
‘Women should become self-reliant through entrepreneurship’
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that women should become self-reliant through entrepreneurship, former RUDSET Director H.S. Krishnamurthy said that having complete knowledge of Government schemes and programmes and their benefits and facilities will largely help women in getting self-employed. He was speaking at ‘Sabale’, a training workshop for women entrepreneurs organised by Mysuru Mahila Samanvaya Samithi, at Govindrao…
Day-long training in mushroom cultivation
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Extension Education Unit of Organic Farming Research Station at Naganahalli (OFRSN) and Organisation for the Development of People (ODP), Mysuru, had jointly organised a day-long training programme in ‘Manufacturing of dairy products and Mushroom cultivation’ at Undanahalli village in Hunsur taluk recently. Bhoosiri Raitha Utpanna Okkuta President Suresh, speaking after inaugurating the programme said…
Yaduveer sensitises students on heritage monuments
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seshadripuram Degree College had recently organised a debate on the topic “Archaeo Dialectics – An odyssey to unravel monuments buried in sands of time” at its premises in city. The main objective of the session was to educate the students about the history and heritage of the bygone era. The titular head of Mysore…
MLA launches drainage works at Hebbal
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra recently performed bhoomi puja for the underground drainage works along both sides of Hebbal Main Road and the road linking Metagalli Circle on KRS Road with Surya Bakery Circle in Hebbal. The works costing Rs. 1.5 crore have been taken up by the MCC under Mahatma Gandhi City Development Plan….
Bunts Sangha fetes students who excelled in SSLC, PUC
July 19, 2022Yakshagana performances enthral audience Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is the Karma Bhoomi of the Bunt community though Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada are their place of origin. Known for its communal harmony, the members keep the social fabric intact and at the same time, they preserve their unique cultural identity, opined former Minister B. Ramanath Rai. He was…
Training on modern vegetable farming practices held
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A one-day training workshop on modern methods of vegetable farming was held under the joint aegis of Education Extension Centre, Organic Farming Research Station, Naganahalli and the Organisation for the Development of people (ODP) at Jayapura in the taluk recently. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Extension Centre Head Dr. C. Ramachandra called upon farmers…
World Snake Day: Students sensitised on conservation and importance of snakes in ecosystem
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “Biodiversity plays an important role in maintaining the health and ecological balance in an ecosystem. All living organisms are in a complex food web and help to maintain a population balance. Without snakes, the number of prey species would increase to unnatural levels and destroy the stability of the ecosystem. Similarly, if a large…
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