Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to set up a waste-to-charcoal (biochar) plant, based on the technology developed by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). Varanasi has adopted the process of generating green energy with NTPC support by installing a ‘Waste to Energy’ (WTE) plant to produce electricity by using municipal waste. Varanasi Nagar…
MCC team visits Indore for tips on waste management
December 9, 2022Aim of visit was to study the best practices adopted by the Indore Municipal Corporation Mysore/Mysuru: Indore, regularly ranked as among the cleanest cities in India In the past few years, has become an inspiration for many cities. In order to study the Indore model of sanitation and implement its Solid Waste Management (SWM) techniques…
Check milk adulteration in 5 minutes with DFRL kit
December 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: You can check milk adulteration with a kit developed by Mysuru-based Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) in less than 10 minutes. The kit is on display at the ongoing three-day national conference on “Futuristic strategies for the containment of troops in different terrains” at Hotel Southern Star. The conference began on Dec. 7. According…
Meals-Ready-to-Eat for Defence Forces
December 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Meals–Ready–to-Eat (MRE) rations have been specially developed by the DFRL to meet the operational needs of the Defence Forces. The ration does not require any cooking since the contents are thermally processed and can be consumed readily after little warming, if required. The food so packed has one year shelf life under ambient conditions…
Folk arts stand the risk of disappearing: Scholar
December 9, 2022Folklorist Dr. P.K. Rajashekhar cautions against aping the West Janapadotsava begins at Rangayana as part of Bahuroopi fest Mysore/Mysuru: As a prelude to the Bahuroopi national theatre festival that is all set to reflect the theme of ‘Indianness’, ‘Janapadotsava’ — a folk festival, was inaugurated at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises last evening. Renowned folklorist and…
CM to formally inaugurate Bahuroopi tomorrow
December 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will visit the city on Dec. 10 and take part in several programmes and will formally inaugurate the Bahuroopi national theatre festival. The CM, who will leave for Mysuru from Bengaluru’s HAL Airport at 12.30 pm, will land at the Mysore airport in Mysuru at 1.05 pm, following which he…
Court vacates temporary injunction on sale of ‘Tipu Nija Kanasugalu’
December 9, 2022Bengaluru: In a relief to the play author, publisher and printer, a Bengaluru Court has vacated the temporary stay on the sale and distribution of Mysuru Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa’s book ‘Tipu Nija Kanasugalu’ (The real dreams of Tipu). Following a petition by Bengaluru Wakf Board former President B.S. Rafiullah, a Bengaluru City Civil…
Godowns stored with plastics and chemicals gutted in fire
December 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Two godowns, in which plastics and chemicals were stored have been gutted in a fire at Bannimantap (behind Grand Mercure Hotel) on Wednesday evening. It is learnt that the godowns belong to Imran and Abhishek and old plastic items and chemicals were stored separately in the same building. A small fire was noticed at…
Attempt to run over car on 3 youths for petty reason
December 9, 2022Accused youth arrested, three injured admitted to hospital Mysore/Mysuru: A youth tried to run over his car on three persons over petty reason and the injured youths have been admitted to a private hospital in city. The incident took place near Vaghdevi Nagar Tent Circle at about 12 midnight on Sunday and the Police have…
Bommai to inaugurate two-day Silver Jubilee celebrations of Basava Balaga Federation tomorrow
December 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will inaugurate the two-day Silver Jubilee celebrations ‘Belli Belagu’ of the Federation of Basava Balagas-Mysuru, organised by Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha and Veerashaiva Lingayat Associations and Organisations tomorrow (Dec. 10) at Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill at 2.30 pm. Adressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday,…
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