Bengaluru: Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said in Bengaluru yesterday that the portal to apply for Shakti smart cards would open soon. The smart cards are mandatory to avail of the Shakti scheme. “Smart cards can be availed by applying on the Seva Sindhu portal,” Reddy said. “It will open soon. One can get a smart…
Basavaratna Awards presentation in city tomorrow
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Sharana Mandali will confer Basavaratna Awards on five achievers from different fields — Progressive farmer K.H. Nanjappa, Senior Journalist K. Shivakumar, Social Worker A.P. Nagesh, Social Organiser Lion Venkatesh and Businessman Y. Veerabhadra — during Basava Jayanti celebrations to take place at Dr. Shivarathri Rajendra auditorium in JSS Hospital premises at 11 am…
DIGP calls for organised fight against drug abuse
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Stressing on the need for organised and concerted efforts for tackling the drug menace which is haunting the society these days, DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah said the co-operation of educational institutions and other organisations is vital for ending this menace. He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and…
Books to be released at Literature Fest
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The following books will be released during the inauguration of the 7th edition of Mysuru Literature Festival at Hotel Southern Star in city on July 1 at 2 pm: 1. Life and Times authored by K.B. Ganapathy; 2. Relationship Ragas — An Anthology of Short Stories by The Writers Collective, Bangalore; 3. Ela’s Unfinished…
AIDSO stages protest, demands withdrawal of NEP
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Students from different colleges, under the banner of All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), staged a demonstration in front of Crawford Hall here on Monday, demanding withdrawal of the NEP-2020 (National Educational Policy), which they claimed was against the academic interests of students. Maintaining that the NEP is mainly responsible for the drop in…
Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swamiji’s Chaturmasya Vrata from July 3
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Pejawar Adhokshaja Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swamiji will undertake Chaturmasya Vrata from July 3 to Sept. 28 at Srikrishnadhama in city. The Seer will arrive in the city at 4.30 pm on July 2, when he will be given a warm welcome and taken in a grand procession to Srikrishnadhama. Mysore royal family…
Kamakshi Hospitals’ Founder’s Day and 50th Anniversary tomorrow
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Kamakshi Hospitals will be celebrating its Founder’s Day and 50th Anniversary at both the units of the Hospital in Kuvempunagar and J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, tomorrow (June 29). Unit-1 (Kuvempunagar) at 12 noon: Puja at Ganesha Temple and floral tributes to the Founders late B. Madhava Shenoi and Sulochana Madhava Shenoi at its auditorium. Also,…
Miscreants burgle houses, school
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, miscreants have burgled houses and a school in Mysuru and Nanjangud. In the first case, burglars, who gained entry into the house of a teacher by breaking open the door lock, have decamped with gold jewellery and cash from the house. The burglary took place at the house of 40-year-old G….
Engineering student goes missing
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A 23-year-old Engineering student has gone missing since June 21 from city. The missing student is M. Ningaraju, son of Mahadeva, a native of Davanagere, who was pursuing Engineering course at a private college in city. He is 5.7 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, well built, round faced, speaks Kannada and English and was wearing…
Unidentified body found
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Lashkar Police have found a body of an unidentified man lying on the footpath on B.N. Road at about 11.10 am on June 26 and have registered a case. The deceased is aged between 35 and 40 years, 5.6 ft. tall, normal built, oval faced, wheatish complexioned, has a mark of an old wound…
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