Mysore/Mysuru: An Orthopaedic Surgeon booked under a bribery case has been awarded four years imprisonment and imposed Rs. 50,000 fine, upon conviction, by the Third Additional Principal District and Sessions Court, also the Lokayukta Special Court. Surgeon Dr. Puttaswamy had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from the relative of complainant S.R. Devaraju, to…
Boy among three go missing
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two women have gone missing from Nazarbad Police limits in city. In the first case, a 23-year-old woman, has gone missing from her husband’s house at Gayathripuram between 9.30 am and 10,30 am on May 23. The missing woman is Anusha. She is 4.5 ft. tall, oval faced, fair complexioned, normal…
Dviti Inter-collegiate Fest held at Daksha College
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Dviti Inter-collegiate Fest, the first-of-its-kind two-day event, was held at Daksha College in city on May 21 and 22. Students from over 30 colleges from in and around Mysuru participated. In his inaugural speech, Prof. N. Nagaraja, Director, PMEB, University of Mysore, emphasised that talent should be identified, showcased and nurtured on such platforms,…
6,675 candidates qualify in K-SET
May 30, 2024Bengaluru: As many as 6,675 candidates have qualified in the K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test) for appointment as Assistant Professors in Degree Colleges of the State. The exam was held on Jan.13 this year at different Centres across the State, in which 95,201 out of the 1,17,303 registered candidates had appeared. The exam was conducted…
World Environment Day contests for school students on June 1
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day celebrations, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mysuru District Administration and Madilu Educational and Rural Development Society will be organising various competitions for school children at Kalamandira on June 1. Painting competition on topics ‘Land Restoration’, ‘Desertification’ and ‘Drought Resilience’ for school children from Std.1 to Std. 10…
Novel ‘Baala Batte’ selected for Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Literary Award-2024
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Baala Batte’, a novel by writer M. Usha has been selected for Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Literary Award for the year 2024 given by Samatha Adhyayana Kendra, Mysuru. The Kendra had invited novels written by women novelists and published between 2020-2023. As many as 24 entries were received for the award. A jury panel comprising…
Vocal Concert tomorrow
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi, Mysuru, has organised a Karnatak Vocal Concert by Vidu. Dhanya Dinesh at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, on May 31 at 6 pm. She will be accompanied by Vidu. C.V. Shruthi on violin and Vid. Nandan Kashyap on mridanga. The above concert is sponsored by BNR (B.N. Ramanuja Iyengar) Endowment Fund —…
House burgled: Gold, other items worth Rs. 8.97 lakh stolen
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a house, have made away with gold ornaments and other items worth Rs. 8.97 lakh from the house. The burglary took place at the house of M. Karthik at Lokanayakanagar in Metagalli. Karthik is working as an Engineer at RBI. Following summer holidays, Karthik left for Chennai on May 24…
Woman ends life over alleged character assassination
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, depressed over a man allegedly spreading false information about her character, committed suicide by hanging self at a park in Gandhinagar about three days ago. The deceased woman has been identified as Vijayalakshmi (40) and a case has been registered against seven persons including one Nagaraju of Dadadahalli village, who had spread…
Curse of landfill haunts our city
May 30, 2024PM Modi wants to help but… Wealth we produce goes to our Bank. Where does the waste we produce go? It goes to the landfill in different parts of our city. The biggest one is at Sewage Farm, Vidyaranyapuram, Mysuru South, occupying 14 acres and it is so big beforelong it might compete with the…
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