K. Mahesha has been awarded Ph.D in Chemistry by the University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru for his thesis ‘Synthesis, Spectral and Biological Studies of Some Nitrogen and Sulphur Containing Heterocyclic Compounds’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Y.B. Basavaraju. G.R. Chandan has been awarded Ph.D in Botany by the University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru for…
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Free hepatitis screening camp
July 27, 2026As part of World Hepatitis Day, the Department of Medical Gastroenterology of Narayana Hospital, Mysuru, has organised a free Hepatitis Screening Camp on July 28 and 29 from 10 am to 3 pm at its premises in city. People can avail free Hepatitis B screening, Hepatitis C screening, specialist consultation and liver health counselling. The…
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MVA course at CAVA
July 27, 2026The Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Siddarthanagar, has invited applications for Master of Visual Arts course (2 years – 4 semesters – CBCS system) for the academic year 2026-27. Candidates, who have passed BVA or equivalent course, are eligible to apply for the PG course. Prescribed applications should be obtained during office hours…
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Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
July 27, 2026By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana The World of Textile Tickets. From the late 19th century onwards, thousands of glossy colourful paper labels with striking visuals arrived in India. Known as textile tickets, shippers’ tickets, textile or cotton marks, tika or chaap, they were pasted on millions of packed yards, bundles of British and Indian machine-made…
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Plants aplenty on side walls of flyover slabs!
July 27, 2026Sir, One can observe plants growing in the gaps between the wall slabs laid on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. Large quantities of soil are poured to construct such elevated roads to bypass other roads, railway tracks, villages, etc. One can say that the roots of trees hold the soil and control soil erosion. But will it…
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Two Bengaluru teens die in Kodagu accident
July 26, 2026Mysuru: A weekend road trip turned tragic when two teenagers from Bengaluru, studying PUC, were killed and two others seriously injured after a petrol tanker rammed into their car on the Mysuru-Virajpet Highway in Kodagu district in the early hours of today. The accident occurred near Devarapura, close to archway of Sri Raja Rajeshwari Ashram,…
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400 CCTV cameras to watch district roads
July 26, 2026Rs. 5 crore ITMS project to cover 257 locations in Mysuru, Hunsur, Nanjangud and T. Narasipur Mysuru: The Mysuru District Police are set to strengthen traffic enforcement with the installation of 400 CCTV cameras at 257 locations across major highways in the district under the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS). The project, estimated to cost…
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11-year-old Mysuru girl writes Children’s Ramayana in just 15 days
July 26, 2026Mysuru: In a remarkable literary achievement, an 11-year-old girl from Mysuru has written a 36-page children’s version of the Ramayana in just 15 days. The handwritten book, titled Makkala Ramayana (Children’s Ramayana), is now ready for publication. S. Dhanyashree, a Class 7 student of Sri Jnaneshwari Vidyasamsthe in Hebbal, is the daughter of doctors Dr….
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New car parking system at Mysore Airport
July 26, 2026Mysuru: The Mysore Airport at Mandakalli has introduced a new Car Parking Management System aimed at improving passenger convenience, streamlining traffic movement and enhancing parking facilities on the Airport premises. The new system was inaugurated by Airport Director P.V. Ushakumari recently in the presence of AGM (Air Traffic Control) Raman Sharma and Senior Manager (Engineering-Civil)…
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St. Lawrence students qualify for Robotex International Finals
July 26, 2026Mysuru: The students of St. Lawrence International School, Mysuru, delivered an outstanding performance at the Robotex India National Championship 2026, held on July 17 and 18 at the World Peace Dome, MIT Art, Design and Technology University (MIT-ADT), Pune. The school’s robotics team, Team Nuvadron, secured fifth place among 53 teams from across India in…
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