To be held in the border areas of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to mitigate human-elephant conflict Mysore/Mysuru: A synchronised elephant population estimation, or elephant census, will be held in the border areas of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu from May 23 to 25 to accurately record the number of elephants. This is the first…
CSIR-CFTRI short-term courses for 2024-25
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has announced the calendar for Short Term Courses for the year 2024-25. The Institute is organising 27 regular training programmes/Skill Development Programmes/Short Term Courses in this financial year under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, encompassing all the major areas in Food Science and Technology. The major attraction of…
Police Commissioner asks subordinates to be active for curbing crimes
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As the vote counting day (Jun.4) of the Lok Sabha polls draws near, City Police Commissioner B. Ramesh has asked his Subordinate Police officers to be active in curbing crimes and anti-social activities in the city. Addressing a meeting of Police Officers following a direction from the DG and IGP in the wake of…
Hootagalli CMC draws bigger plan to handle waste
May 21, 2024KIADB requisitioned to allot 10-acre land; daily 25 tonnes of solid waste generated in Hootagalli CMC limits Mysore/Mysuru: With the surge in amount of waste generated on a daily basis in its jurisdiction, Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) has a bigger plan to handle the waste from various sources like residential and industrial areas along…
Mysuru receives 118 mm of rainfall till May 21, 8.30 am
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Good rainfall has occurred across Interior Karnataka, Western Ghats and Coastal Karnataka. The district-wise rainfall data by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) ending May 21 at 8:30 am shows that Dakshina Kannada received 133 mm of rainfall, Chikkamagaluru 127.5 mm and Mysuru received 118 mm of rainfall. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)…
KIA revokes parking fee for cabs
May 21, 2024Bengaluru: A day after it received flak from Cab drivers and passengers alike for levying a hefty ‘Stay and Overstay’ charge at the arrival lounge of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) this morning, temporarily revoked the parking fee. The fee was introduced on May 20 without prior notice. According to a notice displayed in the KIA…
‘No pro-Kannada works in Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada’
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Voicing his criticism over the functioning of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK), writer and retired professor of Bangalore University Prof. Rajappa Dalavayi said that the Centre just wasted its time in debating over several years, the issue of its location, either at Bengaluru or Mysuru, rather than engaging itself in…
Indian Gaur hunted in Kodagu forest; 570 kgs of meat seized
May 21, 2024Forest sleuths chase vehicle for 25 km; One arrested while another accused flees Madikeri: In a shocking case of wildlife crime, an Indian Gaur was hunted from its habitat in Kodagu district. 570 kg of its meat was seized by Forest Department officials and sleuths have arrested 42-year-old Haris, a resident of Yemmemadu village near…
Over 100 women screened for breast and cervical cancer
May 21, 2024Two-day screening camp held at Avant BKG Hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness about breast and cervical cancers, two of the most prevalent cancers affecting women and to provide screening services to the community, Avant BKG Hospitals, in collaboration with Association of Gynaec Oncologists of India-Karnataka State Chapter (AGOI-KSC), KIDWAI Memorial Institute of…
Maharani Devajammani post card released
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Chairman Dr. Pradhan Gurudatta and Senior Superintendent of Post Offices of Mysuru Division Dr. Angel Raj released Maharani Devajammanni Post Card that has the caption ‘Maharani Devajammani – The Indian Queen who modelled for the worlds first vaccine’ at a programme organised by Anveshana Seva Trust at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…











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