How could racketeers procure ultrasound machines without DHO’s authorisation, asks former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy Mandya: Following the female foeticide racket that shocked the State, the Karnataka Government convened an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the situation and initiate action. The Department of Health and Family Welfare held the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, and it was…
Laksha Deepotsava at city temple
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Laksha Deepotsava was celebrated with devotion at Sri Kalyana Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple on Dr. Rajkumar Road in Kalyanagiri here on Monday. Devotees lit lamps arranged in diverse designs and rows at the Temple premises in celebration of Vishnu Deepotsava. Inaugurating the Deepotsava, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa said, “This Temple stands as a prominent…
Tiger spotted at sugarcane field near Nanjangud
November 30, 2023Nanjangud: Even though the tiger that had killed a woman has been captured and shifted to the rehabilitation centre at Koorgalli in Mysuru, fear has gripped the villagers of a few villages in Nanjangud taluk after a video of the tiger being spotted at a village in the taluk went viral on social media, prompting…
Honest mistake: Forest Personnel raid Snake Shyam’s house
November 30, 2023“I was treating them for injuries and was to release them after recovery,” clarifies the Snake rescuer Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Police CID Forest Mobile Squad, which raided the house of city’s well-known snake rescuer S. Balasubramanya (Snake Shyam) at Mogarahalli village on KRS Road in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday afternoon, have rescued two Bonnet Monkeys and…
Pourakarmikas to stage Statewide stir tomorrow
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of various demands of Pourakarmikas including regularisation of ser-vices of Underground Drainage (UGD) assistants, a mega protest has been organised across the State simultaneously including Mysuru tomorrow (Dec. 1). S. Nagaraju, District President of Karnataka Rajya Mahanagara Palike, Nagarasabhe, Purasabhegala Pourakarmikara Mahasangha told mediapersons at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday that “A…
Global Bio-India Summit-2023 at New Delhi from Dec. 4 to 6
November 30, 2023CFTRI holds ‘Aarambh’ Road Show to connect Startups, Scientists, Students, Investors Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had recently organised “Aarambh,” a Road Show event to connect Startups, Scientists, Students and Investors at its premises in city as part of ecosystem partner to the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and Global Bio-India…
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100
November 30, 2023Washington: Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, passed away yesterday at the age of 100, his consulting firm announced. “Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut,” Kissinger Associates announced in a statement. The family is planning a private funeral, with a memorial service scheduled…
Yuvajanotsava meets with lukewarm response
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The District-level Yuvajanotsava (Youth Fest) held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city recently received a lukewarm response, with only a limited number of students and youths participating in the annual event. Organised by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) in collaboration with District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Nehru Yuva Kendra, the fest…
Actor Mandya Ramesh injured during serial shooting
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Senior actor and theatre personality, Mandya Ramesh, has sustained serious injuries during the shooting of a television serial and has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Bengaluru. Ramesh was involved in a shooting of a serial at outskirts of Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru on Nov. 27, during which he slipped and fell resulting in severe…
As students protest, UoM VC assures to postpone exams
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding the postponement of exams, students of Maharaja’s College staged a protest under the banner of All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) in front of the main gate of Crawford Hall, administrative building of University of Mysore (UoM) here yesterday. The students, who demanded the withdrawal of exams starting from Dec. 15 said, “The…















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