Mysore/Mysuru: A final year M P.Ed student of University of Mysore (UoM) attempted suicide by consuming poison in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s chamber at Crawford Hall here yesterday. Gagan, aged 22, is the Post-Graduate student who attempted suicide, alleging mental harassment by the Physical Education Department Director Prof. Venkatesh. In a selfie video that went…
Commissioner exceeded powers in calling off MCC Council meeting: BJP
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: BJP District Spokesman M.A. Mohan has criticised the decision to cancel the last Council meeting of Mayor Shivakumar, whose tenure ended on Sept. 5, 2023, and the justification provided by another former Mayor, Ayub Khan. Speaking at the BJP city unit office, Mohan stated, “According to the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (KMC) Act, the Mayor…
War Memorial unveiled at T. Shettigeri in Kodagu
September 10, 2023Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna promises to raise the problems of Ex-Servicemen with State Government Mysore/Mysuru: A new War Memorial was recently inaugurated at T. Shettigeri village in South Kodagu by Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna, who also serves as the Legal Advisor to the Chief Minister. The purpose of this memorial is to honour the martyrs…
Jigyasa Rural Outreach Programme: ‘CSIR-CFTRI on Wheels’ to connect students, scientists
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The CSIR Jigyasa programme is a major initiative taken up by CSIR at National-level, during its Platinum Jubilee Year celebrations. It is inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of new India and Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) of Scientific Community and Institutions. This core objective of Jigyasa is to connect school students and scientists…
38 National Gymnasts in city for eight-day training camp’
September 10, 2023Prepare for 13th Acrobatic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in October Mysore/Mysuru: A National Gymnastics Team, consisting of 42 members, including coaches, has arrived in the city to prepare for the 13th Acrobatic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, scheduled from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20. They represent the…
Youth for Governance team visits Vidhana Soudha
September 10, 2023Bengaluru: With an aim of imparting knowledge on governance from institutions of governance, a delegation of 22 members, including 4 members from programme team of the Youth for Governance Fellowship programme at Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), visited Vidhana Soudha on Sept. 6. They received a comprehensive orientation and a guided tour of the…
Two including a woman gym trainer arrested in narcotics case
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Cracking the whip on smuggling and consumption of banned narcotic substances, the city’s CEN Police have arrested two persons, including a woman gymnasium trainer on charges of smuggling the banned MDMA substance. The arrested have been identified as Anil Bobde, 25, a cook at a prestigious Star Hotel in Bengaluru and Kusuma Raj, 22,…
Bags National Award
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Karamveer Chakra, Dr. Renu Agrawal, former Chief Scientist and Rural Programme Coordinator, CSIR – CFTRI, Mysuru, has been awarded a trophy and a citation by the Microbiologists Society of India for outstanding contributions and dedication in the field of Microbial Science. She is a recipient of Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar, Abdul Kalam Life Time…
CM in city tomorrow
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister (CM) Siddharamaiah will be on a one-day visit to the city tomorrow (Sept. 11). Siddharamaiah will leave HAL Airport, Bengaluru, by a special flight and arrive at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli here at 10.55 am, following which he will travel by road to Hebbal at 11.05 am, where he will take part…
Wildlife Week Photography Competition and Exhibition at Zoo
September 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysore Zoo) is organising a Wildlife Photography Competition and Exhibition from Oct. 2 to 8 at the Zoo premises as part of Wildlife Week celebrations. The competition will be held in two categories, — ex-situ conservation and in-situ conservation. Each category consists of 3 cash awards and 4 certificate of…















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