Mysore/Mysuru: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi, has appointed Dr. Giridhar Parvatam as the new Director of CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru. He took charge from the previous Director Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh on Sept. 8. Dr. Parvatam, 56, currently serves as…
Guest lecturers stage demonstration against discrimination in appointment
September 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Guest lecturers, under the banner of State Government Degree College Guest Lecturers Co-ordination Committee, staged a demonstration in front of the DC Office here yesterday, demanding an end to discrimination between UGC and non-UGC qualification in appointments and to address the crisis regarding guest lecturers serving in the academic year 2025-26 at the Government-level…
Wildlife Week Photography contest and exhibition at Zoo
September 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) is organising Wildlife Photography competition and exhibition as part of Wildlife Week celebrations from Oct. 2 to 8. The competition will be held in two categories — ex-situ conservation (zoo category) and in-situ (wildlife category) conservation. Each category consists of 2 cash awards and 3 Certificate of Merit….
District-level Dasara Sports
September 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day District-level Dasara Sports Meet will be held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad on Sept. 10 and 11. Those who have secured first and second places in individual events and teams which have secured the first place in team events at the Taluk-level Dasara Sports Meet held in all the nine taluks…
ULIP Plans vs Direct Equity: Which Works Better for Goal-Based Investing
September 9, 2025Investing is not just about building wealth. For most Indians, it is about fulfilling life goals such as buying a home, funding a child’s education or creating a retirement corpus. The choice of instrument matters because the path to these goals can be different. Two options often considered are Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) and…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam: Land probe costs MDA Rs. 5 crore
September 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The One-Man Judicial Inquiry Commission, headed by retired High Court Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, has concluded its investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites allotment scam, submitting its final report to the Karnataka Government. The State Cabinet has accepted the report, which gives a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his…
Maddur tense as Ganesha idol immersion turns violent
September 8, 2025Maddur: More than 30 persons were injured in a stone-pelting incident during Ganesha idol immersion procession at Maddur in Mandya district last night. The procession, conducted under tight Police security, began from Siddhartha Nagar 5th Cross. As it passed the mosque at Ram Rahim Nagar, a few miscreants, reportedly from a different community, pelted stones…
Dasara inauguration controversy: Police deny permission to Chamundi Hill rallies
September 8, 2025Mysuru: The City Police have denied permission for two rival rallies that were scheduled to be held from Kurubarahalli Circle to Chamundi Hill tomorrow, citing law and order concerns. The Mysuru District Unit of Hindu Jagaran Vedike had planned a padayatra at 7.30 am to protest the State Government’s alleged anti-Hindu stance, particularly over the…
Prathap Simha defends decision to file petition against Banu Mushtaq
September 8, 2025Dasara inauguration controversy Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has defended his decision to file a High Court petition challenging the inauguration of this year’s Dasara atop Chamundi Hill on Sept. 22 by International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq. Speaking to the media in Mysuru this morning, Simha emphasised that the Naada Habba Dasara is…
Congress Govt. pushing religious conversion: Raghu Kautilya
September 8, 2025Caste census from Sept. 22 to Oct. 7 Mysuru: BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has accused the Congress Government of promoting religious conversion under the guise of the upcoming Socio-Economic and Educational Survey, popularly known as the caste census, scheduled to begin on Sept. 22. Addressing a press conference at a private…















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