New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a drive to link Voter Identity cards with Aadhaar cards. As per the ECI, the aim of the exercise is to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral roll as well as to identify if the same person is registered in…
Debutant Mahendra shows he too can carry Ambari
August 21, 2022Carries 550 kg weight on Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: On the third day of weight training for Dasara elephants yesterday, Mahendra, who will be participating in Jumboo Savari for the first time this year, carried a total weight of 550 kg and walked majestically on the Jumboo Savari route, assuring the Forest Department officials that…
Those who speak about honesty are seen as mad people: Justice Santosh Hegde
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Society is responsible for the present corruption and such conditions in the State and National level, regretted former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde. He was speaking after inaugurating the D. Devaraj Urs birth anniversary celebration and ‘Ursu Adarsha Bhushana’ award presentation function organised by D. Devaraj Urs Prathime Pratishtapana Samithi at University of…
Two get lifer for killing friend over Rs. 20,000 loan in 2017
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Seventh Additional District and Sessions Court in Mysuru has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment on charges of murdering their friend in 2017 at Vijayanagar Fourth Stage. Judge K. Doddegowda found the accused guilty and pronounced the judgement. Jayaram, 34, son of Rajalingashetty of Belawadi village was murdered five years ago by his…
CII Mysuru holds session on recruiters’ perspective with stakeholders
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru, through its Industry Institute Interaction Panel, had organised a half-day session on ‘Recruiters Perspective’ recently at Plansee India High Performance Materials Pvt. Ltd. for teachers and placement officers to discuss on the skills recruiters in industry expect students to have and how teachers and students can adapt to…
NIRF Rankings 2022: Amrita ranked 5th Best University in India
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as the 5th best University in the country in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2022. The list was released by Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan recently. NIRF assesses the Universities for ranking based on various parameters such as teaching-learning & resources, research & professional practice, graduation outcomes,…
GSSSIETW among Super 30 Model Engineering Colleges
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, has been identified as one among the Super 30 Model Engineering Colleges to be upgraded to International Standards. GSSSIETW has been established with a vision for women empowerment. The College has contributed yeomen services to the society and maintained international quality standards in imparting…
Sadbhavana Diwas celebrated
August 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Samarthanam Special School, Mysuru, celebrated Sadbhavana Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Aug. 20. Sadbhavana Diwas is being held to promote national integration and communal harmony among people. The students with intellectual disabilities were administered oath by Shivaraju, Coordinator, Mysore Zone – Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled….
Former CM D. Devaraj Urs remembered
August 20, 2022107th birth anniversary celebrations begin D. Devaraj Urs statue to come up in new Deputy Commissioner’s Office premises Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day Statewide grand D. Devaraj Urs’ birth anniversary celebrations organised by the District Administration in association with Backward Classes Welfare Department & Zilla Panchayat (ZP), began at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here this morning. District…
Cultural extravaganza for Jumboo Savari planned
August 20, 2022Applications invited from cultural troupes across Karnataka Mysore/Mysuru: While the last two Dasara celebrations and the Jumboo Savari were held within the Mysore Palace premises, this year, the celebrations will spill onto the roads like in the pre-pandemic years in a virus-free environment, thanks to widespread vaccination and the COVID-19 variants losing potency. Accompanied by…















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