By M.K. Mohanraj Mandya: With the Karnataka Assembly elections just a year away, the stage has been set for party hopping by politicians who are seeking greener pastures in their political future. In a bid to further boost its prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls, the JD(S), which has a strong base in Mandya district,…
Procession to mark Basava Jayanti celebration in city tomorrow
May 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration, in association with several Veerashaiva-Lingayat organisations will celebrate Basava Jayanti in city tomorrow (May 3). Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, Basava Jayanti Celebration Committee President Sadashivamurthy said that Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the stage programme to take place at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road…
Ramzan festival to be celebrated tomorrow
May 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore District Moon Committee, which held a meeting last evening at the office of the Mysore District Waqf Advisory Committee on New Sayyaji Rao Road, to sight the Moon and to announce the date of Ramzan has decided to celebrate the festival on May 3 (Tuesday) as the Moon was not sighted across…
MP Sumalatha says she will not join any party
May 2, 2022Maddur: Setting aside speculations that she would be joining the BJP, Independent MP from Mandya Sumalatha Ambarish, wife of late actor Ambarish, asserted that she had not anywhere discussed plans about joining the BJP or any other party. Speaking at the Taluk-level health programme that was organised at Maddur on Thursday, Sumalatha clarified that she…
Apollo BGS Hospital performs first Paediatric and Split Liver Transplantation in Mysuru
May 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a rare feat, the Surgical Transplant team at Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, performed the first Paediatric Liver Transplantation, giving a new lease of life to a 9-year-old boy with a fulminant liver failure. In Mysuru, this is not only the first-ever paediatric liver transplantation but also the first transplantation for acute liver failure…
Fourth Convocation of JSS Science & Technology University
May 2, 2022Thrust on improvements in quality and relevance of content key for achieving excellence: AICTE Chairman Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that thrust on continuous improvements in quality and relevance of content is crucial for achieving excellence in the entire education system, AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) Chairman Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe said…
‘Shaheedon Ko Shat Shat Naman’: NCC presents ‘Plaque of Gratitude’ to parents of martyred soldiers
May 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and as per the initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 26,000 martyrs from across the country are being honoured with the ‘Plaque of Gratitude’ under the nationwide flagship programme of National Cadet Corps (NCC) titled ‘Shaheedon Ko Shat Shat Naman.’ This event to honour…
Kannada Books ‘Bhame’ and ‘Sanna Kathegalu’ released
May 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Two Kannada books — ‘Bhame’ (a Kannada novel) and ‘Sanna Kathegalu’ (compilation of short stories) — authored by P.M. Manoj (Dheviputhran), were released at a programme organised at Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city yesterday by senior writer from Kanive (Kodagu) Bharadwaj K. Anandatheertha. Stating that a book’s value is to…
Rs. 22,900 crore semiconductor fab plant to come up in Mysuru
May 1, 2022Bengaluru: Taking a huge stride in its mission to emerge a front runner in semiconductor and IT hardware sector in the country, Karnataka signed an MoU with Israel-based ISMC Analog Fab Private Limited for setting up a Semiconductor Fab plant in the State with an investment of Rs. 22,900 crore (3 Billion dollars) in the…
City Police intensify drunken driving tests
April 30, 2022555 cases booked from February 2022 With holidays, April saw 312 offences Mysore/Mysuru: Realising that random drunken driving checks are yielding no results, the City Police have intensified the checks every day where drivers are stopped and asked to take breath alcohol tests across the city. After a gap of two years, the Police resumed…














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