Bengaluru: A condemned bus, which otherwise would have been scrapped, has been given a new shape much to the surprise of everyone. On an experimental basis, KSRTC in association with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has converted a scrapped bus into a ladies toilet under the Corporate Social Responsibility scheme. This remodelled bus has now…
Uncovered 6 ft. deep water valve chamber barricaded after mishap
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Siddarthanagar Traffic Police have placed barricades around the 6 ft. deep water valve chamber on the roadside near BSNL Office on Dr. Rajkumar Road near Kalyanagirinagar after a scooter fell into it on Aug. 24 night. Though it is the work of the authorities concerned to ensure the safety of motorists when they take…
Celebrity drug racket busted in Bengaluru
August 28, 2020Bengaluru/Mysuru: Close on the heels of celebrity drug supply racket issue rocking Bollywood following the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has busted a racket in Bengaluru, that supplied drugs to VIPs as well as Sandalwood celebrities. The NCB has arrested the racket kingpin and former television actress D. Anikha…
Captain Maletira S. Muthappa is ADC to Army Chief
August 28, 2020Virajpet: Captain Maletira S. Muthappa has been appointed as aide-de-camp (ADC) to Chief of Army Staff. Muthappa is at present serving in the Defence Ministry and joined as Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army in 2016. He hails from Kedamulloor village near Virajpet and is the son of Maletira Rathna Subbaiah and Usha. Muthappa is…
Dr. Sri Rajendra Swamiji’s 105th Jayanti event to be live streamed tomorrow
August 28, 2020Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate online Mysore/Mysuru: Jagadguru Sri Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Mutt’s 23rd Peethadhipati Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji’s 105th Jayanti Mahotsava will be celebrated in a simple manner on Aug. 29. Due to COVID-19, a digital event will be held on the occasion and live streamed on YouTube (https://Youtube.com/c/JSSMahavidyapeethaonline), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JSSMVP) and http://jssonline.org…
Work on installing Lifts in Crawford Hall stopped
August 28, 2020To adhere to recommendations from District Heritage Committee Mysore/Mysuru: The move of University of Mysore to construct two lifts in the two-floor Crawford Hall, a heritage building, has now been stopped following criticism. Crawford Hall was built in 1947 and the administrative offices of the University are housed in the imposing structure adjacent to the…
204 kg of marijuana worth Rs. 1 crore seized in Bengaluru; three arrested
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Crime Branch, Bengaluru, has cracked a drug racket and seized 204 kgs of marijuana (ganja) worth Rs. 1 crore that three people were transporting in a truck (KA-51-AB-4233) from a village in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team tracked down the shipment and intercepted the truck near…
JEE, NEET to take place as scheduled: Centre
August 28, 2020New Delhi: Even as all non-BJP ruled States and several activist groups have been urging the Union Government to postpone Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in view of COVID-19 crisis, the Centre asserted that the exam will take place as scheduled in September. The JEE (Main) for admission to Indian Institutes…
Mysuru Literature Festival-2020: Virtual session tomorrow
August 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The fourth edition of Mysuru Literature Festival-2020 organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 being held virtually on every weekend from Aug. 14, will conclude on Sept. 5. This edition has a wide range of authors and speakers as Panellists. Today, SOM features tomorrow’s Panellist Nandita Das and Moderator Kavitha…
ARIIA-2020: 2nd rank for PES College of Engineering, Mandya
August 28, 2020Mandya: PES College of Engineering (PESCE), Mandya, has secured 2nd rank in the list of ARIIA-2020 all India rankings of Government and Government Aided Institutions category. About 674 institutions participated in ARIIA-2020 rankings out of about 10,000 engineering institutions. PET (Mandya) Chairman Vijaya Anand, Principal Dr. H.V. Ravindra, Dr. K. Narasimhachary, Dr. B.S. Shivakumara, Dr….
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