Mysore/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…
Rain havoc: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary closed for two days from today
April 30, 2022Srirangapatna: The rains accompanied by heavy winds and thunderstorms that lashed entire Srirangapatna last night has caused severe damages to properties and crops across the taluk. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, which attracts lakhs of tourists every year near Palahalli in the taluk, was the worst hit as over 100 trees have got uprooted forcing the authorities…
Heavy rains, gusty winds uproot trees in city
April 30, 2022Electric poles, transformers, vehicles damaged Mysore/Mysuru: The heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds, that lashed the city last night, has resulted in uprooting of trees in many localities and minor damages to a few houses too. Fortunately, no casualties were reported from any part of the city. Most parts of the city…
Penalisation must to curb flex culture: MP Pratap Simha
April 30, 2022‘Crackdown on my own party leaders, workers’ Mysore/Mysuru: Unauthorised flex boards and banners continue to crop up in the city and even the Chamundi Hill is not spared though the authorities have declared Mysuru as a “flex-free” city in tune with its tourism and heritage status. Taking strong exception to the menace, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap…
MCC approves piped gas project amidst din
April 30, 2022Cloth bag distribution project to all households scrapped Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst acrimonious scenes over the authority of the Mayor in conducting a Council Meeting in the wake of Mayoral term expiring in February, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council last evening gave its assent for piped gas supply for individual households in the city. The project…














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