Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World No Tobacco Day, a street play was held under the joint aegis of Health and Family Welfare Department, District Surveillance Unit and District Tobacco Control Cell, at K.R. Hospital premises here this morning, in order to create public awareness on the dangers of tobacco consumption. Speaking on the occasion, District…
Man ends life after assaulting wife with machete
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A man committed suicide after allegedly assaulting his wife with a machete at Kesare in N.R. Mohalla yesterday night. The deceased is Thammanna (55), a mason by profession. His wife Gowramma, who has sustained serious injuries on her neck, has been admitted to a private hospital, where she is said to be critical. Yesterday…
Mystery shrouds death of woman
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mystery shrouds over the death of an elderly woman, who was found dead on the second floor of her house in Hebbal on Sunday. The deceased woman is Nanjamma (75), who was staying alone on the second floor of the house. According to the complaint from Nanjamma’s granddaughter Padma, Nanjamma was found dead in…
NCC cadets run for Fit India
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” and Gandhi Jayanthi, the 13 Karnataka Battalion, NCC Group Headquarters, Mysuru, had organised a Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 under the guidance of Colonel Rajesh Kumar, CO of 13 Kar Unit. Cadets of NCC Group Mysuru participated in the run covering a distance of 3 kms. “Azadi…
BAI conducts mason training programme
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre and Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust (MBCT), in association with UltraTech Cement Ltd., had organised a two-day training programme for masons at MBCT Training Centre in Vishweshwaranagar here recently. In all, 46 construction workers participated in the training programme that was attended by Shilpi Internship Students from various…
Dasara: MCC launches 24×7 Cleaning Drive
October 4, 2021Focus will be on clearing construction debris Four places identified to dump collected waste Mysore/Mysuru: With barely three days to go for Nada Habba Dasara-2021, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has started a round-the-clock mass drive to clear solid waste and construction debris in the city. Over 50 backhoes and 50 tractors provided by the…
Revenue Minister Ashoka leads mass ‘Pinda Pradhana’ rituals
October 4, 2021Prays for salvation of departed souls who died of COVID Srirangapatna: It is a tradition in South India to immerse the ashes of those who have been cremated in River Cauvery. But one of the many sad fallouts of the COVID pandemic is that the ashes of many patients who died of the virus were…
UGC pay scale to 22 permanent teachers
October 4, 2021KSOU asked to maintain status quo as per HC order Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Higher Education has asked the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) to maintain status quo regarding disbursing UGC pay scale and allied benefits for 22 permanent lecturers (confirmed in 2017) till the High Court decides on the issue. Any decision on salary…
At Udyoga Mela, Minister says skill acquirement crucial for securing jobs
October 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that acquisition of latest skills is the need of the hour to get jobs, Minister for Higher Education, IT and BT Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said that the Government is giving a big push for ensuring that students at all levels learn the required skills for shaping their career. He was speaking after inaugurating…
About 40 BJP MLAs to join Cong., claims KPCC Working President
October 4, 2021Bengaluru: Former Congress Minister and KPCC Working President Satish Jarkiholi has dropped a bombshell by claiming that about 40 MLAs from the ruling BJP are set to join the Congress. Speaking to presspersons at his native village Karaguppi in Hukkeri taluk of Belagavi district on Sunday, Satish Jarkiholi maintained that discussions were going on in…















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