Mysuru/Mysore: “There was a target of registering 800 complaints against traders who were found cheating customers in weight. We have reached the target and a total of Rs. 10 lakh fine has been collected from the erring traders,” said Mahadevaswamy, an Officer from the Legal Metrology Department. Speaking at a meeting organised by Mysore Grahakara…
UoM’s maiden initiative to promote pure science
February 10, 2020Primary Education Minister impressed by budding scientists, their theories Mysuru/Mysore: To achieve excellence in the field of science and technology and to promote good learning of these subjects right from secondary school stage where students are at a transformation stage, the Committee for Development of Science in Schools, University of Mysore, in association with Doordarshan’s…
Education Minister to stay at Pachchedoddi School tonight
February 10, 2020School children walk miles to school amidst thick jungle and fear of wild animals Mysuru/Mysore: Continuing his series of overnight village school stays, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar is scheduled to stay at Pachchedoddi Government Primary School this evening. The school is located at Chamarajanagar district and is on the fringes of…
Serial accident leaves one dead, five injured on Bannur Road
February 10, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: One person died, while five others including children suffered injuries in a serial accident, when a Maruti Omni van driven in a rash and negligent manner hit two persons on Mysuru-Bannur Road yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Pavan Sequeira (27), a resident of Sathagalli and an employee of a private firm and one among…
South Korean film Parasite creates history at Oscars
February 10, 2020Takes home four awards Los Angeles: In a historic victory that highlighted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ scramble to diversify its voting ranks following the outcry over #OscarsSoWhite, the South Korean thriller ‘Parasite’ won best picture — the first foreign-language film to do so — and collected three other awards, including one…
Kodagu youth’s body fished out from Kalkere Lake after 20 hours
February 10, 2020Bengaluru: The rescue team, which was searching for the body of a Kodagu youth Sachin Machaiah, who had gone missing after the coracle he was riding in capsized at Kalkere Lake in the wee hours of Saturday, was fished out yesterday after a 20- hour-long operation. Sachin Machaiah (30), who was employed with a private…
MCC Ward 18 By-poll records 44.33 percent polling
February 10, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The by-poll to MCC Ward 18, (Yadavagiri) held yesterday, saw a poor voter turnout as the Ward recorded a poll percentage of just 44.33 percent. Out of the 11,877 eligible voters, only5,265, including 2,594 men and 2,671 women voters, cast their vote. The voting took place from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday…
Hunsur CMC Polls Huge turn-out with 75 percent polling
February 10, 2020Hunsur: The polling for electing a new body of Hunsur City Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday saw a voter turnout of 75.02 percent. This was the first election to the CMC after Hunsur was upgraded from TMC (Town Municipal Council) to CMC. The Hunsur CMC has 31 Wards. Out of the 41,995 eligible voters, 31,473, including…
Fire destroys documents, furniture at Canara Bank near Nagamangala
February 10, 2020Mandya: An accidental fire has destroyed documents, furniture, computers and other items of Canara Bank at Arani village in Nagamangala taluk in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Though it is suspected that an electrical short circuit might have been the reason behind the fire, the exact reason is yet to be ascertained. Fire and…
Madhwa-Purandara Namana: In memory of Pejawar Seer
February 10, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A two-day event, ‘Madhwa-Purandara Namana,’ has been organised in memory of late Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji under the auspices of Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samithi on Feb. 15 and 16 at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall here in Krishnamurthypuram. Programme: Feb. 15- 4 pm to 5 pm: Bhajans; 5 pm to 6 pm: Discourse …
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