Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Physical Education (DPE) of University of Mysore (UoM) will be conducting three-day 94th Inter-Collegiate Athletics Meet from Dec. 7 to 9 at Oval Grounds here. More than 800 sportspersons (men and women) from colleges affiliated to the University will be taking part in the Meet. UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath will…
Mysore/Mysuru: The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) has organised 2nd AIISH International Audiology Conference (AIISH-IAC) on Dec. 7 and 8 at its campus in Mysuru. It serves as a crucial platform for the convergence of students, experts, researchers and practitioners in the field of audiology. This year’s conference is centred around the…
Hassan/Bengaluru: The last rites of 64-year-old elephant Arjuna began with puja rituals at 12 noon today. The pachyderm will be eventually buried with full State honours and Forest Department honours. The eight-time Golden Howdah carrier of Mysuru Dasara festivities was gored to death yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in the Yeslur range…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Arjuna, who carried the Golden Howdah (Ambari) for 8 successive years between 2012 and 2019, was paid tributes at a condolence meeting held at the Mysore Palace Board here this morning. Elephant Arjuna, aged about 60 years, died during a wild elephant taming operation at Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district yesterday. In…
Giant tusker that attacked Arjuna from nowhere was unidentified, says forest official Hassan: Arjuna, the 64-year-old elephant that carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah eight times during Mysuru Dasara, passed away yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in Yeslur range forest, Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district. The incident occurred during an operation to capture…
Day-long workshop on ‘Prevention of Human Trafficking’ Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that human trafficking in not only a national problem but a global menace and as well as a societal evil, Mysuru Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Prabhavathi M. Hiremath observed that the problem needs to be tackled with collective, co-ordinated and continued efforts between all…
Alleging cover-up after negligence, wildlife activists call for detailed investigation Hassan: Conflicting accounts have emerged from the incident where Arjuna succumbed to the injuries inflicted by a wild tusker. According to the Forest Department’s press release, the team involved in the wild elephant capture at Yeslur was unable to administer the tranquilliser dart to the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint of owning assets disproportionate to known sources of income, Lokayukta Police raided the house and various other property linked to a Government First Grade College lecturer in the city early this morning. Mahadeva Swamy, a lecturer at Government First Grade College, Nanjangud and resident of Gurukula Layout near J.P. Nagar Outer…
Tamil Nadu Government recently spent Rs. 4,000 crore on storm water drains Chennai: Cyclone Michaung is wreaking havoc in Chennai and its adjacent districts since yesterday, causing widespread disruptions due to incessant rainfall and flooding. The city saw power outages and internet disruptions, with heavy rains and strong winds persisting throughout the region. Today, the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) battles to shore up its revenues, it has been discovered that various Government Departments owe the State-run Power company more than a whopping Rs. 600 crore. The CESC covers five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. Many Government Departments such as Education, RDPR, Irrigation and…
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