Mysore/Mysuru: Retired Professor of Department of Studies in Political Science, University of Mysore, Prof. H.M. Rajashekar advised students to study books instead of relying more on mobile phones and google. He was speaking at a series of lectures organised at the Department of Studies in Political Science titled ‘Indian Constitution and Indian Political System’ to…
Folk scholar calls for American system of education in India
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: “Our country which is still following the text-book pattern of education needs to follow the American pattern of education where students are assigned tasks as it will help a lot in enhancing their thinking ability,” opined senior folk scholar Prof. H.S. Ramachandregowda (Hi.Shi. Ramachandregowda). He was speaking after releasing writer Prof. V.N. Shivaram’s book…
Online cheating: Police crack UPI fraud, get money back in minutes!
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: UPI or Unified Payments Interface has earned popularity for its user-friendliness interface. It is a single platform that brings many banking services and features under one universal roof. However, with the increased number of transactions happening through UPI, there has been a significant rise in the cases of bank fraud. Dhiraj Kumar Chaubey, a…
Appointment to Boards and Corporations: Names of 25 MLAs ready, list to be released soon
November 30, 2023Two-time H.D. Kote MLA Anil Chikkamadu likely to head MUDA; MLC Dr. D. Thimmaiah for LIDKAR Bengaluru/Mysuru: The list of Chairmen for over 30 Boards, Corporations and Authorities of the State Government is ready and will be released soon, with the Winter Session of State Legislature likely to be held from Dec. 4 to 15…
Procession marks Kanakadasa Jayanti
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A grand and Colourful procession marked Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration in the city this morning. Thousands of people from different parts of the district took part in the procession, which was launched by former MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate. The…
Unearthing of prenatal sex determination racket: Pre-dated notice pasted on hospital wall to cover-up laxity
November 30, 2023Mysuru Taluk Health officials try to evade accountability by creating false impression Mysore/Mysuru: As scrutiny intensifies on the officials who were unaware or complicit in the illegal abortion racket recently uncovered by the Bengaluru Police across Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mandya, the Mysuru Taluk Officers of Health Department are resorting to various tactics to evade investigation…
Mandya officials fail to explain how racket thrived for 3 years
November 30, 2023How could racketeers procure ultrasound machines without DHO’s authorisation, asks former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy Mandya: Following the female foeticide racket that shocked the State, the Karnataka Government convened an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the situation and initiate action. The Department of Health and Family Welfare held the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, and it was…
Laksha Deepotsava at city temple
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Laksha Deepotsava was celebrated with devotion at Sri Kalyana Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple on Dr. Rajkumar Road in Kalyanagiri here on Monday. Devotees lit lamps arranged in diverse designs and rows at the Temple premises in celebration of Vishnu Deepotsava. Inaugurating the Deepotsava, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa said, “This Temple stands as a prominent…
Tiger spotted at sugarcane field near Nanjangud
November 30, 2023Nanjangud: Even though the tiger that had killed a woman has been captured and shifted to the rehabilitation centre at Koorgalli in Mysuru, fear has gripped the villagers of a few villages in Nanjangud taluk after a video of the tiger being spotted at a village in the taluk went viral on social media, prompting…
Honest mistake: Forest Personnel raid Snake Shyam’s house
November 30, 2023“I was treating them for injuries and was to release them after recovery,” clarifies the Snake rescuer Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Police CID Forest Mobile Squad, which raided the house of city’s well-known snake rescuer S. Balasubramanya (Snake Shyam) at Mogarahalli village on KRS Road in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday afternoon, have rescued two Bonnet Monkeys and…
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