Mysuru: Dr. Renu Agrawal, former Chief Scientist and Rural Program Coordinator of CFTRI, has been nominated as National Evaluator by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, for various events in the upcoming National Children’s Science Congress to be held at Trivandrum from Dec.26 to 30. It is a flagship programme of the…
Young Entrepreneur Panel Discussion held
November 11, 2019Mysuru: YUVA is the student wing of Young Indians (Yi), where youths are involved in leadership, personal development and nation-building activities. It is a youth leadership development initiative to “Synergise Students and their Energy for Positive Action.” Yi Yuva envisions connecting students from colleges around the country to the community. Yi Mysuru’s Students Vertical Yuva…
Ph.D awardees
November 11, 2019Mysuru: Naganayaka has been awarded Ph.D in Folklore by the University of Mysore (UoM) for his thesis ‘Hunsur Talukina Valmiki Samudaya: Janapadiya Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. T. Jayalakshmi. B. Asha Kumari has been awarded Ph.D in Education by the UoM for her thesis ‘A Relational Study of Metacognitive Awareness, Learning Strategies, Self-Concept…
Happy Mid-Day Meal
November 10, 2019Akshaya Patra Foundation’s state-of-the-art kitchen opens at Mahadevapura To feed 20,000 school children from 154 schools in Mysuru and Mandya Mandya: Lunch at Government schools is steaming hot rice and sambar, courtesy not-for-profit Akshaya Patra Foundation in partnership with the Central Government’s Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS). Starting with 1,500 students in 2000, the Mid-Day Meal…
KRS rainfall breaks 34-year record
November 10, 2019Mysuru: Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, where the world famous KRS Dam is built across River Cauvery, received a record rainfall of 166.8 mm in a 12-hour period from 7 pm on Friday (Nov.8) to 7 am on Saturday (Nov.9). This breaks the 34-year record. Rain water measuring gauge installed…
Sub-urban Bus Stand footpaths to sport a new look
November 10, 2019Thousands of people who visit the Bus Stand daily to be spared of walking atop broken footpaths Mysuru: The re-laying of footpath near Sub-urban Bus Stand has begun commencing from the pre-paid auto stand. Briefing on that to Star of Mysore, MCC Superintending Engineer Bhaskar said that the work was scheduled to be done during…
Supreme Court to hear plea of disqualified MLAs on Nov. 13
November 10, 2019Bengaluru: The fate of the 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs will be decided on Nov. 13 when the Supreme Court delivers its judgment in the case. The disqualified MLAs had moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking deferment of by-elections in Karnataka, until the Court announced its decision regarding their disqualification. The by-elections to 15 Constituencies…
Model Code for by-poll delays announcement of reservation roster for Mayoral poll
November 10, 2019Mysuru: With the Model Code of Conduct for Hunsur by-election coming into effect from tomorrow, the election of the new city Mayor may be delayed by over a month as the Government is yet to announce the reservation roster for the Mayoral polls. The tenure of the current Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath and Deputy Mayor Shafi…
MLA L. Nagendra undertakes padayatra in Ward 19
November 10, 2019Mysuru: MLA L. Nagendra undertook a padayatra in Ward 19 in city yesterday and heard to the grievance of the people. On observing the dilapidated 10 lakh litre capacity water tank behind Raghavendraswamy Mutt in Jayalakshmipuram, Nagendra assured to provide Rs. 2 crore to re-build the tank and asked the accompanying officials to make preparations…
Man kills daughter-in-law by stabbing in Mandya
November 10, 2019Husband lodges complaint against his father with Mandya Rural Police Mandya: A 24-year-old woman and a mother of two children was allegedly murdered by her father-in-law for resisting his harrassment. He stabbed her a couple of times and slit her throat. This shocking incident rocked Mandya last evening and the woman’s husband along with villagers…
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