Shortage despite 20,000 kg of red meat and 50,000 kg chicken flying off the shelves Mysore/Mysuru: Long queues of people were witnessed in front of meat stalls across the city yesterday. Occasion: ‘Hosthodku’ celebrated a day after Ugadi where several buyers ignored safe practices for COVID and crowded to purchase meat. So huge was the…
MP and MLA perform guddali puja for construction of Pourakarmika houses
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi, KR MLA S.A. Ramdas and MP Pratap Simha jointly performed Guddali Puja (ground-breaking ceremony) for the construction of Pourakarmika houses at different places coming under KR Constituency in the city yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, MP Pratap Simha said that the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of houses for Porakarmikas…
Kannada Kriya Samiti calls for united fight
April 15, 2021To retain autonomy of Kannada Classical Studies Centre Mysore/Mysuru: The Kannada Kriya Samiti has called upon all littérateurs, cinema artistes, Kannada activists and all Kannada organisations to get united to fight for retaining the autonomy of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) located at Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in Mysuru….
Appointed as Justice of Peace in Australia
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Shravan Manjunath Nagesh, a native of Kodagu, has been appointed as Justice of the Peace (JP) in the State of New South Wales, Australia. He took Oath of Office in Court during February 2021. After passing the ‘Justice of the Peace’ exam with 100 percent marks, Shravan was nominated by a Member of Parliament…
Workshop on Inter-Professional Education held
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: JSS College of Nursing, in collaboration with JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, had organised a virtual Inter-Professional Team Training Workshop on ‘Patient Centred Care in Diabetes: An Inter-Professional Approach’ on Apr. 7. The workshop was inaugurated by the chief guest Dr. P.A. Kushalappa, Director (Academics), JSS AHER, guest Dr….
SSLC exam to be held as per schedule, says Minister
April 15, 2021Bengaluru: Hours after the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) cancelled the Board’s Class 10 exam yesterday due to surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said that the SSLC exam of State Board will be held as scheduled from June 21. Speaking…
10 held for gambling
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who raided a coconut farm at BEML Layout (Rajarajeshwarinagar) 2nd Stage, have taken 10 persons into custody for indulging in gambling and have seized Rs. 1,73,600 cash which was in stake and playing cards from them. Those who had indulged in gambling were: 31-year-old Shivaraja, 41-year-old Jagadish, 30-year-old…
City Professor elected as ‘Fellow’ of Intl. bodies
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S. A. Mohan Krishna, working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, has been elected as ‘Fellow’ for various technical international professional bodies and invited as ‘keynote speaker’ for two international conferences recently. He has been elected as ‘Fellow’ of International Institute for Organised…
Education Dept. issues order mandating linking of Ration Card with school admission
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more dimension to school admission, the State Government has ordered linking of Ration Card of students during new school admissions mandatory. The Education Department Commissioner, in an order issued on Apr. 12, has directed the Department officials to demand submission of Ration Card from parents of students who are getting newly admitted…
Specially abled youth found dead at Tilaknagar
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old specially abled youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his room in Tilaknagar on Apr. 12. The deceased youth has been identified as Paulus. He was staying in a rented room along with his friend and was found dead with foam in his mouth on Apr. 12 morning. It is suspected…















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