Mandya: Following reports of stone crushers and miners violating the blanket ban on the use of explosives in mining and stone quarrying activities within 20-kilometre radius around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, Pandavapura Tahsildar has ordered the closure of more than 30 mining units. These mining units are functioning at Baby Betta Kaval stone…
Another body found at Thora village: Death toll rises to 11 in Kodagu
August 19, 2019Madikeri: The death toll in the landslides in Kodagu district has risen to eleven with the discovery of the body of a 60-year-old man at Thora village along Kerala border in Virajpet taluk in the district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Shankar, a member of the family of one Harish of the…
Southern White Rhinoceros pair arrives at Mysuru Zoo from Singapore
August 19, 2019Mysuru: Under animal exchange programme between Mysuru Zoo and Singapore Zoo, a pair of Southern White Rhinoceros from Singapore Zoo reached Bengaluru Airport by air and then to Mysuru Zoo on Aug.12. Two-year-old Oban and 3.9- year-old Vita Rhinos have been kept in Quarantine enclosure under observation. To guide us in introducing Rhinos to our…
Declare flood situation in State as ‘National Calamity’: Raitha Sangha
August 19, 2019Mysuru: The members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene visited North Karnataka and Hyderabad-Karnataka (H-K) region and were shocked to find the conditions of the victims of the flood fury in many villages. They were all left on the streets with no shelter and have suffered huge crop losses, said Karnataka…
Three-day ‘Yaksha Sambhrama’ concludes
August 19, 2019Mysuru: A three-day ‘Yaksha Sambhrama’ organised jointly by Innovative Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture was held at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises here from Aug. 11 to 13. Speaking on the occasion, Department of Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Channappa opined that cultural programmes should not be confined to just one day…
Forum Fitness Challenge held ahead of Purple Run on Sept.15
August 19, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru’s first Fitness Challenge was held at Forum Mall in city on Aug.15. Forum Centre City Mall, in association with Multifit, had organised the event to promote active participation of general public for the upcoming Forum Purple Run on Sept.15 which aims at creating awareness on Alzheimer’s. Proceeds from this noble cause will be…
‘Central Public Works Department should set up Engineering Academy’
August 19, 2019Mysuru: “CPWD (Central Public Works Department), being the premier construction agency of Government of India, needs to extend and diversify its outstanding services and expertise to the field of Academics as well by initiating its own Engineering Academy similar to the Medical Colleges and Hospitals, and especially ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) organisation,” said CIIL…
Training for CEOs of Primary Agricultural Credit Co-op. Societies
August 19, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka State Co-operative Federation (KSCF), Mysuru District Co-operative Union (MDCU), Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central (MCDCC) Bank and Department of Co-operation, together had organised a State-level training programme for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Societies (PACCS) at a private hotel in city on Saturday. About 50 CEOs participated in…
Seminar on ‘New experiments in Yakshagana’
August 19, 2019Mysuru: Innovative Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture had organised a seminar on ‘New experiments in Yakshagana’ at MMK and SDM Women’s College in Krishnamurthypuram here on Aug. 13. Speaking on the occasion, Yakshagana Scholar Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj said that the credit of giving a new look and form to Yakshagana should go…
Expo of Charcoal Drawings
August 19, 2019Mysuru: A three-day exhibition of charcoal line sketches drawn by Artist and National Award winner Dr. Lakshman Prasad was held at the premises of Raviverma Art Institute in Chamarajapuram here recently. The expo along with a workshop on painting was organised by the Institute and Department of Kannada and Culture. About 60 students participated in…
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