Regrets Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that the work on promotion of Kannada is not going on expected lines despite the grant of classical status for the language, Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche said that scholars and the Government of Karnataka have failed in giving a definite character and…
Mayoral Polls: BJP, Congress and JD(S) work out strategies
January 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the tenure of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor having ended on Monday, the three main parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — are said to have started their own plans for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts for the next term. Although the tenure of the current Mayor Tasneem of JD(S) and C….
Enmity: Youths stabbed over petty reasons
January 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to take revenge on two youths, who had thrashed him for scolding them a couple of days ago, a person, along with his friends allegedly stabbed the two youths after following them on a bike. The incident took place at Devaraj Urs Road-JLB Road junction on Monday night. The duo who…
Pillion rider killed after bike hits cycle, falls into canal
January 19, 2021Nanjangud: A youth from Mysuru, who was riding pillion on a bike, died on the spot after the bike hit a cycle and fell into a canal near the curve on Mysuru-Ooty National Highway near Mallanamoole in the taluk yesterday. The bike rider and the cyclist, who received serious injuries, have been admitted to K.R….
Sandalwood thieves, traders arrested
January 18, 2021Metagalli Police seize 230 kgs of scented wood worth Rs. 35 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: A week after busting an inter-State gang of sandalwood smugglers and arresting four accused, the city Police swooped on another similar gang and have arrested another four accused. The latest arrests made by Metagalli Police have yielded sandalwood weighing 230 kgs worth…
KSOU to conduct mega online Job Mela in two months: VC
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the city-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year, Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar said that KSOU will be organising a massive online ‘Udyoga Mela’ (Job Fair) within two months.He was speaking at the inauguration of 3-day online induction programme for newly admitted students in 2020-21 (August batch)…
First, second year degree classes from tomorrow
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Offline classes for students of intermediate semesters for both Post-Graduate (PG) and Under-Graduate (UG) courses in degree, diploma and engineering in Mysuru will commence from tomorrow, Jan. 19. This was decided at a meeting organised by University of Mysore (UoM) at Vijnana Bhavan this morning that was attended by Principals of affiliated Colleges. Vice-Chancellor…
New Divisional Branch of Food Corporation of India inaugurated
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAFPD) Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the new Divisional Branch of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Mysuru on Thursday (Jan. 14). Having 64,250 MT capacity six procurement centres with ten State-owned procurement centres of 80,640 MT capacity, Mysuru division of FCI is efficiently supplying food…
Special drive for healthcare workers who missed date with vaccination
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Over 400 health-care workers, who had missed the first dose of Covishield vaccination on the inaugural day in Mysuru District on Saturday last, will get another chance to get inoculated but only after completion of vaccination to already registered health staff. “Once the vaccination of the registered healthcare workers is over, the 406 persons…
I am a target as I speak truth, says former CM Siddharamaiah
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I am being targeted for speaking the truth and I don’t hesitate to speak what is right. While speaking truth, I end up in controversies. And this is the reason why I am being criticised and targeted by people owing allegiance to different political parties and ideologies,” said former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was…















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