Mysore/Mysuru: Applications have been invited for annual ‘Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award’ given by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment of JSS Mahavidyapeetha since 1983. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation. Books on Veerashaiva or Lingayat religion, literature, history, art and culture, published during 2020 are eligible for the award. Authors or publishers…
UoM to hold Karnataka State Eligibility Test-2021 on April 11 at eleven Nodal Centres
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the Nodal Agency for Government of Karnataka, will be holding the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) on April 11 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility for Assistant Professorship in various Universities, Colleges, Institutions of Higher Education (Government / Aided / Private) in the State. A Notification in respect…
Suggestion Box at DC Office
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A Suggestion Box has been installed at Deputy Commissioner’s Office to seek suggestions from citizens about free legal aid. The purpose of having this box was to make visitors to the DC’s Office to air their views regarding free legal services. Those interested to seek free legal aid can visit the Office of District…
Powers to DCRE for validation of caste certificates: Former CM urges Government to take back decision
February 8, 2021Bengaluru: Expressing strong reservation about the Government’s decision to vest the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) coming under the Police Department, with the powers to issue validate caste certificates, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the Government to take back the decision in the interest of backward communities and other poor…
Relief from traffic bottleneck soon
February 7, 2021MCC to take up works on Road Under Bridge behind Crawford Hall Railway Budget allocates Rs. 2 crore; Project sent for Government approval Mysore/Mysuru: The Road Under Bridge at the Level-Crossing of Mysuru-Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar section Railway track running behind Crawford Hall and close to Kukkarahalli Lake, will soon be a reality with Rs. 2 crore being…
COVID-19 vaccination for frontline workers to begin from tomorrow
February 7, 202117,000 beneficiaries register in district to take jab Plans to complete drive in 3 days Mysore/Mysuru: After vaccinating around 52 percent of healthcare workers, the vaccination of about 17,000 frontline workers would begin in Mysuru district from tomorrow (Feb. 8). “Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Jawaid Akhtar held a video-conference with heads of all Departments concerned…
Massive Kuruba convention at Bengaluru to demand ST tag
February 7, 2021Bengaluru: Thousands of Kuruba community members thronged the State capital of Bengaluru today to participate in a mammoth convention here seeking inclusion of the community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST). The convention is being held at the sprawling BIEC (Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre) at Madavara in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Bengaluru-Tumkur Highway…
Crowds throng Hunar Haat, Roots and Tuber Mela
February 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Live events and entertainment is a prominent part of a Mysurean’s social and cultural lifestyle. And this was evident this morning seeing the crowds at the two major exhibitions organised in city — ‘Hunar Haat’ at Maharaja’s College Grounds and the Tuber and Roots Mela at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry. People thronged the two venues,…
Gen. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri dedicated to Nation
February 7, 2021President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates grand museum showcasing memorabilia of the celebrated General Madikeri: A museum celebrating the life of former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, housing a variety of antique weaponry and war relics, was inaugurated last evening by President Ram Nath Kovind. First Lady Savita Kovind was present along with the President….
Use word ‘Machinehole’ instead of ‘Manhole’: MCC Chief suggests to Safai Karmachari Commission
February 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has suggested to the Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission to recommend the use of the word ‘machinehole’ instead of ‘manhole’ in the wake of use of machinery to clean underground drainage. He was speaking at the inauguration of a day-long certified training on Safety Measures, Legal Norms…















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