New Delhi: Kodagu-born Maneyapanda Appaiah Ganapathy, IPS, has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The 1986 batch, Uttarakhand cadre IPS Officer, is currently CISF Special Director-General and Head of the Airport sector. PM Modi-headed Appointments Committee of Cabinet recently approved the Aviation Ministry’s proposal to appoint…
Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha met Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who is also the Co-operation Minister, separately at Bengaluru recently and appealed them to regularise all the 77 Revenue Layouts coming under Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. In a memorandum submitted to the two Ministers, Pratap Simha sought regularisation…
Mysore/Mysuru: A weak branch of a tree, near SBI Bank, close to Agrahara Circle, broke and fell down due to strong wind last night, damaging four two-wheelers parked nearby. The incident took place at about 8.30 pm and the damaged two-wheelers include a Honda Dio (KA-05-HQ-4351) and Honda Activa (KA-09-HC-9767) among other two-wheelers, according to…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Kamalamba Navavarana Kritis composed by Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar are among the most precious treasures in Karnatak classical music. These are set in praise of Goddess Kamalamba of Tiruvarur, representing the Divine Mother of the Universe and are based on Advaitic School of Vedanta, Srividya Upasana and the elements of Tantric rituals. These outstanding…
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Oct. 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs. 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relation of India with FAO, the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. He will also dedicate to the nation 17 recently…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the petition filed by former Mysuru Deputy Commissioner B.Sharat, questioning his transfer last month just a month into his job as DC, to Friday (Oct.16). Sharat, who was posted as Mysuru DC on Aug.29, was transferred without posting on Sept.28. He was replaced…
Mysore/Mysuru: Over 5,000 candidates in total appeared for PG-CET and D-CET conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority in city on Oct.13 and 14. The PG-CET was conducted for admission to Post-Graduate Technical Courses such as M.Tech, ME, MBA, M.Arch and MCA, offered by VTU and other State-run Universities of the State, while the D-CET was meant…
Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick in front of a shop on K.R. Hospital Road on Sept. 23 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the shop keeper, has breathed his last at the hospital on Oct. 8. The deceased, who is aged about 75 years, is 5.4 ft. tall and has a…
From tonight till Oct.18 midnight From 5 am on Oct.23 till Nov. 1 midnight Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of rapid spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has ordered closure of Sri Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill from today midnight (Oct.14) till Oct.18 midnight. The entry of public to the Hill, either…
Calling PGs to register before Oct.31 Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another initiative for mopping up resources, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)has asked the residents of Revenue Layouts in the city to pay property taxes to the civic body. In a Public Notice dated Oct.13, 2020, the MCC Commissioner, bringing to the notice of Revenue Layout…
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