Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has demanded a judicial probe into the alleged multi-crore scam in the purchase of COVID-19 equipment. Raising the issue under Rule 69 in the Assembly here yesterday, he claimed that the scam runs into several crores of rupees and the purchase lacked transparency. There…
Officials appointed for Dasara Sub-Committees
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat, who is also the Dasara Special Officer, has issued an order pertaining to the appointment of Deputy Special Officers, Working Presidents and Secretaries to the six Sub-Committees of Mysuru Dasara Mahotsav-2020. The Committees and the officials are as follows: Reception and Invitation Sub-Committee: Deputy Special Officer – Additional Deputy Commissioner…
Mahisha Dasara to be held on Oct. 15
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Without hurting the sentiments of anyone, Mahisha Dasara will be celebrated in a simple manner on Oct. 15, said Shantharaju, President of Karnataka State Dalit Welfare Trust. Addressing a news conference here yesterday, he said the Mahisha Dasara Celebration Committee has been celebrating it since 2014 peacefully. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha had obstructed the…
International Webinar Series on “Magnetism and Material Science in Engineering”
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A four-day International Webinar Series on “Modern Approach on Magnetism and Material Science in Engineering” was conducted by Department of Physics, in association with IEEE-RAS Chapter of Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysuru (MITM), recently. The webinar was aimed at bringing leading scientists and researchers to share their experiences and research results on the recent…
BAI Mysuru fetes meritorious children of construction workers
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, in association with Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT) and Spoorthi — The Ladies Wing of BAI Mysuru Centre, had organised a programme to felicitate meritorious children of the construction workers, who have secured more than 70 percent marks in SSLC and II PUC exams, at a private…
Workshop, Skill Development Programme mark Teacher’s Day celebrations
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Teacher’s Day celebrations, an English Workshop and Skill Development Programme were organised for teachers of both Rotary West Schools at Rotary West Auditorium in city recently under the aegis of Inner Wheel Club of Mysore West. The programme started with Inner Wheel prayer, followed by invocation by Inner Wheel Secretary Ann…
Mysore Varsity info on Digital Signages
September 22, 2020LED screens installed at 5 vantage spots in Manasagangothri campus to live stream events Rs. 55 lakh Project to become fully functional by month end Mysore/Mysuru: Any function in a Department in University of Mysore (UoM)campus or an event in Crawford Hall that you wanted to watch? No problem. Henceforth, you can watch it on…
Rains increase water levels in KRS, Kabini Dams again
September 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to copious rains in catchment areas, the inflow into KRS Dam has increased. Also, boating at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna has been suspended for one week following heavy discharge of water from the Dam. According to information available, this morning (9 am), the inflow into KRS was 37,154 cusecs and outflow 43,475…
Contract Health Workers to go on indefinite stir from Sept.24
September 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After Government doctors’ silent protest, now contract and outsourced workers belonging to Departments of Health, Medical Education and National Health Mission have decided to go on indefinite strike from Sept. 24. They have urged the State Government to fulfill their charter of demands which included equal work-equal pay, job security and insurance coverage. Addressing…
Hotel booking in city begins to look up
September 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The hospitality sector of the city which had hit rockbottom following COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown in March, has begun to look up, with the sector slowly hitting the comeback trail. Subsequent to the phased lockdown relaxations, life in the city is slowing limping back to normalcy and so also is the hospitality sector, which…















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