Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that to eliminate sickle cell anaemia in Karnataka, the Health Department is taking measures to screen three lakh people in tribal areas and create more awareness. Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease. It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in…
Lack of safety measures in goods vehicles
June 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Stodgy vehicles carrying goods of types, but without following any safety norms as stipulated by Transport Department, have become rampant in the city, but the authorities concerned, except for intercepting them at select locations to penalise the offenders, are in no mood to crack a whip on them. Concrete mixers mounted on the back…
Former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan to set up beverage industry in Chamarajanagar
June 19, 2024Rs. 1,400 crore to be invested in phases, with production likely to start in January 2025, says Industries Minister M.B. Patil Bengaluru: Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan will be setting up a Rs. 1,400 crore beverage and confectionary industry at Badanaguppe-Kellamballi Industrial Area in Chamarajanagar district. Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure…
Kodava Heritage Centre faces delays in completion stage
June 19, 2024Tourism Department officials await an additional Rs. 4.95 crore to expedite works Madikeri: The ambitious ‘Kodava Heritage Centre’ project at Karavale Badaga village near Madikeri, designed to showcase the unique culture, customs and traditions of the Kodava community to tourists from across the district, State and beyond, remains incomplete. This Government initiative aimed at preserving…
Blackmail, Suicide Pact near MM Hills: Nayaka leaders console bereaved family members at K.R. Nagar village
June 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Nayaka community leaders from the district called on the next of kin of the family of Mahadeva Nayaka, of Chandagalu village in K.R. Nagar taluk, who had entered into a suicide pact recently and consoled them, on Tuesday. The four of family members of Mahadeva Nayaka, including himself, his wife, daughter and 17-year-old minor…
MyMUL members climb Chamundi Hill
June 19, 2024Create awareness on ‘Nandini’ products Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mysuru Milk Union Limited (MyMUL) Administrative Committee, officials and staff climbed Chamundi Hill through steps to create awareness among the public about Nandini products, here on Sunday. The special jatha was flagged off by MyMUL President M. Prasanna at the foot of Chamundi Hill. Members, who took…
Monsoon Session of State Legislature from July 15
June 19, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has decided to conduct Monsoon Session of the State Legislature from July 15 to 31. The schedule of the forthcoming session will be finalised in the next Cabinet meeting. Barring holidays, the session will be conducted for a duration of 10 days. The previous session was held prior to Lok Sabha…
‘Study of literature will save our life during difficult times’
June 19, 2024Kannada Book Authority Chairman Manasa at book release event Mysore/Mysuru: “If we inculcate the habit of reading books in our life, we can lead a peaceful life,” opined Chairman of Kannada Book Authority Manasa after inaugurating a function organised to mark the release of two books ‘Tangaaliyalli Walking’ and ‘Baduku Bimba’ authored by Padma Anand….
‘Associations play bigger role in identifying meritorious students’
June 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Associations must ensure to identify meritorious students like the parents who support their children for scoring good marks, said Additional Secretary (retd.), Government of India, C.V. Gopinath. Speaking after inaugurating the Pratibha Puraskar programme, World Environment Day and Sakhi Swavalambi programme, jointly organised by Sakhi Foundation and Surya Charitable Trust at RamaGovinda Rangamandira at…
Former Mysore Varsity faculty Prof. Ramu felicitated
June 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Department of Geography former Co-ordinator Prof. Ramu, who retired recently, was felicitated at a programme organised by the University’s Centre for Geoinformatics at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath said, as the UoM Vice-Chancellor, it was his responsibility to…
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