London: A pair of gold-rimmed spectacles believed to be once worn by Mahatma Gandhi was sold in an auction for £260,000 (approximately $340,327 or over Rs 2.5 crore) in the UK on Friday, four weeks after they were first discovered sticking out of a letter box outside the auction house, BBC reported. “We found them…
Mysore/Mysuru: Three months after the State-run KSRTC resumed operation of buses following relaxation in COVID-19 enforced nationwide lockdown, Volvo Air-Conditioned (AC) Luxury buses of Mysuru Rural Division are yet to hit the streets due to poor commuter patronisation. As there is a common assumption that the deadly Novel Coronavirus is airbone and an AC system…
Mysore/Mysuru: The KSRTC, badly hit by the pandemic, has started experimenting with the alignment of seats in its fleet of buses to help passengers maintain distance from each other. It has reduced seats in quite a few of its Rajahamsa fleet from 39 to 29 by rearranging them so that there are three seats instead…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M.G. Krishnamurthy (89), a freedom fighter and President of Mysuru District Freedom Fighters’ Association, passed away on Friday night in city following heart attack. A resident of Brindavan Extension, he leaves behind a daughter, son-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed upon the arrival of his daughter…
Mysore/Mysuru: A group of six students from ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru, participated in Smart India Hackathon (SIH)-2020 Grand Finale recently. This is the fourth consecutive time students from ATME College of Engineering, were selected for Grand Finale. Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Prelims Exam conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for appointment as Gazetted Probationers will be held tomorrow at 52 centres across the city. Some of the exam centres are Maharani’s Women’s Science College, Chinmaya Composite PU College, Sadvidya High School, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara Independent PU College, Maharshi Public School, Maharaja’s Government…
Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s KSOU (Karnataka State Open University), which had postponed the Supplementary Exams for some of its courses due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, has now announced a revised time-table for the conduct of Supplementary Exams, according to which the exams for BA/ B.Sc courses for the academic years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2018-19…
Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking payment of wages for the entire lockdown period, mid-day meal workers under the banner of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC)-affiliated Karnataka Rajya Samyukta Akshara Dasoha Karmikara Sangha staged a demonstration in front of the ZP office here on Thursday. Raising slogans, the protesters urged the Government to fulfil their demands which…
Mysore/Mysuru: As per the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voters list revision has begun in Chamundeshwari Assembly segment of the city. The drive will continue till Oct. 31, during which the eligible voters can add or delete names, make corrections or take transfer to other booths. Accordingly, youths who attain 18…
New Delhi: Ever since the Coronavirus outbreak and imposed lockdown in the country, shootings of various films and television shows have been put on halt. After approximately three months, the shooting in certain States resumed keeping in mind all the necessary precautions. And now, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Prakash Javadekar this morning…
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