Mysuru: Noted Film Director Roopa Iyer has said that she would like to contest Lok Sabha polls from any one of the seats (Mysuru-Kodagu, Bengaluru or Udupi-Chikmagalur) in the forthcoming elections. Speaking to press persons here recently, she said all the major political parties were in touch with her. “I have held talks with all…
Three-day training workshop on ‘Cause of Death’ begins
January 16, 2019Mysuru: A three-day training workshop on ‘Cause of Death’ organised by the District Department of Statistics commenced at Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here this morning. About 300 doctors from 8 districts of Mysuru Division have been selected to attend the workshop with about 100 doctors attending daily. The doctors will be briefed by Resource Persons…
Selected for Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana Scholarship
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Greeshma V. Gowda, 8th standard student of Rainbow Public School, M.K. Halli, Mysuru, has been selected under Philately Scholarship Scheme ‘Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana’ for the year 2018-19. She has been selected at the State-level from Mysuru in Karnataka Circle. The scholarship will be awarded for a period of one year. Greeshma is the…
Mysurean is Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Lalit K. Mestha of The University of Texas at Arlington and a former student of SJCE, Mysuru, has been awarded Fellowship by The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The 2018 class of Fellows represent 125 research Universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes worldwide and are named inventors on nearly 4,000 issued US patents….
Reid & Taylor Employees Union issues clarification
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Apropos to the news item titled ‘Workers seek Siddharamaiah’s help to save Reid & Taylor factory’ published in SOM dated Jan.10 (page-5), the Reid & Taylor Employees Union has issued a clarification in respect of the representation made to Siddharamaiah. In a press release, the Union said that as per its information, it was…
Two held for snatching bag
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Devaraja Police have arrested two persons on charges of snatching a bag containing a gold chain and have recovered the chain besides seizing the scooter used for the crime. The duo, on Nov. 22, 2017, had snatched the bag from one Susheela, who was proceeding on a scooter along with her husband between Dasappa…
MasterClass on ‘Digital Payments in India: Issues and Challenges’ at MYRA on Jan. 18
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Royal Academy (MYRA) will host its popular “MasterClass Series” on the theme “Digital Payments in India: Issues and Challenges” by Dr. H. Raghav Rao, University of Texas, USA, on Jan. 18 from 2 pm to 5 pm at MYRA School of Business, near Infosys, Mysuru. This MasterClass discusses the introduction to Digital Payments…
Appointed as CM’s Political Secretary
January 16, 2019Bengaluru: Nearly a fortnight after the Congress named its Sidlaghatta MLA V.Muniyappa as the Chief Minister’s Political Secretary, CM H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday signed the order appointing him to the post. Muniyappa was also among the list of Congress Legislators, who were appointed as Chairmen of various Boards and Corporations recently. Although the CM signed…
Tipper brings down electric poles on Akbar Road
January 16, 2019Mysuru: A sand laden lorry, hit an electric pole on Akbar Road near Panchamukhi Ganapati Temple resulting in three electric poles getting broken and crashing on the road on Monday afternoon. Luckily no one was injured in the incident. Meanwhile, CESC officials and Corporator Ramesh, who rushed to the spot, got the electric poles and…
Woman killed as bike rams into her
January 16, 2019Mysuru: A 33-year-old woman was killed when a bike rammed into her near Maruti Temple on Sahukar Channaiah Road here on Sunday. The deceased is identified as Latha, a resident of Janata Nagar in city. Latha, who had been to the Temple, was returning home when a bike without registration plate rammed into her resulting…
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