Mysuru: The MCC Ward 32 by-poll saw a poor turnout yesterday, with only 47.99 percent voting recorded. Out of the 10,258 voters in the Ward, only 4,923 cast their votes, with 2,464 women and 2,459 men exercising their franchise. Booth No. 340 recorded the highest polling with 64.76 percent while Booth No. 333 recorded the…
Rail services on Mysuru-Bengaluru double track to begin by July 15
July 3, 2017Mysuru/New Delhi: With the relocation of Tipu Armoury completed, train services on the new double track between Mysuru and Bengaluru would commence within July 15, according to sources in the Railway Department. American company PSL-Wolfe Private Limited and New Delhi-based PSL Engineering took up the relocation works of the 228-year-old armoury on March 6, 2017,…
Thousand women take out march to save environment
July 3, 2017Mysuru: An awareness rally to save environment, organised jointly by Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (DRDP) and Rajeev Sneha Balaga, was taken out in city this morning with the theme ‘Save Environment Today for a Peaceful Tomorrow.’ About 1,000 women members of DRDP participated in the rally holding placards with meaningful messages like ‘Protecting environment is…
Move to construct Ram Temple at Ayodhya gains momentum
July 3, 2017Lucknow: As soon as Yogi Adityanath-led BJP Government came to power in Uttar Pradesh, the construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya is gaining momentum. In a major development, the Sadhus and Sanths have come together to chalk-out a plan for its construction, after Guru Purnima. They will be coming up with…
BEML launches cleanliness drive at Brindavan Gardens
July 3, 2017Mysuru: The Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) senior executives and staff, numbering more than 100, undertook a cleanliness drive at Brindavan Gardens, here yesterday. BEML Mysore Director (Mining and Construction) B.R. Vishwanath and Executive Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Basavaraje Gowda launched the cleanliness drive. The company, in its attempt to bring about awareness among…
Rakshit Shetty-Rashmika Mandanna engagement this evening at Virajpet
July 3, 2017Virajpet: Simple Star Rakshit Shetty and Rashmika Mandanna will get engaged at a lavish ceremony to be held at Serenity Hall in Virajpet this evening. The family has invited close friends, relatives and few from Kannada Film fraternity for the ceremony. The main event will begin at 6.30 pm. Rashmika Mandanna is expected to be…
City’s Chandan Achar wins SIIMA Award
July 3, 2017Mysuru: Chandan Achar of Mysuru has won the South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) for Best Supporting Role in the movie Kirik Party starring Rakshit Shetty and Rashmika Mandanna, at a glittering event held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in United Arab Emirates on June 30. While Rakshit Shetty won the award for the…
INTUC wants Rahul Gandhi as Congress President
July 3, 2017Mysuru: The two-day National Executive Committee meet of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has resolved to support the move to elevate Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi as the Congress President. The INTUC said that it will help the party to elevate the Party’s Vice-President ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in May 2019. It…
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa statue to be installed at Ramakrishnanagar Circle
July 3, 2017Mysuru: Ramakrishnanagar Circle will soon be installed with the statue of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. The statue of Sri Paramahamsa, which is 15 tonne and 10 ft. tall, will be installed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in a month. Arun Yogiraj, the city sculptor, who carved the recently-installed statute of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar and yet to…
Gender Concerns in NCERT Textbooks: A Clarification
July 3, 2017By Prof. Y. Sreekanth, Principal, RIE, Mysuru Recently several news-papers have published news items expressing gender concerns in NCERT textbooks. This is based on the research report of Ms. Leclere, a French National, which provides a lopsided understanding of the gender concerns. Gender equality does not mean that in every aspect of ‘teaching and…
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