Bylakuppe: The Tashi Lhunpo Monastery resonated with jubilant festivities on Apr. 25 as the community gathered to honour the 35th birthday of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Tenzin Gendun Choeki Nyima Rinpoche. The celebration, attended by over 1,100 individuals, commenced with a solemn long life prayer session conducted by the monks of Tashi Lhunpo…
CFTRI celebrates women achievers
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day 2024, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, celebrated “She Leads: Celebrating Women Achievers” function recently. International Women’s Day theme for 2024 is ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate progress.” Also, ‘Inspire inclusion” is the campaign theme for Women’s Day, which emphasises the importance of diversity and empowerment in all…
VVCE hosts FDP on ‘Design Thinking for Product Development’
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, had organised six-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on ‘Design Thinking for Product Development’ from Apr. 15 to 20 in association with IEEE Power Electronics Society, Bangalore Chapter and VVCE ISTE Chapter. K.S. Sundar, Associate Vice-President, Infosys, was the chief guest. Gundappa…
Young voter promotes planting of saplings for first-time voters
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Srujan Dinesh, a young voter in Mysuru, has cultivated a unique habit of planting a sapling so as to remember taking part in the festival of democracy. Srujan, who cast his vote for the first time during the Assembly polls held last year and had planted a Campa (Sampige) sapling at his house, has…
Mysuru cyclists excel at Nationals
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The cyclists of Mysuru District Cycling Association (MDCA), who took part in the 20th National Cycling Championship held at Panchkula in Haryana recently, have bagged the Overall Championship Runners-up trophy. K.V. Vyshakh – Silver Medal (Men elite Category); H.R. Lakshmish – Silver Medal (U23 Men Category); S.T. Dhananjay – 2 Silver Medals (Men Junior…
Sub-castes within SC community must unite, opines former Mayor
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Narayan has given a call for unity among the various sub-castes within the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, urging them to stand together against divisive forces. He warned that internal divisions among the sub-castes could ultimately lead to their demise. Speaking at a State-level seminar titled “The Imperative of Unity among Left and…
Sex determination case: Case registered against 17 touts; action sought
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Udayagiri Police have registered a case against 17 middlemen in the sex (gender) determination and female foeticide cases that shook the State in Mandya. These 17 touts had shared the commission money among themselves. Based on the complaint from Mysuru District Family Welfare Officer, Udayagiri Police have registered a case under IPC Section 1860…
JSS STU students shine at 8th National Techno Exhibition-2024
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The students of JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, have won 2nd place in the 8th National Techno Exhibition-2024 organised recently at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru and received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. Students from Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department presented their project ‘Physio Assistive Device’ which works…
Transgenders show little interest in voting
April 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: It seems that transgenders have shown little interest in voting, going by the numbers they have voted in the LS polls from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency held on Friday. There were 184 trangender voters who have been classified as ‘others’ category in Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat. Also these voters were issued voter ID cards. But…
EVMs secure at counting centre
April 27, 2024Officers await EVMs, VVPATs from remote places in Virajpet; CRPF to take over strong rooms security Mysore/Mysuru: Following the conclusion of polling at 6 pm yesterday, the fate of the 18 candidates vying for the Lok Sabha elections in the Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency is sealed in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPAT systems (Voter Verifiable Paper…
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