New Delhi: Pawan Jallad, the probable hangman for the four accused in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, said he is ready to hang them. Pawan Jallad, a third-generation executioner at the Meerut Jail, had expressed his desire to hang the four accused. He said, “I am ready to hang them.” When asked if…
Students take ill after consuming mid-day meals prepared with worms infested dal
January 8, 2020DDPI charges Head Master of dereliction of duty, submits report to DC Mysuru/Mysore: Dereliction of duty has been proved against Chandrashekar, the Head Master of Adarsh School in H.D. Kote taluk, where 31 students took ill after consuming mid-day meals which was prepared using worms infested dal, said Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Panduranga…
Government asked to roll back hiked rates of Industrial Sites in Koorgalli
January 8, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Strongly opposing the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board’s (KIADB) decision to hike the rates of industrial sites in Koorgalli Industrial Area, Mysuru, by 300 percent, the industrialists have urged Heavy and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar to roll back the hike in rates. A delegation led by FKCCI President C.R. Janardhan made the…
Common exam for class 7 students this year
January 8, 2020Bengaluru: After months of speculation, the Department of Primary and Secondary Education on Tuesday announced that a common examination will be conducted for class 7 students. Announcing this at a press conference here yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said the Government has decided to adopt a no-fail policy for class 7…
Street plays spread cleanliness awareness
January 8, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: What better way to pass on a social message than use the medium of performing arts? Aiming to motivate Mysureans to become active agents of healthy living along with keeping their surroundings clean, Bengaluru-based Chukki Talkies Kala Thanda is performing street plays across the city. These street plays draw the attention to issues of…
Roadside garbage bins stolen
January 8, 2020Mysuru: Some roadside garbage bins that have been installed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have been stolen by miscreants. The MCC had installed two bins (one for dry waste and another for wet waste) by hanging them onto iron stands installed on various roads including D. Devaraj Urs Road and Sayyaji Rao Road in…
Sanchalana Children’s Theatre Festival: ‘Theatre is best media for public awareness’
January 8, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The second day of the ongoing Children’s Theatre Festival at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises here last evening, under the aegis of Sanchalana, Mysuru, Department of Kannada and Culture and Karnataka Balavikasa Academy, Dharwad, featured the play ‘Hidimbana Thota’ by students of Udayaravi Trust, K.R. Pet. Students of Sri Gurukula Shaale rendered theatre songs….
Traditional preservation of palm scripts very difficult
January 8, 2020MP Pratap Simha visits ORI with Mukund of Tara Prakashana e-publishing house Mysuru/Mysore With University of Mysore (UoM) intending to digitise the invaluable palm scripts at Oriental Research Institute (ORI), MP Pratap Simha took along Bengaluru’s Tara Prakashana Founder Mukund to ORI this morning to enable him (Mukund) to have a look at the palm…
Chaya Sanje: Anniversary of District Photographers, Videographers Assn.
January 8, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Marking the 19th anniversary of Mysore District Photographers and Videographers Association (MDPVA), a programme titled ‘Chaya Sanje’ was organised at Kalamandira here last evening. Two youths, Vineet and Sneha Shekar, displayed their skills in ‘Mallakambha’ and acrobatics respectively drawing a thunderous applause from the audience. Children in attractive costumes danced to a popular folk…
2015 KPSC scam: Associations demand judicial probe
January 8, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Alleging a scam in the selection of Gazetted Probationary Officers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) in 2015, various Associations including Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike, Federation of Dalit Associations, Karnataka State Nayaka Welfare Forum and Dalit Students Federation, have demanded a judicial probe into the scam. Addressing a press meet here…















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