Mandya: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish on Friday met Union Human Resources Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and appealed for construction of a new building for Kendriya Vidyalaya at Mandya as the old building has turned dilapidated. Sumalatha also met Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi and appealed for allocation of funds for the construction of…
Siddharamaiah discharged from hospital
December 15, 2019Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who underwent an angioplasty procedure at a private hospital in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru a couple of days ago, was discharged from the hospital this morning, after a 5-day stay. Siddharamaiah was admitted to the private hospital on Wednesday (Dec.11) after he complained of chest pain. He underwent an angioplasty procedure the…
‘Wastage in food processing units has touched 25%’
December 15, 2019Conference on bio-processing begins at CFTRI Mysuru: “Owing to negligence showed in the field of food processing in India, about 25 percent of food products are getting wasted,” opined Dr. Gautam R. Desiraju, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. He was speaking as the chief guest during the…
DFRL cashier arrested for siphoning off Rs. 50 lakh
December 15, 2019Mysuru: A cashier at Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) at Siddarthanagar, who had siphoned off Rs. 50 lakh student stipend amount since five years has been arrested by the Nazarbad Police on Saturday. The arrested is Pavan Kumar Singh, an Admin Assistant (B) and Cashier. He had not paid the stipend totalling Rs. 50 lakh…
National Symposium on ‘Snakebite Management’
December 15, 2019Mysuru: Snakebite is a medical emergency, where over 50,000 deaths and 1,40,000 disabilities result annually in India. Time is the worst enemy; early diagnosis and treatment makes the chances of survival better. But it is disheartening to note that most victims are the breadwinners of farming and labour families. The Department of Studies in Biochemistry,…
Youth killed as bike rams into electric pole
December 15, 2019Mysuru: A 23-year-old bike rider died of injuries at a hospital, while the pillion rider suffered serious injuries, when the bike rammed into an electric pole on Gayathripuram Main Road on Thursday night. While the deceased is Shreyas, a resident of Gayathripuram, the seriously injured youth, who has been admitted to K.R. Hospital, is Karthik….
‘Education should enable youth to face challenges’
December 15, 2019KSOU Vice-Chancellor at AIISH Graduation Day Mysuru: “The youth should get the right education to effectively face the challenges in future,” opined Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. S. Vidyashankar. He was delivering the address at the Graduation Day of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at its campus here yesterday. Dr….
Woman goes missing from city
December 15, 2019Mysuru: A 28-year-old woman, who had dropped her daughter for tuition on Dec.11 at about 4 pm, has since gone missing. The missing woman is Geetha. She is 4.5 ft. tall, normal built, oily red complexioned, round faced, speaks Kannada and was wearing a blue colour chudidar pant and pink colour top at the time…
Staging of textbook stories improves learning ability: Dr. H.K. Ramanath
December 15, 2019Mysuru: “Re-creating stories from their textbooks as a play on stage for children enhances their learning ability,” opined senior theatre personality Dr. H.K. Ramanath. He was speaking after receiving the Minugu Nakshatra award along with artiste Jeevan Kumar Heggodu at a programme organised by Nakshatra Foundation and Mysuru Filmi Institute at Kiru Rangamandira, Kalamandira in…
A rare alumni meet at a school where silence spoke volumes
December 15, 2019Mysuru: It was a rare alumni meet at a school in city this morning where silence literally spoke volumes. About 300 old students of the Government School for Deaf and Dumb had assembled at the School premises in Tilaknagar here for the Alumni Meet and Guruvandana programme organised by the Alumni Association of the School….















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