Mysuru/Mysore: Marking National Youth Day, which is celebrated across the country on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, National Service Scheme (NSS) wing of University of Mysore (UoM) in association with Basudev Somani College had organised a district-level Elocution Contest for NSS students on the topic ‘Nanna Bharata – 2035 Nirikshegalu’ at …
Cowherd injured in wild boar attack
January 13, 2020Nanjangud: A cowherd suffered serious injuries when a wild boar attacked him at Konanur village in the taluk yesterday. The injured is K.S. Parashivappa, of Konanur village. He was grazing his cows at his land near Sri Katte Mahadeshwara Temple on the outskirts of the village, when the wild boar suddenly attacked him resulting in…
Power theft: Two sentenced to one year jail, slapped Rs. 2 lakh fine
January 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Hunsur’s 8th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced two persons to one year jail besides imposing a fine of Rs.2.02 lakh after they were found guilty of stealing electricity. Those sentenced are 61-year-old Chikkamadaiah of M. Kannenahalli, Hampapura hobli in H.D. Kote taluk and his son 31-year-old Basavaraju. Chikkamadaiah and Basavaraju had illegally…
DTE Karnataka Diploma Results Released
January 13, 2020Following examinations earlier in the year, the Department of Technical Education Karnataka released Diploma results at the end of 2019. With many successful students looking forward to new opportunities in 2020, the results give inspiration to many others. With more students choosing to undertake a technical education, the rise in related job opportunities is a…
Cyber Cafes issue Fake online Aadhaar slips
January 12, 2020Certain cyber cafes issuing edited appointment slips to gullible computer-illiterate people Mysuru: Aadhaar Card has become a vital document to determine a person’s identity. Considering the value of the Card, certain unscrupulous elements are duping the gullible people and are fleecing them while issuing online appointment slips. Certain cyber cafes are taking money and providing…
Steady rise in Gold price since December 2019
January 12, 2020Begins at Rs. 35,490 per 10 grams (22 carat) on Dec. 1, touches Rs. 38,600 on Jan. 8 Mysuru: Gold price in city has seen a steady increase since December 2019. It was Rs. 35,490 per 10 grams 22 carat on Dec. 1 and the price of the yellow metal on Jan. 9, 2020 was…
Juice Jacking: Beware of public mobile phone charging points
January 12, 2020Nefarious technique could steal your valuable data and drain bank accounts Mysuru: A dead or dying phone is enough to send anybody on a mad dash to find a way to charge the device. But think twice before using that random cable or a USB port found at the charging stations kept at bus stands,…
Pratham Mysore celebrates Model Village Day
January 12, 2020Science, Maths, Kannada and English Exhibition a great hit among students, teachers and parents Mysuru: Pratham Mysore celebrated Model Village Day yesterday at Muthathi Government Higher Primary School in T. Narasipur taluk. Four villages (Hyaknur, Muthathi, Sujlur and Mavinahalli) were developed as Model Villages. As part of the Model Village Day, a Science, Maths, Kannada…
Mysuru Police grill woman protestor who held ‘Free Kashmir’ placard
January 12, 2020Mysuru: The City Police on Saturday grilled Nalini Balakumar, the woman who held aloft a ‘Free Kashmir’ placard during a recent protest in Manasagangothri on Jan.8 against the violence in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus recently, for over seven hours. Nalini, an alumna of University of Mysore’s Department of Studies in Mass Communication…
Gen. Thimayya Museum in Madikeri gets MiG-21 fighter
January 12, 2020Madikeri: A decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet has been added to General K.S. Thimayya Museum in Madikeri thus adding to the existing collection of war relics at the war memorial. The fighter jet had been in use by the Indian Air Force. The continuous effort of Retired Air Marshal Nanda Cariappa, son of late Field Marshal…















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