Mysuru: Maintaining that the agriculture sector needed more push along with the introduction of reforms to spur growth, Prof. S.Ayyappan, former Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) stressed on the need for making farming smart just as smart cities. He was speaking after inaugurating the day-long Council of Scientific and Industrial Research…
Election to 14 ULBs on Nov.12
October 21, 2019Bengaluru: Even as the by-polls to 15 Assembly segments in the State is scheduled to take place on Dec.5, the State Election Commission on Sunday announced that the elections to 14 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State will be held on Nov.12. The fourteen Local Bodies include two City Corporations (Davanagere and Mangaluru), six…
EPF Pensioners seek a fair deal
October 21, 2019Mysuru: Over 400 members of Karnataka State EPF (Employees’ Provident Fund) Retired Employees Organisation stage a protest in front of EPF Office in Gayatripuram here this morning urging the Government to fulfil the demands of EPF pensioners. The demands include a minimum monthly pension of Rs.7000, Dearness Allowance linked with Consumer Price…
Minor surgery for MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan
October 21, 2019Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan suffered a mild heart attack yesterday after he was admitted to Bengaluru’s Vikram Hospital on Saturday night. Staff at the hospital said that his condition is presently stable following a minor surgery and he might be discharged on Monday. A formal statement from the…
Woman goes missing with her child
October 21, 2019Mysuru: A housewife and her child are said to have gone missing from her house in Dadadakallahalli village in the taluk. The woman, Bhagya, 19, was said to have left home on Oct.1 along with her two-and-a-half-year-old son Akshay saying that she would be going to the hospital but never returned, according to a complaint…
Rajan-Nagendra Musical programme on Nov.30
October 21, 2019Mysuru: City will be hosting Rajan-Nagendra Musical event on Nov. 30. Addressing presspersons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan recently, Ravi Santosh of Rajan-Nagendra Trust, said the programme will be held between 9 am and 9 pm at Kalamandira to raise funds for development of Nimbujadevi Temple in Mysuru. Singers Anuradha Bhat, Ajay Warrier and others…
Ph.D Awardees
October 21, 2019Mysuru: N.S. Virupaksha has been awarded Ph.D in Economics by University of Mysore (UoM) for his thesis ‘A Comparative Analysis of Dairy Co-operatives in Karnataka’ under the guidance of Dr. S. Mahendra Kumar. B.S. Jagadish has been awarded Ph.D in Folklore by the UoM for his thesis ‘Chamarajanagara Talukina Janapada Kalegalu’ [Guide: Dr. H.R. Chethana]….
Natl. Seminar on Journalism in city on Dec.14, 15
October 21, 2019Mysuru: Gandhi Vichara Parishat has decided to organise a National Seminar on Journalism in city on Dec.14 and 15 to be attended by Gandhiji’s grandson Rajmohan Gandhi. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Parishat held yesterday at Nrupatunga Kannada School in Ramakrishnanagar here chaired by former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Speaking to press…
Illinois Professor to deliver endowment lecture in city
October 21, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Studies (DoS) in Mathematics, University of Mysore (UoM), will be conducting the 10th Professor S.V. Keshava Hedge Memorial Endowment Lecture in Mathematics by Prof. Bruce C. Berndt, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, on Oct.24 at 10 am. The event will be held at Srinivasa Ramanujam Block, DoS in…
Beware! Car logo thieves are on the prowl in city
October 20, 2019Luxury cars targeted by criminals who steal Jaguar, Mercedes & BMW badges Mysuru: It could be kleptomania or a way to make easy money. Imported luxury cars are losing their lustre as Mysuru’s crime sheet adds a new kind of car crooks who steal car monograms and logos. Their targets are BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda…















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