Mysuru: World Food Day, along with National Women Farmers Day, was celebrated at Karnataka Institute of Agriculture Marketing auditorium on Hunsur Road in city this morning. The event had been organised by Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Department of Agriculture, and Agricultural Technology Management Agency, in association with JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Suttur. Vice-Chancellor of Central Agricultural…
Scooterist killed in road accident
October 16, 2019Mysuru: J. Sunil (28), a resident of Kukkarahalli, was killed when the scooter he was riding allegedly collided with a bike in Gangothri Extension here yesterday. Sunil died while being shifted to a hospital. Bike rider Giridhar sustained injuries and is recovering in hospital. K.R. Traffic Police have registered a case.
College magazine ‘Josephite Munnade’ released
October 16, 2019Mysuru: Msgr. Leslie Moras, Episcopal Vicar General (Health and Education), Mysore Diocesan Educational Society (MDES), released the college magazine ‘Josephite Munnade’ during ‘Jo – Sangam’, a Josephite Alumni Meet held at St. Joseph’s First Grade College in Jayalakshmipuram here recently. MDES Secretary and Correspondent Rev. Fr. Vijay Kumar; Administrator of MDES Rev. Fr. Nehru Muthu;…
‘Skill on Wheels’ initiative launched at Gangothri
October 15, 2019Mysuru: Prof. K.J. Rao, Emeritus Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, inaugurated ‘Skill on Wheels-2019’, a curtain raising programme of the University of Mysore’s (UoM) Career Hub, at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in Manasagangothri here this morning to mark the birth anniversary of former President late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Rao…
Proposed slaughter house at Hale Kesare opposed
October 15, 2019Mysuru: Residents of Hale Kesare in city staged a protest over the proposed construction of huge slaughter house at Old Kesare beyond the Ring Road here this morning. The residents, numbering about 75, who staged a protest, demanded that the slaughter house be moved to a different location. They said that though the rules state…
Disqualified MLA dares S.R. Mahesh for a truth test
October 15, 2019Mysuru: Disqualified Hunsur MLA A.H. Vishwanath has dared former Minister and KR Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh for a truth test at Chamundi Hill temple on Thursday (Oct. 17). Addressing presspersons at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Vishwanath said that being involved in active politics for the past 40 years, he was unable to digest the…
Siddharamaiah flays demand for Hunsur district
October 15, 2019S.R. Mahesh says it is a political ploy Mysuru: Days after disqualified MLA from Hunsur A.H. Vishwanath demanded a separate Hunsur District to be named after former Chief Minister Late D. Devaraj Urs, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Monday, flayed the demand. Speaking after unveiling the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at…
Prez, VP and PM congratulate Abhijit Banerjee on winning Nobel Prize in Economics
October 15, 2019Banerjee shares prestigious award with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday congratulated Indian-born American Economist Abhijit Banerjee on winning the Nobel Prize in Economics along with his wife Esther Duflo and fellow researcher Michael Kremer “for their experimental…
India’s first visually challenged IAS Officer takes charge
October 15, 2019Thiruvananthapuram: Pranjal Patil, country’s first visually challenged woman IAS Officer, took charge as Sub-Collector of Thiruvananthapuram yesterday. This is her second assignment since her appointment in 2018. Earlier, she was appointed as the Assistant Collector at Ernakulam on May 18 this year. Pranjal lost her vision at the age of 6. Hailing from Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra,…
‘World of entrepreneurship is destroying organisational strength of people’
October 15, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that the global rise of entrepreneurship has been destroying the organisational strength of people, Folk Scholar Prof. H.S. Ramachandregowda stressed on the need for developing intellectual and economic capabilities in the society. He was speaking after inaugurating Dhamma Deeksha Remembrance Day, jointly organised by Mahisha Mandala International Buddhist Cultural Trust, Mysuru Division State,…














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