Mysuru: With an objective of making Mysuru city as a tobacco-free city under COTPA (Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act), the District administration in association with Zilla Panchayat, District Health and Family Welfare Department and the District Tobacco Control Cell, had conducted a workshop for medical officers of Primary Health Centres of the District at…
‘Gully Boy’ goes to Oscars
September 22, 2019New Delhi: The Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh-starrer Gully Boy has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category, sources in the film trade said. Gully Boy was selected from several contenders, which included Andhadhun and Badhai Ho. Film’s co-producer Farhan Akhtar took to his social media handle…
‘Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute offering value-based education’
September 22, 2019Mysuru: The students who have chosen Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s (BVB) value-based education over other power-mongers and industrialists offering PG Diploma in Management must be lauded for their choice, said IT Champs Software Company’s Chief Operating Officer C.E. Raghunandan. Speaking after inaugurating the PG Diploma in Management course offered by Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management,…
International Day of Sign Languages at AIISH tomorrow
September 22, 2019Mysuru: Communication is the most common challenge faced by children with hearing impairment in their attempt to get education or employment. At the same time, the fact remains that sign language serves as a bridge between students with hearing impairment and professionals working in the field of hearing impairment. On 19th December 2017, the UN…
Prize winners of Zoo drawing competition
September 22, 2019Mysuru: The following are the prize winners of drawing competition held under various categories by Mysore Zoo on Aug.31: LKG & UKG: Tirth B. Soni, Bright Scholars – first; M.D. Kaushik, Tharalabalu School – second, Saanvi, Oxfo Kids – third, Abhranshu Chowdary, Mahajana Public School – consolation, R. Shishira Shree, Geetha School – consolation. 1st…
Training in First-Aid for Industrial Workers and Supervisors on Sept.25
September 22, 2019Mysuru: Nanjangud Industries Association (NIA) in association with Department of Factories and Boilers, Government of Karnataka, Mysuru Division, St. John’s Ambulance Association, Mysuru, have jointly organised a one-day 65th training programme on First-Aid for Industrial Workers and Supervisors on Sept. 25 from 9 am to 5 pm at Hotel Shree Guru Residency, JLB Road Cross,…
NAREDCO, Mysuru Chapter installation on Sept. 24
September 22, 2019Mysuru: The installation ceremony of National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), Mysuru will be held on Sept. 24 at Hotel Radisson Blu at 6 pm. NAREDCO National President Dr. Niranjan Hirandani, Chairman Rajeev Talwar, Housing and District Minister V. Somanna, MLAs S.A. Ramdas and L. Nagendra will be the guests. Prior to the installation ceremony,…
Moula- Hussain- Shaidaniya-Karbala Conference held in city
September 22, 2019Mysuru: Moula-Hussain-Shaidaniya-Karbala conference, organised by Masjid-e-Moula Hussain Education Trust Ahle Sunnath-wo-Jamath was held at Masjid Moula Hussain at Satya Nagar and A.J. Block Link Road in N.R. Mohalla recently. Islamic National Scholar Hazarath Moulana Mufti Mohd. Shafeeq-ul-Khadree Hanfi, President of All India Assembly Thafuz-Namus-Ahle-Bait-Athar hailing from Maharashtra spoke on the occasion. Prominent persons of the…
Rush on river banks
September 21, 2019Families come calling on River Cauvery at Srirangapatna for ‘Pitru Paksha’ Srirangapatna: Thousands of families are converging at the historic town of Srirangapatna to pay respects to their elders in the form of offerings during this season of Pitru Paksha. Every year, the river banks in and around Srirangapatna including Paschimavahini, Sopana Katte, Snana Ghatta,…
Sweeping for Gold !
September 21, 2019Mysuru: When most of Mysuru is fast asleep, a group of men and women set out on a gold hunt on city streets that are dominated by jewellery shops like the Ashoka Road. Along the narrow alleys, they scrape a living scouring the dust and even the drains for specks of the yellow metal. Armed…















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