Mysuru: An 82-year-old woman with complex medical conditions successfully underwent a rare Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure at Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital in city recently. The elderly patient suffered from various health conditions and had been admitted numerous times at various hospitals. In last three months, she was admitted thrice at Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital, Mysuru,…
Protest by KRS contract employees enters Day-2
July 16, 2019Visitors to Brindavan Gardens return disappointed Srirangapatna: The dharna by the contract employees at KRS entered Day-2 with around 180 employees staging a protest demanding immediate release of salary this morning. The employees, who have been staging the protest in front of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL), alleged that their salaries were not paid for…
Students study slithering snakes on Snake Day
July 16, 2019Mysuru: World Snake Day is celebrated on July 16 to know and understand many things about these reptiles, which are on the path of extinction. World Snake Day is also held to help remove people’s fear and illusion about snakes. Mysuru Zoo celebrated World Snake Day today by creating awareness about snakes to students and…
Guru Purnima celebrated in city
July 16, 2019Mysuru: Special pujas, rituals and spiritual activities marked Guru Purnima celebration at temples across city this morning. Homas, havans and other rituals were performed at almost all temples including Shirdi Sai Mandiras, Raghavendra Mutts, Ganapathi Temples and others. Homas, bhajans and other spiritual activities marked the celebration at Shirdi Sai Sevasharama Trust near Mayura Circle…
Infosys Foundation invites applications for Aarohan Social Innovation Awards-2019
July 16, 2019Mysuru: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, yesterday announced the launch of the second edition of the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards. The Aarohan Social Innovation Awards-2019 seek to recognise and reward individuals, teams or NGOs developing unique solutions that have the potential to positively impact the underprivileged in India. Speaking at the…
Cultural programmes to mark Ashada and Adi Shukravaras
July 16, 2019Musical Discourse by Dr. Srinidhi on Aug.3 Mysuru: Sri Andal Mandiram Trust has organised the following cultural programmes in connection with Ashada and Adi Shukravaras (Fridays) at Sri Andal Mandiram, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla, from July 19 to Aug.16 from 6 pm to 7.30 pm: July 19: Harikatha duet ‘Krishnavathara’ by Srilalitha Uliyar and Srihari…
Trust Vote on July 18
July 15, 2019BJP workers tweet: Welcome JD(S) Minister G.T. Devegowda to party ! Bengaluru: The H.D. Kumaraswamy Government, which is hanging by a thread provided by the Supreme Court that has ordered a status quo till tomorrow (Tuesday), will seek Trust Vote on July 18 at 11 am. Kumaraswamy met Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar this morning…
Chandrayaan 2 launch called off
July 15, 2019Sriharikota: India’s second unmanned mission to the Moon, named Chandrayaan 2, has been put on hold citing technical issues, and a revised countdown is to be announced shortly. The launch was scheduled from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 2.51 am today. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had entrusted the job of carrying…
KRS reaches 90 ft, long way to go for maximum 124.80 ft
July 15, 2019Mysore: The water level in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, built across the Cauvery near Srirangapatna and the lifeline of people of Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu, is struggling to reach 100 feet and today’s level stood at 90.30 feet. It has a long way to go to reach the 100 feet mark and…
Outdated Medians to give way for modern Jersey Barriers
July 15, 2019NHAI to replace 250-mm Medians with 0.85-meter Jersey Barriers on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway Mysore: In order to minimise accidents on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will replace the existing raised medians with pre-cast concrete Jersey Barriers. Many vehicles meet with accidents on this Highway as speeding drivers lose control and topple over the…















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