Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) and Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, will be jointly organising a two-day International Workshop on Biology and Applications of Actinomycetes at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri on Oct. 31 and Nov.1. The workshop will be inaugurated at 10 am by Prof. Joachim Wink Helmholtz of Centre for Infection…
‘Youth going bankrupt intellectually’
October 21, 2019Mysuru: Bharatiya Samskruthika Vikasa Vedike, Lions Club of Bengaluru, Sandalwood celebrities, Professional Courier, Nrupathunga Charitable Trust, Akhila Karnataka Shivasharana Madara Chennaiah Vichara Vedike, Bhoomika Balaga of Srirangapatna and Sarthaka Seva Trust together had organised a programme at Nataraja Kalyana Mantap here yesterday commemorating 115th birth anniversary 150th birth of Gandhiji, Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti and for…
Vidu. Shankari Murthy Balila to perform at Ganabharathi
October 21, 2019Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a music concert by Vidushi Shankari Murthy Balila on Oct. 25 at 6 pm. She will be accompanied on violin by Vidwan Achyutha Rao, Vidwan Sunil Subramanya on the mridanga and vidwan V S Ramesh on the morching. This programme is organised in memory of M. Narayana Dongre. Vidushi Shankari Murthy…
Farm sector needs more push and reforms, says former ICAR DG
October 21, 2019Mysuru: 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]….












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