Mysuru’s Nandish Hanche to head Kannada Book Authority; Dr. Parvathy Appaiah of Kodagu to take over reigns of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday appointed Chairmen and Members for 16 Academies and Authorities coming under the Department of Kannada and Culture. Senior Theatre Artiste and Film Director T.S. Nagabharana has been appointed…
Separate Hostel to be built for University Ph.D students
October 16, 2019Mysuru: Days after men’s hostel students of University of Mysore (UoM) staged a snap stir in the University campus seeking better civic amenities and quality food, the University has decided to build a separate hostel for the University’s Ph.D students. With more than 1,300 Ph.D students enrolled with the University, the Ph.D Research Students Association…
Guv fetes Mysore Forest Mobile Squad
October 16, 2019Mysuru: The Mysore Forest Mobile Squad, headed by DCF A.T. Poovaiah, was felicitated by Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on the occasion of 65th Wildlife Week valedictory function held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru on Oct.9. The function was organised by the Karnataka Forest Department. The Mysore Forest Mobile Squad had booked 11 wildlife cases…
Sugarcane growers urge factories to lift cane
October 16, 2019Mysuru: Farmers, under the aegis of State Sugarcane Growers Association and other farmers’ organisations, staged a protest in front of the DC’s office here this morning urging the Government to intervene as Bannari Amman Sugars and Mahadeshwara Sugar Factor had failed to cut and transport the sugarcane to their factories as per the agreement. The…
Kodagu SP admits daughter to Anganwadi
October 16, 2019Madikeri: While majority of officials admit their children to study in educational institutions of repute, Kodagu SP Suman D. Pennekar has set an example by admitting her two-year-six-month-old daughter Kushi to an anganwadi centre located near Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College, here. SP Suman wanted Khushi to start her education by learning Kannada, her mother…
World Food Day 2019: Our Actions Our Future
October 16, 2019Mysuru: 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…













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