Mandya: One would get an impression that water flows continuously in Mandya as the district houses the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and has a lot of lakes, streams and rivulets. But forget continuous water, people are facing severe scarcity of drinking water in this Sugar Bowl of Karnataka. And worse is, the temperature is…
Growers, traders to be fined if chemicals are used Mysore: The use of chemicals like calcium carbide to ripen mangoes and consumption of such mangoes may lead to cancer, said District Vector Borne Diseases Control and Food Control Officer Dr. Chidambara. He was addressing the growers and traders of mango at a meeting organised at…
Mysore: This is the season when mango, the king of fruits, spreads its fragrance which very few are willing to escape. However, due to weather conditions, the flavour and fragrance this time is considerably less than expected which has disappointed the growers. According to the statistics available, mango is grown in 61,025 hectares in Mysuru…
Moscow: At least 40 people were killed when a Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport last evening. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by Aeroflot had 73 passengers and five crew members on board when it touched down and sped down a runway spewing huge flames and black smoke….
Mysuru: As part of a Statewide agitation, BJP workers staged a demonstration in front of the DC Office here this morning, in protest against the harassment of party workers by JD(S) – Congress Coalition Government in the State. Accusing Home Minister M.B. Patil of hoisting false cases on BJP workers for petty reasons, the Party…
Mysore: Men are trying to revive greenery that was destroyed by men. Determined to revive the lost vegetation and green cover in the fire-hit forest in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has taken up sowing of seeds of different varieties of trees, bamboos and grass. Interestingly, only native varieties of trees that are…
Nanjangud: Gowri, the 39-year-old elephant of Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple here, which was sent to Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Malur in Kolar district for treatment 18 months ago as she was injured on her legs, will be back at the Temple soon. Gowri was injured on both her legs and was unable to…
Mysuru: The scuffle and skirmishes that took place in opposition to Master Hirannaiah’s statement at a public event in Mysuru five years ago is a black spot in the city’s literary world, said columnist Dr. Gubbigudu Ramesh. He was speaking at ‘Nudi Namana’ programme organised by city’s Naganava Kala and Sahitya Vedike in memory of…
Gundlupet/ Nanjangud: In separate incidents, three persons, who had gone for swimming and for a bath at lakes in Gundlupet of Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud of Mysuru on Sunday, have been drowned. Gundlupet: Two persons, who had been to a lake at Hatooru Lake near Terakanambi in the taluk yesterday afternoon, have been drowned. The deceased…
Mysuru: The M.P.Ed (Master of Physical Education) and B.P.Ed (Bachelor of Physical Education) students of University of Mysore (UoM) staged a demonstration in front of the Crawford Hall here on Thursday, accusing an Educational Trust of running M.P.Ed course in violation of rules. Alleging that a Pandavapura-based Educational Trust was conducting M.P.Ed course unauthorisedly, the…
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