Mysuru: Columnist and retired senior officer Dr.V. Ranganath has secured D. Litt (Doctor of Letters) from Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University. He had submitted a thesis on ‘Studies on Music and Culture during the period of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar.’ The D. Litt will be presented to Ranganath during the next convocation of…
Workshop on Geoinformatics from Aug. 27 to 29
August 18, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka Science and Technology and Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Regional Remote Sensing Centre, South, have organised a three-day special workshop on ‘Basic principles and applications of Geoinformatics’ from Aug. 27 to 29. Post-Graduate Science students can participate in the workshop by registering their names before Aug. 20 at Karnataka Science and Technology Academy,…
Two-day student dental conference from tomorrow
August 18, 2019Mysuru: Dental Education Unit of JSS Dental College and Hospital will be organising a two-day Student Dental Conference 2019 with the theme “Crafting Competence in Dental Culture” from Aug. 19 at JSS Dental College and Hospital in Bannimantap. The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Vivek A. Saoji, Vice-Chancellor KLE Academy of Higher Education and…
Devaraj Urs birth anniversary
August 18, 2019Mysuru: District Administration has organised a programme to mark Devaraj Urs 104th birth anniversary on Aug.20 at 11 am at Kalamandira here. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath will inaugurate the programme. MLA L. Nagendra will preside. Critic Malali Vasanth Kumar will deliver the key lecture, according to a press release.
A day after Familicide: Cops search bizman’s house
August 17, 2019Mysuru: The Gundlupet Police, who are investigating the case of Familicide that rocked the city yesterday, have taken the possession of the Dattagalli villa where the family of Omprakash Bhattacharya, a businessman and entrepreneur, lived. In the wee hours of Friday, Omprakash shot his wife, son, father and mother on the outskirts of Gundlupet and…
Gurudatta Hegde is new MCC Commissioner
August 17, 2019Mysuru: The Government has appointed IAS Officer Gurudatta Hegde as the new Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju was holding additional charge as MCC Commissioner after Shilpa Nag went on a leave last month. Hegde is a native of Dharwad and was awaiting a posting. Hegde entered IAS after passing the…
Constantly monitor cracked Ayyappa Hill, says GSI report
August 17, 2019Geological Survey of India recommends immediate evacuation of residents atop Ayyappa Swamy Betta in Virajpet Mysuru/Madikeri: Over 85 families who had made Ayyappa Swamy Betta in Virajpet their home have been evacuated following deep cracks developing in the hillock. Cracks have been observed at Ayyappa Hill and the adjoining Malethirike Hill due to unprecedented rainfall…
Kodagu deluge loss pegged at Rs. 579 crore
August 17, 2019Madikeri: The torrential rains, floods and landslips last week have caused a loss of Rs. 579 crore. A number of houses, plantations, farm fields and many public and private properties have suffered extensive damage in this year’s calamitous rain. The Kodagu District Administration has done preliminary estimate of the loss based on the assessment conducted…
Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s portrait unveiled at Mysuru Akashvani
August 17, 2019Mysuru: “We do not know from where the sound emanates when we stand here. That is how good the circular design of All India Radio (AIR), Mysuru building is,” said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile royal family of Mysore. She was speaking after unveiling the portrait of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the last ruler of…
Cabinet expansion tomorrow or Monday: CM
August 17, 2019New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said that the State Cabinet expansion may take place either on Sunday or Monday. Speaking to press persons here this morning, Yediyurappa said that he will be meeting BJP National President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah this evening to finalise cabinet expansion. Replying to Congress allegations…














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