Mysuru: Alleging that the VVPAT machines found dumped at a secluded place in Vijayapura district was the handiwork of former Minister and Babaleshwar Congress MLA M.B. Patil, MP Shobha Karandlaje has demanded a through probe into how the machines were accessed by some in the first place. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here…
MLA Eshwarappa asks BJP activists to focus on Council Polls
May 21, 2018Mysuru: With Legislative Council Polls from Teacher’s Constituencies scheduled to be held on June 8, District and City BJP Units had organised a meeting of BJP activists at Rajendra Bhavan on Ramanuja Road here this morning. Addressing the party activists, MLA K.S. Eshwarappa asked the party members to focus on Council Polls and told them…
Mysterious Nipah virus kills 3 of a family in Kerala
May 21, 2018Thiruvananthapuram / New Delhi: After three confirmed deaths from the mysterious new “Nipah virus” in Kerala’s Kozhikode, the Centre has sent a team to Kerala. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has asked the chief of the Central Disease Control Body to visit the affected district and take steps. The Director of National Centre for Disease…
Chendanda Family retains Kulletira Hockey Cup
May 21, 2018Harihara Mukkatira to host 23rd Edition at Balugodu Napoklu (Madikeri): The 35-day Kulletira Cup Hockey tournament, played between Kodava families, drew to a close here yesterday with Chendanda family winning the prestigious Cup for the second consecutive time. The tournament was played at General K.S. Thimayya Stadium near Napoklu Cheriyaparambu. Anjaparavanda team, a three-time past…
Climatic changes vividly portrayed on canvas
May 21, 2018Mysuru: An exhibition of paintings in water colour brought out by artist H.P. Rangaswamy was inaugurated at Bharani Art Gallery in Vivekanandanagar here yesterday. The paintings were mostly focussed on nature and vividly depicted the correlation between change of seasons and adaptations of the greenery. The paintings give an insight to climatic changes and response…
Hundreds interact at Cancer Survivors Meet-2018
May 21, 2018Mysuru: Narayana Multi-speciality Hospital had organised a Cancer Survivors Meet-2018 at MMC&RI Platinum Jubilee Hall at J.K. Grounds here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Cancer Survivor Ramesh Bilikere opined that cancer was just a challenge and not a ‘cancel’ of all hopes. He asked cancer victims to shun apprehension and develop a positive attitude…
GSSSIETW bags three Best Paper Awards
May 21, 2018Mysuru: The students of the Department of Telecommunication Engineering (TCE), GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), have bagged the three best paper awards, during the 3rd National Conference on Electronics, Signals and Communication (NCESC)-2018. The NCESC was organised by the Departments of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Telecommunication Engineering, in association with…
Former Kadur MLA Y.C. Vishwanath no more
May 21, 2018Chikmagalur: Y.C. Vishwanath (68), former Kadur MLA and a doctor, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru after a brief illness on Sunday. He leaves behind two sons and a daughter. His wife Suvarnamma had passed away a few months ago. Vishwanath, a government doctor, quit his job to contest for the State Assembly on…
Railways to observe ‘Vegetarian Day’ on Oct. 2 to mark 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji
May 21, 2018New Delhi: If a proposal from the Railways is approved, October 2 will not only be celebrated as Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas, but also as ‘Vegetarian Day’ as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi. The Railway Board has proposed that no non-vegetarian food will be served to passengers on Railway premises on Oct. 2 in…
Principles of Basavanna can eradicate social inequality
May 21, 2018Mysuru: Basaveshwara Seva Samithi had organised a function as part of Basava Jayanti at Ramakrishna Vidyakendra in Ramakrishnanagar here yesterday. Launching the programme by offering floral tributes to a portrait of Basavanna, Sri Parashivamurthy Swamiji of Mahantheshwar Mutt, Baradanapura, opined that principles of Basavanna should be implemented in society to remove social inequality. He recalled…
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