Mysuru: The indefinite strike by employees of Gokaldas Exports Limited (Atlantic Apparels) in front of the factory gate at Belawadi Industrial Area here entered second day this morning. Over 1,000 employees of the garment industry, mostly women, are on strike seeking a hike in wages and regular social benefits. The employees alleged that the management…
Fire at IAH Tower in city
May 5, 2018Mysuru: A mobile tower atop IAH Towers on JLB Road, opposite Christ the King Convent (CKC), caught fire last evening due to short circuit. The tower is installed on the sixth floor of IAH Tower and the fire was seen in the wires leading to the mobile tower. The employees of a BPO who were…
Mission Hospital conducts awareness on Pancreatitis
May 5, 2018Mysuru: CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, popularly known as Mission Hospital, Mysuru, in association with Mysuru Pancreatic Forum conducted an awareness programme on Pancreatitis in city recently. Chief guest Dr. J. Suguna Shanthi, Director of CSI-HMH inaugurated, the event. Dr. Indrajit Suresh, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Mission Hospital and founder of Supra-Vital Foundation, spoke about the programme…
Immunology Day observed
May 5, 2018Mysuru; To mark the International Day of Immunology – 2018, the Division of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Department of Water and Health – Faculty of Life Sciences (D&W – FLS), JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, in association with Indian Immunological Society (IIS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi,…
Poll official dies on duty
May 5, 2018K.R. Nagar: A government official on election work reportedly collapsed while on duty at a check post in the taluk and died in hospital yesterday. Gopalraje Urs (42), Superintendent, Horticulture Department, who was posted at a check post at Doddekoppalu in the taluk, is the deceased. Gopalraje Urs was said to have complained of chest…
Amit Shah in city tomorrow
May 4, 2018Mysuru: If Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a whirlwind tour across the State extending his election campaign rallies in 21 Constituencies instead of the initial 15, BJP National President Amit Shah is launching his next leg of poll campaign tomorrow in Mysuru region where the party needs to drum up support. Amit Shah’s…
PM flays Congress for ‘insulting’ Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya
May 4, 2018Kalaburagi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly attacked the Congress party for its attitude towards Indian Army and disrespect the sacrifice soldiers had made to the country. Addressing a mammoth election rally in Kalaburagi N.V. College Ground yesterday, Modi said Congress doesn’t respect the sacrifices of our soldiers. “When our soldiers carried out surgical strikes, the…
KRS to reopen tomorrow
May 4, 2018Mandya, Mysuru: Brindavan Gardens at KRS in Mandya district, which was closed for tourists following the death of three tourists when a huge tree fell on them near the boating point on Tuesday evening following gusty winds and rain, will be reopened to tourists tomorrow. Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) Executive Engineer Basavarajegowda, speaking to…
Pre-poll seizures cross Rs. 150 crore in State
May 4, 2018Bengaluru/ Mysuru: More money and liquor seem to be flowing in this election than in the past, which could be an indicator of how fiercely the elections to the Assembly are being fought across the State. The Surveillance teams of the Election Commission have seized cash and goods besides liquor worth Rs.153.54 crore across the…
Jayanagar BJP MLA Vijayakumar dies of heart attack
May 4, 2018Bengaluru: B.N. Vijayakumar (60), a sitting BJP MLA from Jayanagar, died of a massive heart attack at a Bengaluru Hospital early this morning. Vijayakumar, a long time BJP member, was a bachelor. A BJP candidate from Jayanagar for the May 12 Assembly polls, Vijayakumar collapsed during a campaign rally in the Constituency late last evening,…
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