Mysuru: “There is a remarkable improvement in the health of HIV positive children specifically housed at the Amma Mane with a significant reduction in their infection. These children will climb Chamundi Hill tomorrow at 6 am as part of World AIDS Day,” said former Minister S.A. Ramdas. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…
Miscreants con woman of Rs. 2.4 lakh in the guise of getting her job
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Two persons from Uttar Pradesh have conned a woman in city to the tune of Rs.2.4 lakh by promising to get her a job in a Multi-National Company (MNC). The woman who was cheated has been identified as Suraksha N. Jois, a resident of Chamundipuram here, while the miscreants have been identified as Ajesh…
Range-level Police Duty Meet-2017: Mandya Police emerge champions
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Mandya District Police have emerged Overall Champions at the two-day Range-level Police Duty Meet-2017 of Southern Range held at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) in city. The competitions were held in 21 events which were divided in various categories such as fingerprint detection, forensic science, bomb detection, computer awareness, photography and videography among others. The…
Minister urged to revive Mysore Coffee Curing Co-operative Society in city
November 30, 2017“Since the Society has cleared all its debts and is free from all liabilities, members want it to be revived.” Ammathi (Kodagu): The Mysore Coffee Curing Co-operative Society (MCPCS) Hitarakshana Samiti President Mookonda Bose Devaiah has urged Co-operation Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi to revive the Society located along KRS Road, Mysuru, by cancelling its liquidation. In…
L.K. Advani to dedicate 3D Mapping on Hanuman Statue in city tomorrow
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani will be dedicating the 3D Mapping of Hanuman Chalisa on the 45-feet tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman Statue using a 4K Projector at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama in city tomorrow at 6 pm. With this, the idol will be the first Hindu deity in the…
Flights from Mysore Airport running full
November 30, 2017Mysuru: The TruJet flights from Mysuru to Chennai and Hyderabad which was suspended for five days (from Nov.16 to 21) is now running to full capacity. The flights however, will land from tomorrow at 1.05 pm and depart at 1.25 pm. “This is the winter schedule and every year the timing during winter changes because…
Kuvempu’s Padma Vibhushan Medal is lost forever
November 30, 2017Shivamogga: The prestigious Padma Vibhushan Award conferred on the State’s iconic poet Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (Kuvempu) will be lost forever at his house-turned-museum at Kuppalli in Shivamogga district. Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award, conferred on poet laureate in 1988 was stolen on November 23 in 2015 from the museum that is being maintained…
State to purchase 200 MW power
November 30, 2017Bengaluru: In order to tide over the energy crisis looming large over the State, the Energy Department is looking at Gautam Adani, who is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for purchase of 200 MW power. The State Govt. has inked a deal for purchasing 200 MW power from Adani-owned Thermal Power Plant, starting…
Mahamasthakabhisheka to Bahubali at Arethippur in Mandya from Dec. 1
November 30, 2017Bharathinagar (Mandya): The Arethippur Jain Shrine here in Maddur taluk of Mandya district boasts of a Statue of Bahubali with a history of about 1,200 years much beyond to that of the one in Shravanabelagola and said to be the oldest Jain Shrine of South India. Unfortunately, many people of the district and State are…
Wildlife activists object to ZAK Chief holding leopard cub
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairperson Mallige Veeresh holding a leopard cub and posing for camera has created a controversy. Not amused by the photograph that is being circulated on the social media platforms and a report in a section of the press, wildlife enthusiasts say that the ZAK Chairperson’s act was illegal as…
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