Mysuru: Two professors of the University of Mysore who allegedly took part in the campaigning organised recently on behalf of the Congress party have landed in soup for violation of norms. Prof. B.P. Mahesh Chandra Guru of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism and Prof. Aravind Malagathi of Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS)…
Randeep gets relief as CAT sends him to Hassan as DC
April 17, 2018Bengaluru: In a major relief to former Mysuru Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who was waiting to assume charge as Hassan Deputy Commissioner, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has asked him to immediately take charge as the Hassan DC. The CAT ruling came this morning while it was hearing the petition by Hassan DC Rohini Sindhuri…
Open House at CIPET provides insight into Plastic Engineering
April 17, 2018Mysuru: A two-day Open House, organised by Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology – Centre for Skilling Technical Support (CIPET-CSTS), Mysuru, in association with Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, began in city yesterday. The expo is being held at CIPET campus in Hebbal where the students are displaying their expertise in Plastic Engineering. The…
One candidate files nomination on Day-1
April 17, 2018Mysuru: Padmanabha Rao, a resident of Ramabai Nagar and an Independent candidate from Chamundeshwari Constituency, is the first candidate to file one set of nomination papers with the Returning Officer at Mini Vidhana Soudha here this morning in the run up for the 2018 Assembly polls scheduled for May 12. Returning Officers (RO) of all…
Wall clock in each hall at 22 CET centres in city
April 17, 2018Mysuru: There will be a wall clock in each hall of the 22 CET centres for the students to look at the time as they are not allowed to wear watches and enter the exam hall. The students will enter the hall at 10.20 am as the first bell goes off, along with Hall ticket…
Thunder, rain in city; more rains likely
April 17, 2018Mysuru: Rains accompanied by thunder cooled down the temperatures somewhat last night in the city and with it the election canvassing heat also reduced considerably and there are more rains likely today and tomorrow. Called the summer blossom showers, it began drizzling around 9.30 last night and the rainfall was about 20 mm. Such rain…
IPS Officers from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh appointed as Police Observers in Mysuru
April 17, 2018Mysuru: The Election Commission has appointed two IPS officers from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to keep tab on the security arrangements for the ensuing Assembly polls in the district for which the polling will take place on May 12. While Yogesh Deshmukh, a 1995-batch IPS Officer from Madhya Pradesh has been given the task…
MCDCC Bank President Chandrashekar returns to Congress from BJP
April 17, 2018Mysuru: MCDCC (Mysore & Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central) Bank President S. Chandrashekar, who had quit the Congress party just last month (had joined on Mar.9) to join BJP, has returned to the party fold. He rejoined the party in the presence of City Congress President R. Murthy and other leaders at his residence in Dattagalli…
Gold appraiser arrested for cheating banks, customers
April 17, 2018Periyapatna: The Bylakuppe Police have arrested a gold appraiser on charges of cheating banks and customers by authenticating counterfeit gold as real one. The accused has been identified as Shivaram of Mangaluru. Commercial banks that grant loans against security of gold jewellery appoint jewel appraisers to find out the exact gold contents in the jewellery….
‘Encourage genuine folk artistes, not fake ones’
April 17, 2018Birth Centenary of Kamasale Mahadevaiah held Mysuru: The Department of Kannada and Culture along with Karnataka Janapada Academy had organised a function at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road here on Apr.15 to mark the birth centenary of renowned folk artiste Kamsale Mahadevaiah. Speaking on the occasion, Folk Scholar Dr. P.K. Rajashekar opined that genuine…
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