Hunsur: Increasing debts followed by crop loss has driven a 50-year-old specially-abled farmer to end his life by consuming pesticides at Nagamangala village in the taluk. The deceased farmer is Kumar (50). He leaves behind his wife and two sons. Kumar, who owns 3.5 acre land at Nagamangala village, had taken Rs. 9.5 lakh loan…
TCS TechBytes IT Quiz in Mysuru on March 8
February 22, 2019Mysuru: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT Services, consulting and business solutions organisation, and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES), an autonomous body promoted by Government of Karnataka in association with IT industries and educational institutions, are rolling out the tenth edition of TCS TechBytes — an Engineering IT Quiz. The quiz is…
D.Litt award to Mysuru’s Dr. D.C. Nanjunda
February 22, 2019Mysuru: Dr. D.C. Nanjunda, Associate Professor, Centre for the study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Mysore has been awarded Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) in Sociology by the Srinivasa University, Mangalore for his thesis titled “Nature and Dynamics of Health Culture: A sociological examination on the changing health seeking behaviour and medical pluralism…
Senior citizen goes missing
February 22, 2019Mysuru: An elderly lady, identified as 98-year-old Puttamadamma, has gone missing from Lashkar Police limits since Jan. 23. Those having any information about, the missing woman, may contact Lashkar Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418107.
How to Apply for SSC CHSL 2019 Exam Online?
February 22, 2019According to the SSC exam calendar, the application process for the ‘Combined Higher Secondary Level’ exam will begin in the third week of January. Know the opening and closing date of the application process in the table below. The interested candidates shall fill up the application form only after confirming the eligibility conditions. Staff Selection…
Rafale verdict review: SC agrees to hear plea
February 21, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning said that it would look into the request for an early hearing on whether its verdict giving the Government a clean chit on the Rafale jet deal should be reviewed and whether action should be taken against officers for misleading the Top Court. “This requires constituting a…
Disneyland at KRS is my brainchild; will go ahead with project: CM Kumaraswamy
February 21, 2019Mandya: Even as farmer organisations including Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha have opposed the Disneyland-like amusement park at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Brindavan Gardens, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that he is committed to establish the amusement project as it is his brainchild. He told press persons here yesterday night: “It is my…
Hi-tech public toilets with WiFi in Mysuru soon
February 21, 2019Mysuru: Of all public building spaces, the quality of toilets typically generates the most complaints as most of the people expect a comfortable restroom experience. Considering the importance of a clean public toilet, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is coming up with internet-enabled toilets that will transform the way washrooms are built, maintained and managed….
Conversion of agricultural land to take just 60 days: Minister R.V. Deshpande
February 21, 2019Bengaluru: In yet another move of taking technology forward, the State Government on Wednesday launched a service that allows agricultural land owners to have their land converted for non-agricultural use in a hassle-free online system. Speaking to press persons after launching the service here yesterday, Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande said that this land conversion system…
Under pressure from Ambarish fans to contest polls: Sumalatha
February 21, 2019Bengaluru: Claiming that she was under tremendous pressure from fans and followers of her late husband Ambarish to contest the LS polls from Mandya, actress Sumalatha Ambarish said that, she was not in a hurry to take a decision in this regard. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday after meeting former CM Siddharamaiah, Sumalatha said she…















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