Mysuru: Former City Corporator Mahadevamma (70) passed away here on Monday. A resident of Gandhinagar, she leaves behind three sons, including Uday Kumar, a Congress leader, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. She was elected from Ward No.63 over a decade ago. Last rites were performed at the burial ground on Azeez…
Motorcyclist killed in mishap
January 22, 2019Mysuru: An elderly motorcyclist was killed when the two-wheeler he was riding met with a road mishap near the junction of Valmiki-Hunsur Road. Dore Joseph Sunandaraj (64), F&B Executive Manager at Hotel Southern Star and a resident of Hebbal, is the deceased. Sunandaraj was on his way to work on his bullet motorcycle (KA-51 X49)…
Mysuru Police begin special drive on autorickshaws
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Following several complaints from the public and tourists of harassment from autorickshaw drivers like demanding excess fares, not coming to the desired destination and not following traffic rules, the Mysuru City Police have been conducting special drives against them frequently and have registered cases and penalised the erring autorickshaw drivers. While some auto drivers…
Students urged to face exam with confidence and no anxiety
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Every time students sit in the examination hall, they feel anxious and nervous and the pressure is so overwhelming that they tend to forget what they have learnt, said Dr. N. N. Prahallada, former Faculty, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Mysuru, while addressing Class X and XII students of De Paul International Residential…
Azeez Sait Memorial Quiz winners
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Farooqia PU College Alumni Association and Farooqia High School Old Boys Association, Mysuru, jointly conducted the 17th Azeez Sait Memorial Quiz competition at Sir Syed Hall of Farooqia College recently. Azeez Sait, former Minister, was the champion of minorities and down-trodden. He was the President of Rifahul Muslimeen Educational Trust (RMET), Mysuru, from 1985-2002….
Jashn-e-Urdu at Farooqia
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Farooqia PU College, Eidgah, Mysuru, recently celebrated “Jashn-e-Urdu.” Prof. Mohammed Jaffer, who was the chief guest, traced the history of Urdu language and contribution made by great stalwarts. Abdul Jabbar, Principal of the College, presided. On the occasion, renowned Urdu poet Abdul Khadir Ariff was felicitated by Prof. M. Sayeed Ahmed, Hon.Secretary of the…
Ph.D Awardees
January 22, 2019Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Biochemistry to S.K. Naveen Kumar for his thesis titled ‘The Effect of Haemoglobin Metabolites on Platelet Functions’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. K. Kemparaju. B.H. Arundhathi has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the UoM for her thesis titled ‘Kannada Sahityadalli Vidura’ [Guide: Dr….
Palliative Care Centre dedicated to Mysuru
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), in association with Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI), Mysuru, recently dedicated its Palliative Care Centre to the citizens. SVYM’s Palliative Care Programme has provided free home-based care for more than 700 people from marginalised community since its inception in 2011. This service has now been extended to…
Foundation laid for new Muslim Boys Orphanage
January 22, 2019Mysuru: The foundation stone for the new building of Muslim Boys Orphanage (Apna Ghar), was laid by Hazrath Moulana Mufthi Syed Tajuddin in city recently. The new building will be given on rent to Huda Public School which is serving the poor and needy students in the premises of Apna Ghar since nine years which…
Divya Chetana, Seva Chetana Awards presented
January 22, 2019Mysuru: Rotary Ivory City Mysuru felicitated three achievers in various fields at a function organised in a private hotel here recently. Those who were felicitated are V. Shyam, a BSNL employee, who is suffering from hip displacement and is wheelchair-bound and K.S. Roopa, a visually impaired Canara Bank employee. Both were presented with ‘Divya Chetana’…















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