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Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi is new Registrar of Mysore Varsity
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Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi is new Registrar of Mysore Varsity

February 21, 2019

Dr. K.M. Mahadevan is Registrar (Evaluation) Mysuru: In a surprise move, the State Government effected two changes in the University of Mysore bringing in Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi as Registrar (Administration) in place of Prof. R. Rajanna and Dr. K.M. Mahadevan as Registrar (Evaluation) in place of Prof. J. Somashekar. Both of them took over as…

AICC Secretary asks party workers to visit households for votes
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AICC Secretary asks party workers to visit households for votes

February 21, 2019

Mysuru:  With the Lok Sabha polls fast approaching, AICC Secretary P.C. Vishnunandhan has asked party workers to make door-to-door visits and seek votes for the Congress. Addressing a LS polls preliminary meeting of the Mysuru District Congress at the Congress office near City Railway Station yesterday, Vishnunandhan instructed the party workers to sensitise the voters…

Increased human interference has decreased forest land: DCF
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Increased human interference has decreased forest land: DCF

February 21, 2019

Mysuru:  Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Wildlife Division – Mysuru, Sidramappa Chalkapure, has expressed concern over decreasing forest land across the globe due to large-scale human interferences. He was delivering the keynote address after inaugurating a State-level Seminar on “Human Interferences on Environment —  Concepts and Concern” for under-graduate, post-graduate students and teachers organised by…

Two former women MLAs pass away
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Two former women MLAs pass away

February 21, 2019

Srirangapatna/ Ramdurg: Two former women MLAs, who were the first Legislators from their respective district, passed away yesterday. Damayanti Boregowda (92), former Srirangapatna MLA and the first woman MLA of Mandya district, passed away at her residence in Srirangapatna due to age-related illness. She leaves behind her son Dr. Ramu, daughters Dr. Vidyamani Devegowda and…

Expert tells farmers to cultivate Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Expert tells farmers to cultivate Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

February 21, 2019

Mysuru: A day-long workshop on “Cultivation, Processing and Marketing aspects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” for farmers was organised at Ave Maria Auditorium, Teresian College here recently.   About 150 farmers and traders from Gadag, Hubballi, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Bengaluru and Mysuru participated in the workshop sponsored by Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala. Dr. Chaco,…

‘Doctors becoming redundant as technology takes over’
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‘Doctors becoming redundant as technology takes over’

February 21, 2019

MMC&RI Dean Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj at KMC Alumni Meet Mysuru:  “The days are not far off when doctors will become completely redundant as technology starts taking over the medical profession,” said Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) Dean-cum-Director Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj. He was speaking after inaugurating the 14th Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Alumni Association…

RBI Paper Mill donates wheel chairs and first-aid kits
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RBI Paper Mill donates wheel chairs and first-aid kits

February 21, 2019

Mysuru: Bank Note Paper Mill India Pvt. Ltd. (BNPM), Mysuru, as part of its CSR activity, donated 40 wheel chairs and 150 first-aid kits to the District Disabled Rehabilitation Centre, Mysuru, recently. K.G. Viswanathan, Managing Director, BNPM, along with A.K. Mandal, Chief General Manager, BNPM and S. Sundararaj, Dy. General Manager, BNPM handed over the…

Court sentences man to 10 years jail for raping minor
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Court sentences man to 10 years jail for raping minor

February 21, 2019

Mysuru: The Mysuru Special POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and has also imposed a fine of Rs. 31,000 for raping a minor girl. The accused identified as 35-year-old Mani of J.P. Nagar in city, had raped the minor girl after threatening her. Based on the complaint by the victim…

Honorary Doctorate for only one person in State Universities
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Honorary Doctorate for only one person in State Universities

February 21, 2019

Bengaluru: The Governor and Vice-Chancellors of State Universities have taken a decision to confer Honorary Doctorates on only one person in each University. This decision was taken as most of the times the conferring of Honorary Doctorates were mired in political controversies, said the sources in the Raj Bhavan. A few of the Universities were…

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