Language used at political meetings going deplorable: Theatre Director Mysuru: A five-day ‘Niranthara Ranga Utsava,’ organised by Niranthara Foundation, commenced at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises here last evening. Speaking at the inaugural function, theatre Director Prasad Kundoor of Niranthara, expressed apprehension over the continued decline in quality of language being spoken in society. Referring to…
St. Joseph’s Central wins RCLA quiz
December 27, 2017Mysuru: Rotary Children’s Library Association (RCLA) conducted many competitions for children of various schools in Mysuru to commemorate the completion of 60 years of its service. The valedictory function held at Rotary Auditorium, next to Mandovi Motors, KRS Road, witnessed a quiz competition which was presided by Chandragupt V. Jain, a well- known Entrepreneur and…
Precision Farming workshop on Dec. 29
December 27, 2017Mysuru: Maharaja Institute of Technology under Maharaja Research Foundation in association with Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka, is conducting a one-day Precision Farming workshop, as part of a pilot project, at Naganahalli Research Centre on Dec.29. About 100 farmers have been identified to conduct a detailed study for various crops using WSN Technology. Sri Kshetra…
Sports and cultural meet for workers on Dec. 30, 31
December 27, 2017Mysuru: Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in association with Karnataka State Labour Welfare Board has organised Mysuru District Sports and Cultural Meet for Workers-2017 on Dec. 30 and 31 at the Railway Workshop Ground on Manandawadi Road here. As part of the meet, Mahatma Gandhi Cricket Tournament will be held and is open to…
Rs. 2 Crore Cash Loot Case at Yelwal: City Court acquits all 11 accused
December 26, 2017Mysuru: The Third Additional District and Sessions Court here today morning acquitted all the 11 accused in the Rs. 2 crore seizure case at Yelwal. The Judge, before delivering his verdict, observed that the complainant had not provided documents pertaining to the cash and why such a huge amount was being transported physically when there…
One more Pelican dies at Kukkarahalli Lake
December 26, 2017Mysuru: One more Spot Billed Pelican was found dead at Kukkarahalli Lake here yesterday bringing the number of bird deaths at the Lake to six this month. Seven Pelicans had died at Kokkare Bellur in Mandya district. Meanwhile, DCF (Wildlife) V. Yedukondalu, speaking to SOM said that the carcass of the Pelican has been sent…
Vijay Rupani sworn-in as Gujarat CM
December 26, 2017Gandhinagar: Vijay Rupani, 61, took oath as the Gujarat Chief Minister here this morning, at a ceremony that doubled as a massive show of strength by the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Gandhinagar around 10 am, attended, as did party chief Amit Shah and all Chief Ministers of the BJP. Rupani, who…
WhatsApp to stop working on some platforms after Dec. 31
December 26, 2017San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp will stop support for a number of platforms after Dec.31, 2017. The messaging app will drop support for ‘BlackBerry OS’, ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone 8.0’ and older platforms from Dec. 31, 2017, if one goes by the company’s blog post. WhatsApp says users on these particular platforms will not…
No political motive behind demand for separate Lingayat Religion tag: Basavaraj Horatti
December 26, 2017Mysuru: Senior MLC and former Minister Basavaraj Horatti, who is also the President of Swatantra Lingayat Dharma Vedike, has asserted that there was no political motive behind the demand for separate Lingayat religion tag. Speaking after inaugurating the Lingayat Cultural Committee at Nataraja Sabhabhavan, Hosamutt, Agrahara in city yesterday, Horatti said that one should not…
Moily calls upon Congressmen to gear up for Assembly polls
December 26, 2017Mysuru: Exhorting Congress activists to gear up for the forth coming Assembly polls, KPCC Poll Manifesto Committee President and former Chief Minister Veerappa Moily, who is also a Current Lok Sabha MP, has expressed the hope that the Congress would retain power in the State, despite campaigns launched by the opposition BJP. Moily was addressing…
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