Dist. Minister appeals Industries and Commercial establishments Mysuru: District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has appealed industries, commercial establishments and other Associations and organisations to join hands with the Government for making this year’s Dasara a resounding success. Addressing a meeting with Hotel Owners Association and various industry associations at a private hotel here yesterday,…
CFTRI’s ragi ball machine in Indira Canteens soon
October 7, 2018Mysuru: Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, Director Jitendra J. Jadhav, on Monday, said that the State Government has requested for 40 ragi ball making machines to be installed in Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. In a press conference at CFTRI here, he said, CFTRI has installed two ragi ball making machines, which have a…
‘Mahisha Dasara’ in city
October 7, 2018Mysuru: Making ‘Mahisha Dasara’, Mahisha Dasara Acharana Samithi had organised a grand procession from Town Hall to Chamundi Hill this morning. Leading the procession was an open vehicle carrying a portrait of Mahishasura. In tow were an array of folk troupes performing in colourful attire. Hundreds of members of the Samithi on bikes followed the…
Theatre workshop for jail inmates begins
October 7, 2018Mysuru: A year-long workshop to transform the lives of prisoners through theatre, organised by Sankalpa Mysuru and Karnataka Prisons Department, began at Mysuru Central Jail premises in city yesterday. The organisers arranged the training programme for 20 selected prisoners who are interested in theatre-related activities. They provide training on various forms of theatre such as…
Walkathon to create awareness on heart disease prevention held
October 7, 2018Mysuru: The Cardiological Society of India, Mysore Chapter, in a bid to create awareness among public on prevention of heart diseases, had organised a walkathon with the theme ‘My Heart, Your Heart’ in city this morning. The walkathon was flagged off by the titular head of Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar from J.K….
Stink around Lansdowne Building irks MLA
October 7, 2018Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra visited the Lansdowne Building area recently and directed the officials from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to provide water and underground connections to the toilets there. The MLA was on a padayatra in Ward 23 that comes under his Constituency and was appalled by the state of affairs around the Lansdowne…
Jayant Mammen Mathew elected as President of INS
October 7, 2018Bengaluru: Jayant Mammen Mathew of Malayalam Manorama has been elected as President of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2018-19 at its 79th Annual General Body meeting held here recently. Shailesh Gupta of Mid-Day was elected as the Deputy President, L. Adimoolam of Health and The Antiseptic as Vice-President, Sharad Saxena, Hindustan Times (Patna)…
Woes of Parasayyanahundi residents
October 7, 2018Mysuru: The residents of Parasayyanahundi, near Police Check-Post, Srirampura, have urged Srirampura Gram Panchayat to ensure adequate drinking water besides completing road repair, underground drainage works and repair of street lights in their area. In a memorandum submitted to the Panchayat Development Officer (PDO), they took strong objection for slow pace of works. They pointed…
ULB polls in Kodagu on Oct.28; Counting on Oct.31
October 7, 2018Mysuru: The Urban Local Body (ULB) polls in Kodagu, which was postponed due to floods and landslides across the district in August, will now be held on Oct. 28. The polls will be held for Somwarpet Town Panchayat, Virajpet Town Panchayat and Kushalnagar Town Panchayat. The Election Commission issued a notification in this regard on…
Government to nominate members for MCC and other Urban Local bodies
October 7, 2018Mysuru: With elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) completed, the State Government has decided to nominate members to all ULBs including the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). The JD(S)-Congress coalition Government has decided to nominate their respective party members where the two parties have a majority on their own and to nominate consensus candidates to…















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