Mysuru: Sanjay Virnave, Director at the Royal Academy of Mysore, MYRA School of Business, has been awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Entrepreneurship and Technology, USA, jointly with CIAC Global, in Management for his Leadership and Contributions to the IT Hardware Industry over last 33 years. The Hon. Doctorate was presented at the recently…
Ph.D Awardees
November 9, 2018Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Social Work to Shiddappa Madar for his thesis “Lambanis Out-Migration from Vijayapura District of Karnataka” submitted under the guidance of Dr.A.K. Mohan. Pradeepkumar has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by UoM for his thesis “Sathyananda Pathrota Avara Sahithya” [Guide: Dr.N.M. Talawar]. R. Suma has been…
Woman goes missing
November 9, 2018Mysuru: A 40-year-old woman has gone missing since Nov.4 from N.R. Mohalla in city. The woman, identified as Prema, is 5 ft. tall, fair complexioned, oval faced, normal built, speaks Kannada and was wearing a brown-coloured chudidhar at the time of going missing. Those having any information about the missing woman may contact NR Police…
20th National Livestock Census begins in city: Enumerators go door-to-door,Collect info on pet animals, owners
November 7, 2018Mysuru: The five-yearly livestock census has begun in city following the Centre’s directive to States and Union Territories. The 20th Livestock Census, delayed almost by a year (it was to be held last July), assumes significance because it is the first-ever enumeration of domestic animals since the Narendra Modi government came to power in May…
Landslide aftershocks continue to haunt Kodagu: Two women buried alive at Madikeri as earth caves in
November 7, 2018Madikeri: Four months after catastrophic floods and landslides struck the northern hilly areas of Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks in Kodagu district, landslides due to loose soil continue to take lives. Two women were buried alive when earth caved in while they were doing some digging work to construct a compound wall of a house at…
Seth Mohandas Tulsidas Hospital demolished
November 7, 2018Mysuru: The 69-year-old Seth Mohandas Tulsidas Hospital on JLB Road in city has been demolished and in its place, a Rs.20 crore 100-bed hospital is going to come up in 15 months. The maternity hospital is going to be built from the funds sanctioned by the Central Government. This project was envisaged in 2012 when…
Clay lamps invade city markets: Shun crackers, light lamps this Deepavali
November 7, 2018Mysuru: With Deepavali commencing from today, colourful eye-catching clay lamps have entered the markets in city to induce people to celebrate the festival of lights more meaningfully with only lamps and not crackers. The earthen lamps have come in various shapes and sizes which include the traditional ones, creative pieces in the shapes of lantern…
Compost units must at large waste generating places
November 7, 2018Mysuru: With Solid Waste Management becoming tougher to handle day-by-day, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come forward to impose strict rules making places which are generating over 50 kg of wet waste per day to compulsorily install compost-making unit in the coming six months. The MCC has issued instructions in this regard following direction from…
Tiding over imminent water crisis: Additional water to be pumped from Meghalapura, Hongalli
November 7, 2018Mysuru: In view of the city staring at imminent water crisis in the months of February to May 2019, the District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have been asked to gear up to face the problem by pumping in additional water from Meghalapura and Hongalli Pumping Stations. Chairing a meeting with officials from…
Elected unopposed as MCDCC Bank Director
November 7, 2018Mysuru: BJP leader C. Basavegowda and Youth JD(S) leader G.D. Harish Gowda have been elected unopposed as Directors of Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central (MCDCC) Bank. The polls for electing 17 Directors of the Bank is scheduled to take place on Nov.12. However, Basavegowda was declared elected unopposed from T. Narasipur-1 Constituency as no other candidates…















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