Periyapatna: Accusing the Town Municipal Council (TMC) officials of apathy in supplying pure drinking water, residents of Mahadeshwara Ashraya Layout in the town staged a demonstration in front of the TMC here yesterday. Claiming that contaminated water is being supplied to the layout in which Dalit labourers stayed, the protestors said the use of contaminated…
30 people take ill after eating Prasada
September 18, 2018Mysuru: Thirty people including a two-year-old child reportedly took ill after allegedly eating curd rice served as prasada after immersion of Ganesha idol at Mallarajanahundi in Nanjangud taluk last evening. Most of the villagers who ate the prasada complained of nausea and vomiting. Thirty of them based on the severity of symptoms of food poisoning…
Pourakarmikas’ protest rally
September 18, 2018Mysuru: Karnataka State Pourakarmikas Mahasangha will take out a protest rally tomorrow (Sept.19) in city urging MCC to abolish contract labour system abiding by the government order. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Mahasangha President Narayan warned that the Pourakarmikas would boycott Dasara festivities if their demand was not fulfilled. He recalled…
JK Tyre Chairman & Managing Director Dr. Raghupati Singhania conferred highest civilian honour of Mexico
September 18, 2018New Delhi: Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., has been conferred the ‘Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle’, the highest honour accorded to non-nationals by the Government of Mexico. On the eve of the 128th National Day of Mexico, Melba Pría, Ambassador of Mexico to India, presented the award…
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Graduation Day tomorrow
September 18, 2018Mysuru: The Graduation Day of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bogadi 2nd Stage, will be held on Sept.19 at 2 pm at its premises in city. Prof. Uday Maitra, Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc., Bengaluru, will be the chief guest and deliver the Graduation address. K. Jyothi, CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru, will be the guest of honour….
Power disruption tomorrow
September 18, 2018Mysuru: Due to emergency maintenance works at 66/11 KV FTS Distribution Centre at Megalapura, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas tomorrow (Sept.19) between 10 am and 5 pm: Megalapura, Kilanapura, Siddaramanahundi, M.C. Hundi, Inam Uthanahalli, Kuppegala, Muddegowdana Hundi, Ranganathapura, Srinivasapura, Devegowdana Hundi, Yadakola, Kadavekattehundi, Hosahalli, Gurukarapura, Duddagere, Mahadevi Colony, Lakshmipura, Madhavagere, Varakodu…
Karnataka State Inter-Schools Chess Tourney: Deepthi Lakshmi wins U-15 Mixed title
September 18, 2018Mysuru: K. Deepthi Lakshmi of VEMS, Dakshina Kannada, with 5.5 points from six rounds tied with Mysuru lad Chaitanya Ganesh (Excel Public School), but on the basis of her better progressive tie-break score of 21.75 to the latter’s 16, clinched the title in the Karnataka State Inter-Schools Chess Tourney, conducted jointly by Mysore Chess Centre…
Ph.D awardees
September 18, 2018Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Linguistics to Maryam Fouladi for her thesis “A Study on the Role of ESL Learners’ Critical Thinking Ability in their Performance on Different IELTS Reading Items” submitted under the guidance of Dr. R. Ramakrishna. D.S. Krishna has been awarded Ph.D in Social Work by the…
Hinkal Flyover not before Dasara
September 17, 2018Mysuru: On April 27, 2016, the works on city’s first-ever flyover began on the Hunsur Highway near Hinkal and even after two years and five months, the flyover has not yet been open to traffic, literally crippling the stretch. Hoteliers and businessmen on the road said that since two years they have been forced to…
Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs. 2, announces HDK
September 17, 2018Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has announced that fuel prices in Karnataka have been reduced by Rs. 2. With this, Karnataka has joined the league of States including Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal that have also slashed prices. Making an announcement at Kalaburagi this morning, Kumaraswamy said that following increased demand from…















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