Mysuru: It was a really special day for over 370 specially abled children yesterday as they were treated to a variety of fun and entertainment at a programme organised under the joint aegis of Mysuru Heritage Round Table – 109 (MHRT) and Mysuru Heritage Ladies Circle – 109 (MHLC) as part of Kannada Rajyotsava and…
‘AMBICON-2017’ commemorative volume released
November 19, 2017Mysuru: The three-day 25th annual conference of Medical Bio-chemists AMBICON-2017, organised by the Association of Medical Bio-chemists of India (AMBI) commenced at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel here on Nov.17. Inaugurating the conference, Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, said that a doctor’s profession was a very stressful job…
Taxidermist Van Ingen case: SC asks CID to complete probe by March 31
November 19, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Karnataka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) time till March 2018 to complete its probe into usurpation of the properties of world-renowned Mysuru-based taxidermist Edwin Joubert Van Ingen allegedly by a man, who claimed to be his adopted son. A three-judge bench presided over by Justice Ranjan Gogoi…
Burglars decamp with cash, gold ornaments from Yadavagiri house
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a house by breaking the rear door of the house in Yadavagiri 2nd Main Road here yesterday, have decamped with Rs. 3 lakh cash and gold ornaments weighing about 50 grams. The burglary took place in the house of one S. Vasanth Ramalinga, a retired employee of J.K. Tyres, who…
Kannada Meet to have foreigner’s book stall
November 19, 2017Mysuru: The three-day 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana will feature a book stall run by a foreigner. Hendrik Hardeman, a 52-year-old Dane who has learnt Kannada staying at Gokulam in city for over five years, is all out to create a history of sorts by booking a stall at the Meet. Hendrik, whose mother…
Indira Gandhi birth centenary celebrated
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Hailing late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as a statesman and a great human activist, District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that it was important to spread Indira Gandhi’s message on the country’s unity and integrity to the younger generation of today. He was speaking after inaugurating Indira Gandhi Birth Centenary celebration organised by…
Rotary District Conference held
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Rotary Mysore North in association with Sharana Sahitya Parishat had organised Rotary District Conference at JSS Women’s College auditorium in Saraswathipuram here this morning. Inaugurating the conference, former Governor A. Rama Jois pointed out that ‘Dharma’ was a sacred term which should not be translated as religion. He averred that ‘Dharma’ was essential to…
Health Minister indisposed
November 19, 2017Kolar: Health Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar, who returned to his constituency after taking part in the Winter Session of the State Legislature at Belagavi, reportedly got indisposed yesterday. Ramesh Kumar, who got down from the dais at a benefits distribution programme in his constituency Srinivasapura in the district, got indisposed after vomiting, it is learnt….
Sanjiv Kumar appointed as Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer
November 19, 2017Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday appointed IAS Officer Sanjiv Kumar as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for Karnataka. A 1986-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, Sanjiv Kumar was serving as Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livlihood. He replaces Anil Kumar Jha, who had been serving…
Works on Indira Canteens to begin soon in city: DC
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has said that 11 Indira Canteens will start functioning in the city from Jan. 1, 2018. Speaking to press persons after holding a meeting at his office recently, he said that apart from the eleven in city, one Indira Canteen will be set up in six other taluks of…
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