Mysuru: Dr. Chandra Nayaka of the Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, who is leading the research on Pearl Millet funded by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) under All Indian Coordinated Research Programme has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researcher, which is commonly called as Japan…
Four persons including mother and son missing from city
November 19, 2017Mysuru: In separate cases, a mother and her son are among four persons missing from city. In the first case, a mother and her son have been reported missing from Sept.8 from Saraswathipuram Police Station limits. The missing mother and son have been identified as 36-year-old Shanthi and six-year-old Kushal Raj. According to the complaint…
Criminal enters hospital as doctor, snatches patient’s gold chain
November 19, 2017Mysuru: A criminal, in the guise of a doctor, snatched a gold mangalya chain from an inpatient at a private hospital in city on Tuesday (Nov.14). The patient, who lost her gold mangalya chain worth about Rs. 1.5 lakh, has been identified as Sowmyashree, who was undergoing treatment as an inpatient at a private hospital…
Priest killed in hit-and-run accident at Badanavalu
November 19, 2017Nanjangud: In a tragic incident, a 60-year-old Priest was fatally knocked down by an unidentified vehicle on Chamarajanagar Main Road near Badanavalu in Nanjangud taluk on Friday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Guddappa, a native of Tamil Nadu, who was the Priest at Chamundi Devi Temple near Badanavalu village. It is learnt…
US accreditation can enhance quality of education in business schools
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Quality of education can be enhanced if the Business Schools in South Asia have the ACBSP accreditation, said ACBSP10 Region President Dr. Rajesh Khajuria. He was speaking at the valedictory of 2017 ACBSP Region 10 Fall Conference on the theme “Transforming Students Success through Retention, Recruitment and Re-entry” organised by SDM-Institute for Management Development…
Appointed for Tank Conservation and Development Authority
November 19, 2017Mysuru: University of Mysore Retired Associate Professor Dr. K.M. Jayaramaiah has been appointed as the non-official member of Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority. He had retired from the Botany Department of the University in 2015. He is the convenor of Kukkarahalli Lake Conservation Committee and has been participating in several movements for the cause…
Akinori Urakawa, President & CEO, Yaskawa India Private Ltd., Bengaluru (standing sixth from left) is seen with the NIE faculty, guests and prize winners (sitting from left) second prize winner Madhan, first prize winner P. Srinag and second prize winners M.V. Ramya, S. Nisarga and Afreen Laes.
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Rotary Mysore, in association with Sneha Kiran Spastic Society, will be celebrating World Disabled Day at Mysore Sports Club by holding a fund-raiser event for the special school on Dec. 3 from 6 pm onwards. Sneha Kiran of Mysore Spastic Society is a non-profit organisation established in 2002 by a group of philanthropists, professionals,…
State-level paper presentation contest on ‘Mechatronics and Humatronics’
November 19, 2017Mysuru: A two-day State-level paper presentation competition on ‘Mechatronics and Humatronics’ was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Engineering (NIE), here recently. The competition, sponsored by Yaskawa India Private Limited, Bengaluru, was inaugurated by Shailendra Salvi, COO, Yaskawa India. B.S. Harish, Deputy COO, Lokesh Patel, R&D Head, Pradeep Kumar, Sr. Manager…
JIGYASA: Scientist-Student Connect Prog. at CFTRI
November 19, 2017Mysuru: The Scientist – Student connect program ‘JIGYASA’ was organised by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) – CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute), Mysuru, at its premises here recently. The CSIR launched this programme in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) by signing an MoU in the presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister…
Two prisoners die of illness
November 19, 2017Mysuru: Two convicted prisoners serving jail sentences in city’s Central Prison have died within a day of each other. The deceased prisoners have been identified as Mani (40) of Kodagu district and Hamid (45) of Shivamogga district. While Mani was sentenced in a murder case, Hamid was serving a jail term for violation of Forest…
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