Mysuru: Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation and Women and Child Welfare Department have jointly organised an exhibition and sale as part of Mahila Dasara from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28 at the JK Grounds near the City Railway Station. In this Mela, the paintings, hand-crafted items and other products manufactured by Sthree Shakti Self Help…
1993 Mumbai Blast Case: Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan sentenced to life
September 7, 2017Mumbai: Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, were awarded the death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court, here this morning. Other accused, Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, were sentenced to life imprisonment and Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for ten years….
Hubli Tigers adopt Tiger at Mysuru Zoo
September 7, 2017Mysuru: As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity, Hubli Tigers, one of the Karbonn Smart KPL franchises, extended its support for the tiger cause by adopting a tiger for the period of one year. Hubli Tigers Owners Sushil Kumar Jindal and Abhishek Jindal, along with the team, visited the Mysuru Zoo and handed…
DC launches Mobile Digital Planetarium in city
September 7, 2017Mysuru: A Mobile Digital Planetarium, mooted by the State Government to impart scientific knowledge to students of Government High Schools on Astronomy through entertainment, was launched in city yesterday at Government High School in Vinayakanagar here by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. The scheme has been launched by the Department of Information Technology and Bio-technology and…
City hoteliers to stage mythological play tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: City hoteliers will be staging mythological play ‘Bhakta Prahlada’ at Kalamandira in city on Sept. 8. The show will be inaugurated at 4 pm in the presence of State and National Award winner cine-actor Vijaya Raghavendra as the chief guest. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city on Tuesday, Hotel…
Cannon firing test for Dasara Jumbos tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: With the countdown for this year’s Dasara having already begun, the Forest Department will be conducting the cannon firing test for Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace tomorrow. The test will be held at the parking space near the Varaha Gate of the Palace. All 15 elephants will undergo the test to get accustomed…
Pratap Simha gets death threat
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has sought Police protection in the wake of an alleged threat to his life from a Twitter user. In a letter to the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, Simha said that a Twitter user by name B. Ananthamurthy had given death threat to him following journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. Simha…
Elected to MCC Standing Committee
September 7, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator M. Indira of Ward No.61, was elected unopposed as a Member of the MCC Standing Committee on Public Health Education and Social Justice in the election held at the MCC’s Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall this morning. The membership had fallen vacant after Independent Corporator Ravindra Kumar, who represents Ward No. 41, was…
Workshop on Haemophilia held in city
September 7, 2017Karnataka Haemophilia Registry begins; 1st Unique Card given to patient Mysuru: Haemophilia Society, Mysuru, had organised an awareness workshop on Haemophilia for the patients from Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts recently. Dr. Banakar, Nodal Officer, Health and Family Welfare Department, inaugurated the workshop in the presence of Dr. Basavaraju, District Health Officer (DHO);…
Thalassemia awareness camp and seminar held at JSS Hospital
September 7, 2017Mysuru: JSS Hospital, Mysuru, along with Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, had organised Thalassemia awareness camp and seminar at JSS Hospital here recently. The seminar was inaugurated by Thalassemia kids along with Dr. M.D. Ravi, Dr. Sunil Bhat, Dr. Shobha Badiger, Dr. P. Pallavi and Dr. B.K. Rashmi. Dr. Ravi, Director, JSS Hospital, briefed about the…
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