Mysuru: The coming third Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on Aug.3 at the historic Chamundeshwari Temple atop the iconic Chamundi Hill will be a special one as the Chamundeshwari Vardhanti (birthday of the Goddess) will also be celebrated on that day. Thousands of devotees are expected to throng the Hill shrine for the auspicious occasions. On that…
Expo, tree planting marks 225th birth anniversary of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at ORI
August 1, 2018Mysuru: “The contributions of the rulers of Mysore to environment are enormous and I am proud to be a part of this legacy of the Wadiyars,” said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile royal family. She was speaking after inaugurating the exhibition and planting rare saplings at the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) near Crawford Hall,…
Pervert trouble at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Nursing Hostel: MLC Ugrappa shocked at appalling conditions of Nursing Hostel
August 1, 2018Mysuru: MLC V.S. Ugrappa, the Chairman of Expert Committee on Preventing Sexual Violence Against Women and Children, visited the Women’s Nursing Hostel of K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital run by Mysore Medical College and Research Institute yesterday and was appalled at the conditions there. He warned the authorities that if things were not set right,…
‘Navikotsava’ by Non-Resident Kannadigas in city on Aug.4, 5
August 1, 2018Mysuru: The Non-Resident Kannadigas from United States of America and other parts of the world are organising for the first time the two-day ‘Navakotsava’ in city on Aug.4 and 5 at Kalamandira. The love for the mother tongue and the land has drawn the Kanndigas from around the world to come to the city and…
Fill up permanent lecturers’ post in Universities: MP Dhruvanarayan
August 1, 2018Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has urged the government to fill up the permanent posts of lecturers in colleges and Universities lying vacant in the State thus bringing down the student-teacher ratio. He tabled this issue during the zero hour in the Parliament. An All India survey related to Higher Education has brought the fall…
Former VC Prof. Tareen bemoans Indian Universities’ standards
August 1, 2018Mysuru: “Why doesn’t India have one University which figures in the top 100 or even 200?” was the question posed by former Vice- Chancellor of Jammu & Kashmir and Pondicherry Universities Prof. J.A.K. Tareen. He was speaking on ‘Higher Education’ with the theme “World Class Universities :Characteristics and Challenges before Indian Universities,” organised at Dhvanyaloka,…
Sexual harassment on minor: POCSO Court sentences elderly man to two years imprisonment
August 1, 2018Mysuru: The Special POCSO Court in city has sentenced a 58-year-old man to two years imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 for sexually harassing a minor girl in city. The elderly man, who has been sentenced to jail, is Ramaprasad, a resident of Kuvempunagar in city, who had sexually harassed a minor girl…
Traffic management workshop for City Police
August 1, 2018Mysuru: The city Traffic Police, as part of its ‘Traffic Management and Road Safety Month,’ had organised a day-long workshop for city Traffic and Law Order Police personnel at SDM Institute for Management Development near the foot of Chamundi Hill here on July 30. City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao inaugurated the workshop by…
Legal awareness vehicle flagged off
August 1, 2018To cover city colleges and hostels in four days Mysuru: A Legal Awareness Vehicle of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) was flagged off by DLSA Chairman and Principal District and Sessions Judge S.L. Krishnappa Vontigodi at the Court premises here this morning. The vehicle will visit colleges and hostels in city for four days covering…
Saxophone recital by Vid. Harish Pandav on Aug.4
August 1, 2018Mysuru: A Saxophone recital by Vid. Harish Pandav is organised on Aug.4 at Vasudevacharya Bhavana on JLB Road in city at 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vid. M. D. Arjun on violin, Vid. G. S. Ramanujam on mridanga and Vid. V. S. Ramesh on morching. This 7th year programme is being organised by…















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