Virajpet: The Perumbadi Road near here linking Kodagu and Kerala, which had caved-in owing to incessant rains last month, has been repaired and buses were allowed to ply on the road from yesterday. Five days ago, the road was thrown upon for Light Motor Vehicles. However, a ban continues on movement of huge trucks and…
SKYWATCH: Partial Lunar Eclipse tomorrow
August 6, 2017The most effective, amazing and evident astronomical event in the sky is an ‘Eclipse.’ Mysureans are highly privileged to witness a partial lunar eclipse on Aug.7. The Partial Lunar Eclipse will be visible from South and East Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. Only partial phase of the eclipse can be seen from all parts of…
Fearing separation, woman hangs self, partner follows suit
August 6, 2017Mysuru: Unable to break-off from her live-in partner, a 25-year-old woman committed suicide last night. Seeing her dead body, her partner too ended his life. The incident occurred at Kumbarakoppal and the couple has been identified as 38-year-old Venkatesh and Asha. Venkatesh was working as a driver and had married Roopa, a resident of Mallegowdanakoppal,…
Aged mother from Tamil Nadu comes to city in search of her daughter
August 6, 2017Mysuru: A distraught mother from Tamil Nadu, has approached Udayagiri Police for help, to trace her daughter who had come to city after marrying a man from Mysuru. The aged mother has been identified as Tamil Selvi and the daughter has been identified as Shubha. Tamil Selvi, who approached Udayagiri Police on Aug. 4, told…
Street plays create awareness on child labour eradication
August 6, 2017Mysuru: A four-day awareness programme on eradication of child labour through jathas and street plays, organised jointly by District Administration, Labour Department, Anti-Child Labour Society and Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP), was launched yesterday in front of Labour Department Office in Kuvempunagar here. Launching the programme, Assistant Labour Commissioner A.C. Thammanna asked people to…
Run for dengue awareness: 4,500 from Mysuru, Periyapatna, Hassan and Kushalnagar participate
August 6, 2017Mysuru: Bhyrava Sports Club had organised SARA RUN-2017 for dengue awareness to mark the birthday of MLA S.R. Mahesh this morning in city which was held in various categories for high school and college students and adults, all in men and women sections. The run was launched by S.R. Mahesh at the University Oval Grounds….
BJP State Executive meeting begins
August 6, 2017Bengaluru: The day-long BJP State Executive Committee meeting began at the sprawling Palace Grounds here this morning. Preparation for the Assembly polls, review of ‘Vistarak’ (outreach) programme, the recent I-T raids on Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Congress Government reviving the State Flag issue and also supporting a separate religion tag for Lingayat-Veerashaiva dharma and attacks…
Continuing Dental Education on Lasers in Paediatric Dentistry
August 6, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, had organised a Continuing Dental Education and hands-on Programme on “Lasers in Paediatric Dentistry” in collaboration with the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry recently. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. B. Manjunatha, Registrar, JSS University in the presence of Dr….
Photography expo, wrestling to mark Devaraj Urs’ birth anniversary
August 6, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration has decided to celebrate former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs’ 102nd birth anniversary on Aug.20 in a meaningful manner. Chairing a meeting in this regard at his office here recently, DC D. Randeep said that the stage programme will take place at Kalamandira on the morning of Aug.20, during which…
BEML Employees Association to stage protest in New Delhi on Aug. 9 & 10
August 6, 2017Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government’s move to privatise public sector giant BEML (Bharath Earth Movers Ltd.,) the BEML Employees Association will stage a two-day demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Aug.9 and 10 to draw the attention of the Union Government. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning,…
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