Mysuru: Kambeyanda Poly Cariappa (Ballachanda), a resident of #29 ‘Saikrupa,’ Vishweswaranagar here, passed away last evening. She was 91. She leaves behind two sons — Prof. K.C. Belliappa, Chairman, Sree Cauvery Educational Institutions, Kuvempunagar, and K.C. Biddappa, former senior Vice-President of ITC — daughters-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Cremation took place…
Mysuru: There are conflicting signals for the much-harried students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) even as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah blamed the previous Vice-Chancellors (VCs) for the mess and Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha tweeted yesterday that the recognition to the Open University would be delayed and there was every possibility of it not getting…
Mysuru: Manual scavenging is a caste-based occupation involving the removal of untreated human excreta from bucket toilets or pit latrines, that has been officially abolished by Law in India as a dehumanising practice. This inhuman practice still persists and the helpless Pourakarmikas are forced to enter manholes to clean them. One more such incident has…
Rohtak (Haryana): Jailed self-styled Godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim is not feeling well. Besides diabetes, the incarcerated Dera Sacha Sauda Chief has also reported feeling uneasy and restless to a team of doctors who examined him at a Rohtak Jail on Saturday. It has been almost a fortnight since Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was lodged in…
Mysuru: “I faced a lot of obstacles while training more than 15,000 elite Indian forces for the past 20 years. But I managed to overcome it,” said Seema Rao, India’s first and the only woman commando trainer. She was speaking at ‘Leadership and Management Lessons from Armed Forces by Dr. Seema Rao and Major Deepak…
Mysuru: Minister for Urban Development, Haj and Wakf R. Roshan Baig this morning inspected various developmental works being undertaken in city. The Minister inspected the road development works in progress from Dasappa Circle to the Ring Road via Akashavani at a cost of Rs. 4 crore. The works include asphalting the 2.1 km stretch, laying…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah countered the media when he was asked the status regarding the pay scale for State Government employees. To a pointed question by a television channel, he said, “Do you know the reason why it is delayed? You do not do your homework properly and ask questions. A committee has been formed…
Mysuru: Rangabhoomi Kodagu Prakashana had organised a function at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here this morning for the release of the book ‘Kodaginodeyaru Kodavaru’ written by Addanda C. Cariappa, a Kodagu-based Playwright, Actor and Director. Releasing the book, Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK) hailed the book as an invaluable one and an excellent research material….
Mysuru: The new District office of Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (DRDP) at Vivekananda Circle here was inaugurated by Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. Veerendra Heggade on Sept. 8. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Heggade disclosed that to empower rural people, DRDP had established 20,795 Self Help Groups (SHG) involving over 22 lakh people in the district. He…
Mysuru: Nutrition Society of India, Mysore Chapter, Mysuru, in association with the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Yuvaraja’s College (Autonomous), University of Mysore, Mysuru, had organised a week-long activities to celebrate National Nutrition Week (Sept. 1-7) at the College premises recently. The theme was ‘Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health.’…
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