Mysuru: Isha Yoga Centre has organised a programme on July 9 at its premises in Coimbatore on the occasion of Guru Purnima to celebrate and experience the day of offering and gratitude to Adiyogi. There will be a satsang with Sadhguru. Preceding Guru Purnima, there will be a lap of the master programme with Sadhguru…
Ph.D degree awardees
July 2, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D degree in Anthropology to K. Shivakumar, Principal Correspondent, The New Indian Express, Mysuru, for his thesis titled ‘Post-Veerappan Era: A study of the Socio-Economic and Communication Development in Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka.’ He worked under the guidance of Dr. M.R. Gangadhar. B.V. Chaitra has been awarded Ph.D…
Echo of Supreme Court order: 165 bars closed in Mysuru as Highway liquor ban kicks in
July 1, 2017Mysuru: Over 165 bars in Mysuru district had no option but to fall in line with the Supreme Court’s order on closure of pubs and bars along the State and National Highways with effect from last midnight. They downed their shutters to comply with the July 1 deadline imposed by the Apex Court and are…
GST is ‘Good and Simple Tax’: PM Modi
July 1, 2017The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force at the stroke of midnight amid a historic midnight session at the Central Hall of Parliament. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the gathering, before the President and the Prime Minister launched the GST. Speaking on the occasion, the…
MCC Ward 32 by-poll: Voting tomorrow
July 1, 2017Mysuru: Three major political parties, the Congress, BJP and the JD(S), will fight it out in the by-elections wherein people of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward 32 will exercise their franchise tomorrow. The by-election has been necessitated following the conviction and the subsequent disqualification of JD(S) Corporator C. Mahadesh alias Avva Madesha, who held the…
Dengue outbreak: Corporators demand proper waste segregation
July 1, 2017Mysuru: The rapid rise of vector-borne diseases in city over the last two months was elaborately discussed at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council meeting held yesterday at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall in the MCC premises. Corporators urged Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha to take measures to ensure proper waste segregation and…
Former Vice-Chancellors oppose Govt. interference in running Varsities
July 1, 2017Mysuru: The State Government’s move to bring in amendment to the Karnataka State Universities Act, is a step that would curb the development of Universities in the State and rob it of its autonomous status, said Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka State Universities President Prof. S.N. Hegde. Addressing a press meet at a private…
Police tighten security at KRS Dam
July 1, 2017Mandya: In the wake of hundreds of farmers staging a demonstration on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway yesterday opposing the release of water from KRS to Tamil Nadu, security has been beefed up at KRS dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. As soon as protests erupted across the district, Police security was tightened at the dam site…
Rise in viral fever cases: DC visits KR and Cheluvamba hospitals, interacts with doctors
July 1, 2017Mysuru: In the context of a quantum leap in vital fever cases in city and district, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep visited KR and Cheluvamba hospitals this morning to assess the facilities and take stock of the situation. Randeep inspected all the wards and laboratories of the hospitals and held a meeting of the doctors. The…
GST Effect: City medical stores withdraw discounts
July 1, 2017Mysuru: “Dear customers, as the Central Government is implementing GST from today midnight, we are not able to provide you discounts on medicines. Please co-operate.” Almost all the 400-odd medical stores in the city sported this board near their counters and at prominent places yesterday to make customers aware of the impact of Goods and…
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