Mysuru: Commuters, beware if you are carrying gold jewellery and wads of currency notes while travelling in buses and other public transport as attention diverters are on the prowl. They employ novel tactics to rob the valuables and vanish without a trace. These gangs, mainly consisting of women, are usually active during festive seasons when…
HC sets aside annulment of University of Mysore teaching staff
July 7, 2018Mysuru: The High Court has set aside the State Government’s order of annulling the appointment of teaching staff of University of Mysore including that of former in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju. In all, the appointments of 113 teaching staff including 9 Professors and 30 Readers have been upheld. High Court Justice A.S. Bopanna passed the…
Deadline extended till July 30 to apply for houses
July 7, 2018Bengaluru: Housing Minister U.T. Khader has announced that identification of the homeless and shelterless under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been extended till July 30. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly here yesterday, Khader said authorities had identified 15 lakh homeless families in the ongoing survey in the past two months. Pointing out that the…
BSP workers told to be ready for Lok Sabha polls
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Karnataka in-charge Dr. Ashok Kumar Siddartha has asked the party workers to ensure that the party performs well in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing Mysuru zone party workers at Kalamandira here yesterday, Siddartha said that the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was an important one for the party and as…
43 Primary School teachers get promotion to High School
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Several eligible Primary School teachers who were waiting for years for promotion, are now a relieved lot as the Department of Public Instruction has finally promoted them to teach in High Schools. DDPI (Dy. Director of Public Instruction) Mamatha conducted a counselling session at her office to the teachers yesterday and the Primary School…
Food Technology course intake increased to 100
July 7, 2018Mysuru: There is a huge demand for food technology courses and along with increasing the intake to 100, a Centre of Excellence will be opened soon, said Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Chief Scientist R. Subramanian. He was speaking at the Awards Day function organised at the Institute auditorium, here yesterday and said that…
Ex-Corporator Mahadesh produced before City Court
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Former Corporator C. Mahadesh (Avva Mahadesh) and his brother Manjunath, who have been sentenced in connection with a double murder case at Hunsur and also named as accused in the sensational murder of rowdy-sheeter Devu that took place at Paduvarahalli in the city two years ago, were produced before a City Court this morning…
Narayana Hospital launches Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Narayana Multispecialty Hospital (NMH), Mysuru, has launched an advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinic. The clinic was inaugurated by Dr.Naresh Bhat, President, Indian Society of Gastroenterologists Association. IBD is the term used to describe disorders that involves chronic inflammation of digestive tract. Types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Chron’s disease. In both diseases…
Organ donation campaign launched
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Rotary Ivory City Mysuru in association with JSS Medical College, Mysuru, has launched the project of spreading awareness about “Body and Organ Donation to Medical Colleges.” The project was launched on the occasion of the Installation Ceremony of the new office-bearers of the Club for the year 2018-19 under the Presidentship of Rtn. M….
Farmers stage protest to demand release of Kabini water
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Farmers under the banner of State Federation of Farmer Associations and State Sugarcane Growers Association staged a demonstration in front of CADA (Cauvery) office on Sayyaji Rao road here yesterday, demanding full-scale release of water from Kabini Dam. Maintaining that the Kabini Dam got filled up nearly 25 days ago, the farmers accused the…















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