Bylakuppe: Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama inaugurated the Debating Hall and the Science Centre at Sera Mey Thoesam Norling Monastery at Sera Lama Camp in Bylakuppe this morning. The programme was attended by Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt Seer Sri Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji and a host of other dignitaries. On the…
Sensational Rs. 2 crore seizure case at Yelwal: Verdict on Dec. 23
December 21, 2017Mysuru: The verdict in the case where Rs. 2.07 crore was looted at Yelwal from a Kerala-bound bus in the wee hours of Jan. 4, 2014 will be pronounced on Dec. 23. The Third Additional District and Sessions Court has completed the trial and was supposed to deliver the verdict on Dec. 20 (yesterday) but…
Two-day ‘Forensic Fair’ at JSSMC
December 21, 2017Mysuru: A two-day ‘Forensic Fair’ organised jointly by the Department of Forensic Medicine, JSS Medical College (JSSMC), Karnataka Police Academy (KPA), City Police, Department of Criminology, University of Mysore, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) commenced this morning at the premises of JSS Medical College here. The fair is…
MP R. Dhruvanarayan meets Union Minister seeking National Highway upgradation
December 21, 2017New Delhi: Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari recently and submitted a memorandum seeking upgradation of the National Highway (NH) passing through parts of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. The Union Government has revised the prerequisites for upgrading the existing two-lane NHs into four-lane. According to the revised…
16 complaints at DC’s phone-in
December 21, 2017Mysuru: Nearly 16 complaints were registered at the phone-in programme organised at the DC Office here keeping the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep busy answering to the calls. The complaints ranged from problems of bad roads, stinking drainages and bullying by ruffians, to loudspeaker menace. A caller from Udayagiri complained that ruffians were creating problems for…
Annual Day at city schools
December 21, 2017Orchids School: Annual Day was celebrated at The Orchids Public School and PU College with the theme ‘Save Rivers’ to create awareness about the importance of rivers, at Kalamandira here recently. The programme was inaugurated in a unique way by offering water from ‘Kalasha’ by the dignitaries which flowed through the lines on the Indian…
Folk troupes to create health awareness in rural areas
December 21, 2017Mysuru: A three-day training workshop for folk troupes of Mysuru division, organised jointly by the District Department of Health and Family Welfare and Department of Kannada and Culture, commenced yesterday at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city. The folk troupes would be groomed by the Health Department officials on various health issues. The folk artistes would…
Interaction held on problems of tribal and nomadic children
December 21, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPC), in association with District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of Women and Child Welfare, had organised an interaction on ‘Problems of tribal and nomadic children and solutions’ at JSS Law College premises in Kuvempunagar here yesterday. About 60 representatives of various NGOs participated in the…
Bus pass for scribes: Accredited journalists may apply before Dec.23
December 21, 2017Mysuru: The Information Department has invited applications from accredited scribes of District-level and regional newspapers listed by the Department, for distribution of bus pass. The applicants must be serving a newspaper as a full-time reporter for at least two years. Three reporters and one photographer recommended by the Editor of a regional newspaper having six…
Samarpan Newsletter gets National recognition
December 21, 2017Mysuru: ‘Samarpan’, a bi-annual (half-yearly) newsletter published by the NSS unit of the University of Mysore (UoM) has been recognised as ‘The Best Newsletter’ by the Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI). By bagging the award, the UoM has earned the distinction of being the first Indian University to win such an award. Chief…















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