Mysuru: Aimed at working towards women welfare and development, All India Women Empowerment Party (AIWEP) has come into existence. Announcing this at a press meet in city recently, the new party’s District President Shariff said that the party has set up office on eighth cross, Shivaji Road, N.R. Mohalla. More than 1,000 people with over…
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research bags Award
February 26, 2018Mysuru: JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, has been awarded QS 4-Stars rating in a recently concluded audit by QS Quacquarelli Symonds from the UK. The QS Stars rating evaluates Universities across a wide range of important performance indicators as set against pre-established international standards. By covering a broader range of criteria than…
Workshop on ‘Cyber Law’ held
February 26, 2018Mysuru: A three-day workshop on ‘Cryptography, Network Security and Cyber Law’ was organised by the Information Science & Engineering (IS&E) Department, ISTE and CSI Student Chapter of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) at the College premises recently. The workshop was inaugurated by Vidyavardhaka Sangha President Gundappa Gowda and Treasurer S.N. Lakshminarayana. Dr. Ashok Rao, former…
Workshop on Modern Management
February 26, 2018‘Meditation is a good tool for managing stress’ Mysuru: Meditation is a good tool for managing stress and improvement of health is possible by following modern methods of stress management, said Ayurvedic Consultant Dr. Anjaneya Murthy. He was addressing the delegates attending a workshop on Modern Management, a training programme, organised by the National Institute…
Headmistress thrash student for not paying fees
February 26, 2018Mysuru: A headmistress of a private school, thrashing a girl student for not paying the fees, has come to light in city lately. It is alleged that the headmistress, on Feb. 21, summoned the 7-year-old girl student and allegedly hit her repeatedly with a cane for not paying the school fees besides making her to…
‘Cholera Comrade’ constituted to control epidemic diseases
February 26, 2018Mysuru: With winter receding and making way for summer to set in, contagious diseases are common especially with people drinking contaminated water. Symptoms like vomiting and diarrhoea are common among people leading to diseases like cholera, dysentery and typhoid. Cholera is said to have taken the lives of two persons in a few districts of…
Hit-and-Run: Rider killed as unidentified vehicle hits him
February 26, 2018Gundlupet: A bike rider was killed on the spot when an unidentified vehicle hit his bike at Hangala village in the taluk last evening. The deceased has been identified as Maruthi (28), a daily wager at Bandipur Tiger Project. A native of Belagavi, Maruthi was proceeding from Bandipur towards Hangala village, when an unidentified vehicle…
‘Temples are a treasure of history and heritage’
February 26, 2018Mysuru: Department of Studies in Ancient History and Archaeology, Mysore University had organized a workshop on ‘Indian temples’ at the Department premises in Manasagangothri here this morning. Over 100 researchers participated in the workshop. Speaking as the Chief Guest, Dr. Gavisiddaiah, In-charge Director, Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums opined that Indian temples have enough…
Another pilgrim from Mysuru dies of heart attack at Shravanabelagola
February 26, 2018Shravanabelagola: Anantharaju (46), a pilgrim from Mysuru, died of cardiac arrest yesterday while climbing the Vindhyagiri Hill in Shravanabelagola to witness the Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Bahubali. A resident of Railway Layout in Vijayanagar, Anantharaju is the third Mysurean to breathe his last at the pilgrim centre. Anantharaju was climbing the hill-steps at about 2.30 pm,…
Nephew arrested in security guard murder case
February 26, 2018Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, yesterday arrested the accused in the murder of Security Guard Puttamadappa alias Madashetty (60) on Feb. 23 night in Railway Layout here. Ironically, the accused identified as 45-year-old Raju, is the son of Puttamadappa’s brother. It is learnt that victim Puttamadappa, a resident of Kumbarakoppal and Raju were indulged in a property…















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