Bengaluru: In order to tide over the energy crisis looming large over the State, the Energy Department is looking at Gautam Adani, who is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for purchase of 200 MW power. The State Govt. has inked a deal for purchasing 200 MW power from Adani-owned Thermal Power Plant, starting…
Mahamasthakabhisheka to Bahubali at Arethippur in Mandya from Dec. 1
November 30, 2017Bharathinagar (Mandya): The Arethippur Jain Shrine here in Maddur taluk of Mandya district boasts of a Statue of Bahubali with a history of about 1,200 years much beyond to that of the one in Shravanabelagola and said to be the oldest Jain Shrine of South India. Unfortunately, many people of the district and State are…
Wildlife activists object to ZAK Chief holding leopard cub
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairperson Mallige Veeresh holding a leopard cub and posing for camera has created a controversy. Not amused by the photograph that is being circulated on the social media platforms and a report in a section of the press, wildlife enthusiasts say that the ZAK Chairperson’s act was illegal as…
National Children’s Science Congress: Natural Resource Management is key for city’s Baden Powell students
November 30, 2017Mysuru: The State-Level 25th National Children’s Science Congress being held at the Vignana Bhavan in KSOU campus is a stage wherein young students with great scientific minds are displaying the use of science and technology for Sustainable Development. The students from Baden Powell School, Mysuru, have surrounded their models with a common objective of efficient…
Sait exhorts teachers, students to focus on science research
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Students must choose new topics to do research and they need to develop scientific thinking. Even when teachers teach science, they should find new and interesting fields to impart science education, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait. He was speaking at the three-day 25th National Children’s Science Congress and Science Exhibition here…
MDJA awards presented
November 30, 2017Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha, taking strong exception to the way electronic media is functioning today, said that in the race for TRP rating, most of the channels are indulging in character assassination of leaders and other prominent personalities, which must be stopped. He was speaking at the Press Day (Patrika Dinacharane) celebrations organised by Mysuru…
L.K. Advani arriving in city tomorrow
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani will be arriving in city tomorrow on a brief visit. He is scheduled to land at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli by a special flight at around 3.30 pm and will drive straight towards Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama in Dattanagar on Ooty Road here….
“Did not refer to urine”: MP Pratap Simha
November 30, 2017Mysuru: Reacting to the ‘urine controversy’, MP Pratap Simha said “What I spoke was blown out of proportion by electronic media.” He said he was reacting to what Champa had said about Union Minister Ananth Kumar wetting his pajamas thinking about secularism. All he had said was that whenever Champa speaks, his language reeks of…
Ribbon to inaugurate Congress office turns ‘Gordian Knot’
November 30, 2017Mysuru: History tells us that Alexander the Great was asked to untie the legendary ‘Gordian Knot.’ When he failed, he simply pulled out his sword and cut the knot. A similar incident was witnessed in city this morning when the Chief Minister and the KPCC President along with a host of Congress leaders failed to…
Children’s Science Congress ends tomorrow:Young Minds concerned about Earth
November 30, 2017Mysuru: The students of Gopalaswamy High School, Mysuru, are well aware about the problems that could be at stake due to the depletion of the mother earth. They have thus created models to create awareness about sustainable development with the use of science and technology, in the ongoing State-level 25th National Children’s Science Congress –…















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