Mysuru and Hassan received moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms, yesterday and due to the impact three farmers were killed in different incidents. Forty-year-old Krishnaraje Urs, son of Veeraraje Urs, a resident of Rajanabilaguli village, was killed when lightning struck him near his field. He was standing under a tree along with…
JSS CMS hosts MANNOVEX-17
April 5, 2017JSS Centre for Management Studies (JSS CMS), Department of Management Studies, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru, had organised the 10th edition of National-level Management Competition — ‘Management Innovation for Excellence, MANNOVEX-17’ — at JSS CMS here on Mar. 31 and Apr. 1. The theme was ‘AVISHKAR – Make…
Calling budding architects: Mock National Aptitude Test on Apr.8
April 5, 2017Mysore School of Architecture (MSA) is conducting a mock National Aptitude Test in Architecture (Mock NATA) on Apr. 8 at MSA campus, CA-01, University Layout, Lingambudhi, near Dattagalli Ring Road here from 10 am to 1 pm. Eligibility: Students aspiring to study of join B.Arch (10th, 1st pu students) can also apply. For registration contact…
Lorry strike enters fifth day; DC may invoke ESMA
April 4, 2017The strike by truckers across the southern States entered the fifth day this morning amidst fears of shortage of food and other essential supplies. Except for milk, water, medicines, vegetables, fruits, petrol and diesel, transportation of all other goods into city including food grains and pulses have stopped. To avoid a crisis situation, the District…
Congress, BJP fight it out in a hot bed of caste equations at Nanjangud
April 4, 2017The temple town of Nanjangud is witnessing a high-voltage campaign both by the Congress and the BJP to ensure victory in the by-election that will be held on April 9 along with Gundlupet Assembly constituency. With just five days to go for the voting, both the parties have made the constituency the epicentre of political…
Emboldened sand mafia attacks Udupi DC, AC
April 4, 2017Udupi Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis and Assistant Commissioner Shilpa Nag had a narrow escape after a gang involved in illegal sand mining chased and manhandled them on Monday. A Village Accountant from Amparu village, Kantharaj, who was with them was gravely assaulted and has been hospitalised. The DC and AC were, however, safeguarded by…
Mandya temperature crosses 40°C; water situation at KRS grim
April 4, 2017Picnic-goers avoid scenic spots including Balamuri, Edamuri due to lack of water Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the lifeline of Mandya residents and farmers has gone dry with absolutely no increase in water level from the present dead storage level. At present, the dam has 8.2 tmcft of water at the dead storage level of 74.76…
BJP committed to work for betterment of working class: BSY
April 4, 2017Maintaining that the BJP was always committed to work for the betterment of the working class and communities, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) has said that the Congress had done very little for these communities. Addressing a meeting of Madiwala community members from Nanjangud and Gundlupet constituencies here yesterday, Yeddyurappa said that Madiwala and…
Bus fare hike on the cards
April 4, 2017In the wake of losses due to diesel price hike, demonetisation, wage revision etc., the State Government is mulling a hike in bus fares. The State Transport Corporations have made a representation to the Government seeking a fare hike to offset losses, according to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. He said that the Government will take…
State looks to tap alternative water sources to manage crisis
April 4, 2017Desperate to tide over drinking water crisis, the State Government has decided to identify newer ground water sources. For this, the Government will identify water sources that are more than 2,000 years old and is purchasing advance equipment to identify water source and also to draw water. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha yesterday, Law…
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