Savithramma Dejagow Award for Nandini Jayaram; H.K. Veerannagowda Journalism Award for Dr. N. Jagadish Koppa Mysuru, Dec.20 (US)- Kuvempu’s daughter and writer Tarini Chidananda Gowda has been selected for ‘Vishwamanava Award-2017’ instituted by Dejagow Trust. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. Farmer activist K.H. Nandini Jayaram has been selected for ‘Savithramma Dejagow Award-2017’…
Labourer run over by train
December 20, 2017Mysuru: A labourer from Davangere, who was engaged in painting the Railway Bridge, died after being run over by a train near Sagarakatte. The deceased has been identified as Saddam Hussain (25). He, along with three others, were engaged in painting the Railway Bridge. When the train appeared on the track, while the other three…
Swachh Bharat Quiz
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Tapping on the influence the children command over their parents and elders, the District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation and District Urban Development Cell (DUDC) had jointly organised a district-level Swachh Bharat Mission ‘Swachh Quiz’ competition at the Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here this morning. The quiz was to promote the Swachh Mission to see…
Pandemonium at ZP Special Meeting
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Pandemonium broke loose right at the beginning of the Special Meeting at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) here this morning which was convened to discuss the draft annual plan. The trouble began at the start of the meeting itself when the JD (S) member S.R. Nandeesh made allegations against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah saying that his government…
Karnataka Housing Board land acquisition scam: ACB to takeover probe from Lokayukta
December 19, 2017Mysuru: The State Government has handed over the Lokayukta probe into the alleged scam over acquisition of land for Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) projects in three villages of Yelwal hobli in the taluk, to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Following complaints of massive irregularities by officials and middlemen in the acquisition of 81 acres of land…
Gruha Shobhe Exhibition to conclude on Dec. 25
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Minister for Sugar and Small Scale Industries Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad inaugurated one of the biggest International Living Style and Consumer Exhibition Gruha Shobhe at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city on Dec.16. For the 8th time, this year too a unique Cake Show has been organised as part of the Exhibition where a replica of…
Library building works begin at People’s Park
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Even as the NGO Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) is struggling to find a public spirited lawyer to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court to stop the construction of Public Library in park, the works on the Rs. 4.99 crore worth library building has already begun at the People’s Park in…
Participate in Swachh Survekshan to help Mysuru regain top spot
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha have appealed to the people of the city to participate in Swachh Survekshan to help Mysuru regain the top spot in the country for cleanliness for the third time. Motivating the people to download Swachhata app and participate in the survey by registering…
Mobile app ‘MyZoo’ launched in Mysuru
December 19, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo has come up with a new Android app MyZoo provide information and facilities in the Zoo. In the light of the zoo celebrating 125 years, the app which will help guide visitors inside the zoo was launched yesterday at Hotel Radisson Blu during the inauguration of ‘Annual Conference of Indian Zoos’…
‘Christian Community rendered injustice in grant of funds meant for minorities development’
December 19, 2017Mysuru: Christian Social Welfare Association President Harry D’Souza has said that the Christian community was rendered injustice in spending of funds granted by the State Government for the Welfare of Minorities. He was speaking at the Mysuru District Christian Convention ‘Our Share Our Right’ organised by the Association at St. Phenomena’s College premises in Bannimantap…















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