Mysuru: To regain the ‘Cleanest City’ tag, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be conducting ‘Swachh Mysuru’ contests ahead of Swachh Survekshan-2018 scheduled to begin from Jan.4, 2018. The contests will be held in five categories — Cleanest School, Cleanest Hospital, Cleanest Hotel, Cleanest Residential Welfare Association (RWA) / Ward and Cleanest Market Associations. All…
City Gastrosurgeon to present papers at Seoul Meet
November 21, 2017Mysuru: Dr. S. Nairuthya, Chief Gastrosurgeon of Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysuru, has been invited to attend the forthcoming 1st Korean Digestive Disease Week, to be held at Seoul, South Korea, from Nov. 23 to 25. He will be presenting two papers titled: 1. Roux en Y Hepatico Jejunostomy for failed Primary Choledochoduodenostomy in a case…
Retired PSI succumbs to injuries
November 21, 2017Mysuru: A retired Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), who was undergoing treatment at a city hospital for injuries sustained in a road mishap recently, succumbed to injuries early this morning. The deceased has been identified as Madhav Rao Pawar (67), a resident of Giridarshini Layout in city. He was riding his scooter on Mysuru-Nanjangud road on Nov….
Huthri festival on Dec. 3
November 21, 2017Napoklu (Kodagu): Huthri, the harvest festival of Kodagu, will be celebrated on Dec.3. As per tradition, members of Bhakta Jana Sangha, 13 Thakkas of the district and elders assembled at Padi Igguthappa Temple recently and decided on the date of the festival. Devara Kallacha Festival will be celebrated on Dec. 2. As part of Huthri…
Bags Silver in Athletics
November 21, 2017Mysuru: Aleena Maria Alex, a student of De Paul International Residential School, Mysuru, has won two Silver Medals in Athletics in the ASISC National Athletics Meet held at Pune. She is the daughter of T.K. Alex and Marina Alex, residents of Vijayanagar. Aleena was trained under Athletic Coach Antony Moses.
Prelude to 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana: 2,000 students stand to form Kannada words at Palace
November 20, 2017Mysuru: Over 2,000 students from 22 schools across city stood in formation to form the words: 83ನೇ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ – ಮೈಸೂರು ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಾಯಣ ದರ್ಶನಂ – 50 (83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana – Mysuru and ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam – 50’). The students stood in formation holding yellow and red colour cards above their heads (symbolising the colours…
Governor arriving in city on Nov.22
November 20, 2017Mysuru: The eighth annual convocation of JSS University will be held on Nov. 22 at 11 am at Rajendra Auditorium located in JSS Medical College here. Addressing press persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, JSS Medical College Principal Dr. H. Basavanagowdappa said that Governor Vajubhai R. Vala would deliver the convocation address and also…
JD(S) holds ‘Kumara Parva’ rally in Chamaraja Assembly segment
November 20, 2017Mysuru: The JD(S), which has taken an early start in the campaign in the run-up to the 2018 Assembly polls, conducted a road-show in Chamaraja Assembly segment yesterday. Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore and KSOU, Prof. K.S. Rangappa, who is the most likely JD(S) candidate for Chamaraja Assembly segment, flanked by JD(S) State President…
KSOU to get back recognition soon
November 20, 2017Mysuru: Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and H.N. Ananthakumar have assured former Minister S.A. Ramdas of taking measures for renewal of recognition of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) by the UGC. Ramdas, who met the two Union Ministers at a seminar organised at BMS Engineering College in Bengaluru recently, apprised them of the problems that KSOU…
Mysuru Zoo to gift female giraffe to Bannerghatta Biological Park
November 20, 2017Mysuru: The historic Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, will donate a female giraffe to the Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. Mysuru Zoo, known for its captive animal breeding, has three male and five female giraffes. The giraffe will be transported in a specially-designed container (see pic.) that will be mounted on a…















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