The 13th Annual Day celebrations of Sneha Kiran of Mysore Spastic Society was held here on Mar. 11. Rev. Dr. K. A. William, Bishop of Mysore, who was the chief guest, was delighted to see the talents of the special kids and promised further support to the Centre. Bishop Emeritus Rev.Dr. Thomas Anthony Vazhapilly, who…
Rural women perform at RLHP’s :International Women’s Day
March 22, 2017Marking International Women’s Day, Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP) in association with Dhwani Mahila Okkuta had organised a function at Town Hall here this morning. The programme featured lectures on women’s education and protection of rights, followed by mime, dance-drama and other cultural programmes including dollu kunitha and kamsale by rural women and slum-dwellers….
By-poll: BJP MPs Sriramulu, Shobha campaign for Prasad in Nanjangud
March 22, 2017Stepping up its campaign to wrest the Nanjangud (SC) Assembly seat, the BJP has deputed its top State leaders to extensively tour the constituency in the run up to the Apr. 9 by-poll. Today, sitting MPs B. Sriramulu and Shobha Karandlaje, who are also former Ministers, toured villages coming under Teguru and Diddalli Gram Panchayats…
Anganawadi workers reject CM’s offer, continue protest
March 22, 2017Even as the protest by Anganawadi workers, who are demanding an increase in their honorarium, entered the third day today, the protest issue echoed in both the houses of the State Legislature for the second day today, with Opposition Leaders taking the Government to task for its failure to end the deadlock. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah,…
DSS stages ‘Tamate Chaluvali’
March 22, 2017Opposing the Supreme Court’s recent verdict striking down ‘Consequential Seniority’ in job promotion for SC/ST employees, nearly 100 members of Karnataka Rajya Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (KRDSS) staged ‘Tamate Chaluvali’ to register their protest against the verdict, at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Town Hall premises this morning. Alleging that the Apex Court order had rendered…
Farmers allege menace of middlemen at APMC
March 22, 2017Members of State Sugarcane Growers Association held a meeting at Kuvempu Park near Gun House here yesterday to discuss the injustice meted out to farmers by middlemen at Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). The meeting severely condemned the habit of collecting commission from farmers who come to APMC to sell fruits and vegetables, especially when…
Mysurean-led team bags CIDC Viswakarma Award
March 22, 2017Cons-truction Industry Development Council (CIDC), which is the Governing Body under the Planning Commission, Govt. of India, has conferred ‘Vishwakarma Award for the Best Institutional Building’ on the 1996 batch UPSC Officer from Mysuru D.S. Nayak and his team from PWD, contractors, consultant etc., in New Delhi recently. The award was presented at a function…
Tech talk on ‘Kitchen Waste based Bio-Gas Plant’
March 22, 2017The Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysore Local Centre, had organised a technical talk on ‘Kitchen Waste based Bio-Gas Plant’ at S.P. Bhat Hall in the Institution premises on JLB Road in city recently. Sham Sunder, Head-NIE Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST), was the guest speaker. The talk was aimed at creating a…
Mahajana students interact with pupils of Pennsylvania Varsity
March 22, 2017A group of students from the School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, USA, led by Prof. Femida Handy, were at Mahajana College as part of Student Exchange Prog. recently. A cultural prog. was organised to showcase the Indian culture and in the honour of the visiting group during which classical songs and dance were…
Intl. Symposium on Advanced Materials for Engg. Applications
March 22, 2017The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, has organis-ed 1st ‘International Sympo-sium on Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications (ISAMEA)-2017’ at its Adminis-trative Block on Manandavadi Road in city Mar. 24 and 25. The Symposium, which will be inaugurated at 10 am on Friday (Mar. 24), will cover topics relevant to the pursuit of Composite Materials…
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