Health details of patients at finger tips introduced at nursing homes By M.T. Yogesh Kumar A Smart Card developed by a youth carrying health details of a patient and containing health details of the holder will help both the patient and doctor for proper medication. Making use of the facility, City Police have evinced interest…
Prosthetic equipment distributed to specially-abled children
February 11, 2017As part of its initiative to help differently – abled persons, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), distributed prosthetic equipments to specially-abled children at a programme organised at the Old Council Hall of the MCC here recently. Speaking on the occasion, Mayor M.J. Ravi Kumar said that specially-abled children were more intelligent than normal children and…
Assault on Corporator: Residents observe bandh
February 11, 2017Following the assault on MCC Ward No. 36 Corporator Prashant Gowda on Thursday evening, the residents of the Ward observed bandh yesterday. All commercial establishments, coming under the Ward, downed the shutters voluntarily supporting the bandh and condemned the assault on the Corporator. Prashanth, who reached the spot on receiving information that the residents had…
CM to attend H.S. Mahadevaprasad Memorial programme at Gundlupet
February 11, 2017A Mahasmarane and book release programme has been organised in memory of former Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad at Halahalli in Gundlupet taluk on Feb. 12 at 11 am. Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara will release the book ‘Sevapatha.’ Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will preside. Senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge will offer floral tributes to the portrait of…
BU gold medal issue discussed in Council
February 11, 2017The Legislative Council took up the matter of not distributing gold medals to the meritorious students in the recently-held Convocation of Bangalore University (BU), yesterday. The Opposition took a dig at the State Government stating the BU students were being mislead by giving them gold-coated medals. Higher Education Minister Basavaraja Rayareddy mentioned that the University…
MP takes a dig at Centre
February 11, 2017Centre has failed to release drought relief funds for Karnataka, said MP R. Dhruvanarayan. Speaking during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Dhruvanarayan mentioned that Karnataka was facing severe drought where people were suffering from scarcity of drinking water and animals without fodder. He added the despite Chief Minister Siddharamaiah requesting Prime Minister…
Smuggler shot dead
February 11, 2017Residents of the rather peaceful areas surrounding Lingambudhi Lake woke up this morning to the news of a sandalwood smuggler being shot dead by the Forest Department watchers for cutting a sandalwood tree. The smuggler was one among an 8 to 10-member gang who were cutting a sandalwood tree in the wee hours today. While…
MICAns win laurels
February 11, 2017MICA — Mysore Institute of Commerce and Arts — Under Graduate student R. Vrishab won 1st prize in HR event and Ayush Darla & Anand Jain won 2nd prize in Finance event of SPINOUT Fest (2016-17) organised by St. Aloysius (Autonomous) College, Mangaluru. In the 5th Y. Bhaghavan Memorial National-Level Debate Competition conducted at SDM-IMD,…
Digi-Dhan expo held in city
February 10, 2017Government’s scheme to popularise cashless transaction and online payments focussed specially on farmers; 50 stalls set up As part of nationwide campaign ‘Digi-Dhan Abhiyan’ to increase awareness about digital payments, the District Administration had organised a day-long Digi-Dhan exhibition at J.K. Grounds here this morning. The exhibition was to spread digital financial literacy among the…
Two bike riders killed as they hit road barricades
February 10, 2017In separate accidents, two two-wheeler riders were killed after they hit barricades erected on the middle of the road in city last night. While one accident occurred on the T. Narsipur Road, the other took place near the Bandipalya APMC Market. The first incident occurred at around 9.30 pm and the victim has been identified…
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