Nanjangud: Tension prevailed in Hosuru Village in Nanjangud Taluk yesterday following the desecration of Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s portrait. The situation has now been brought under control and additional forces have been rushed there. Senior Police officers are monitoring the situation. According to Police, the two groups in the village had difference of opinion…
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Reception Committee office inauguration tomorrow
October 11, 2017Mysuru: District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate the 83rd Akhila Bharata Sahitya Sammelana Reception Committee office at the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat office located at the North Gate of the Palace at 9.30 am tomorrow. Also, logo of the Sammelana will be launched on the occasion. Announcing this at a press meet at…
Prakash Rai receives Karanth Award amidst protest
October 11, 2017Udupi: Actor and Film Maker Prakash Rai received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti yesterday at Kota in the district amid protests by members of right-wing groups, including the BJP Yuva Morcha, close to the venue of the function. Replying to questions from reporters after receiving the award at the Kota Shivaram Karanth Theme Park,…
Railway staff bags award
October 11, 2017Mysuru: A.K. Gupta, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), presented safety certificates and cash award to three Railway staff for their commendable work in preventing unsafe incidents, at the Weekly Safety Review Meeting held in the Conference Hall of Rail Soudha in Hubballi on Oct.9. During track patrol duty on Sept.19, Tirumalesha, Head Constable/Bengaluru Cantt.;…
Man sentenced to life for killing wife
October 11, 2017Mysuru: The Second Additional Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife. The convicted person has been identified as Srinivas, a native of Mantikyathanahalli in Mysuru taluk. He was married to Vishalakshi, a native of Marakaradoddi in Maddur taluk. The couple had a son and a daughter. Srinivas, who was…
Five of a family get 2-year jail term for dowry harassment
October 11, 2017Mysuru: The Fifth Additional and Sessions Court in Mysuru has sentenced five members of a family to two years imprisonment and ordered them to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 each for harassing a woman for dowry. The convicted persons are 26-year-old Nasir Hussain, son of Shoukath Hussain, 45-year-old Gulnas Begum, wife of Shoukath Hussain,…
Elected to Youth Wing of INTUC Karnataka
October 11, 2017Mysuru: The following have been elected as the office-bearers of Karnataka Youth Wing of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC): President: V. Venkatesh; General Secretaries: B.R. Dhanpal, Kishore G. Shetty, H.R. Nagaraju and Mallaya Saloimath, Vice-Presidents: R. Dorai and M. Venkatesh; Secretaries: C.L. Bhaskar and H. Ravi Kumar; Joint Secretaries: Santhosh Kumar, M. Hemavathi and…
Mandya Agri students take out awareness rally
October 11, 2017Mysuru: Final year B.Sc (Ag) students of the College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya, took part in work camps at four villages in Mysuru taluk (Varuna, Dandikere, Puttegowdanahalli and Chattanahallipalya) and three villages in Nanjangud taluk (Maradihundi, Tumma Nerale and Nandigunda) over a period of 90 days. Apart from farming, the students took part in…
Workshop on ‘Building Gender Sensitive Educational Institutions’
October 11, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Social Work of Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Education Centre, PG Wing, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru, has organised a three-day workshop on ‘Creating Gender Sensitive Educational Institutions’ from Oct. 26 to 28 at the College premises on KRS Road here. The workshop will address questions of safety and dignity of…
Missing boys traced in Chennai
October 11, 2017Mysuru: Three boys, who had gone missing after they went cycling on Sunday, have been traced in Chennai yesterday morning. The boys, identified as Likith Kumar, 14, Abhishek, 13 and Chandan, 12, residents of Rajendranagar in city, went cycling on Sunday morning and were missing since then following which the family members had lodged a…















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