Bengaluru: President Ram Nath Kovind will address a Special Joint Session of the State Legislature on Oct. 25 in Bengaluru to mark the completion of 60 years of the iconic Vidhana Soudha. A delegation, led by Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy and Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad, met Kovind at Rashtrapathi Bhavan yesterday and requested him…
Arun Shourie against reservation in Govt. jobs
October 10, 2017New Delhi: BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Shourie has categorically stated that there should be no reservation in Government jobs. This was resulting in top positions being occupied by people selected due to their birth, which was putting India at a disadvantage in relation to countries like China. He was speaking at a…
Discourse series on Ramayana
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru-based Sanathana Sabha has organised a discourse series on ‘Srimadvalmiki Ramayana – Balakanda’ by Vid. G.N. Bhatta at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road from Oct. 11 to 17 between 6.15 pm and 8 pm. Sanskrit University Vice- Chancellor Dr. Padma Shekar will inaugurate the event on Oct. 11 at 5.30 pm. Former Mayor…
District-level Athletic Meet from tomorrow
October 10, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Public Instructions in association with District Administration and Zilla Panchayat will be conducting a two-day district- level athletic meet from Oct. 11 at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city. The athletic meet will be inaugurated by District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa at 10 am. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait…
Boys who went cycling go missing
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Three boys, who had gone cycling, have gone missing since Oct. 8 (Sunday). The missing boys have been identified as 14-year-old Likith Kumar, 13-year-old Abhishek and 12-year-old Chandan, resident of Rajivnagar in city. Sunday being a holiday, the three boys went cycling in the morning and have not returned. Following this, the family…
Man absconding with chit amount arrested
October 10, 2017Mysuru: A man, who had gone absconding after collecting money for chit fund from many has been arrested by the Vidyaranyapuram Police. The accused has been identified as Mohan, a resident of Nachanahallipalya in city. Mohan, who started a chit fund business, had collected money for the same from hundreds of people and had gone…
Workshop on “Professional Voice Management” from tomorrow
October 10, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Speech – Language Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, is organising a three-day National workshop on “Professional Voice: Assessment and Management” from Oct.11 to 13. Dr. S. Radhamani, Dean and Director, Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute, will inaugurate the workshop at 9.45 am in the Seminar…
Plea to honour minority community members
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Mirza Jamsheed Baig Ashrafi, Press Secretary of Mysuru District Congress Committee, has urged the State Government to honour the following persons on Kannada Rajyotsava and Tipu Jayanti for their contributions to the society. Afsar Pasha, Mohammad Rehamathulla and Khaiser Safdar (journalists), Arif Mehkri, Chairman, Mysuru Dist. Wakf Board Advisory Committee, Syed Ishaq, daily wager…
Car topples as tipper hits; none hurt
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Drivers of both Tipper and car escaped miraculously in an accident that occurred near Bogadi junction in city yesterday. The incident occurred when Piyusha, a student of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), was returning home in her Maruti Alto Car (KA-09 MD-1981) and collided with a tipper (KA-09 C-0130) transporting M-Sand at around 4.30…
Protest against move to close KSOU
October 9, 2017Mysuru: Hundreds of students from different colleges of the city took part in the massive demonstration organised by the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Ramaswamy Circle in city this morning in protest against the government’s move to close down Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). The protestors urged the State government to press the UGC…















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