Mysuru: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Jayanagar in city, is celebrating a month-long festival of lights called “Damodara Deepotsava” during the auspicious month of Karthika starting Oct. 5 (today). This festival is being celebrated in commemoration of an enchanting childhood pastime of Lord Krishna who agreed to get bounded by the pure unalloyed…
Bangle Mela begins at Tholasi Jewels
October 5, 2017Mysuru: The six-day Bangle Mela organised by Tholasi Jewels began at its new store on Temple Road in V.V. Mohalla here yesterday. The Mela was inaugurated by Sulochana R.Guru and Jhanavi Murthy by lighting the traditional lamp. Tholasi Jewels has announced special offers on various varieties of gold bangles including the Bengali, antique and much…
Reasons for Low Economic Growth
October 5, 2017One Awdhesh Singh, a retired Indian Revenue Service Officer, has put this TRUTH on WhatsApp and is appreciated by all those who love India and wish for the qualitative improvement of our college education. Remember a leading industrialist bemoaning that a large number of our engineering graduates are unemployable? Now read this WhatsApp.—Ed Imagine that…
UGC recognition sought for KSOU
October 5, 2017Mysuru: Urging the Centre and the State Governments to take steps to get UGC recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in city, members of Paduvarahalli Srigandha Yuvakara Sangha staged a protest in front of Gandhi bust opposite City Law Courts Complex here yesterday. Alleging that violation of rules by previous Vice-Chancellors had led to…
Lightning kills Six in Periyapatna this afternoon
October 5, 2017Periyapatna: Lightning and thunder killed 6 people at Periyapatna this afternoon. The incident occurred at around 1 pm when 12 persons including cowherds and field workers were standing under a tree to take shelter from heavy rains. The villagers hailed from Hunasawadi near Periyapatna. Two persons who are critically injured are being shifted to Mysuru…
VPAC’s Pallavotsava from tomorrow
October 5, 2017Mysuru: Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre (VPAC), one of the prestigious Bharatanatyam training institutes in Mysuru, is celebrating its 31st year annual festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance — Pallavotsava-2017 — for five days from Oct. 6 to 10 at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city from 6 pm to 9 pm….
UoM to host Natl. Researchers’ Seminar from Oct. 6 to 8
October 5, 2017Mysuru: A National Seminar on Multi-disciplinary Research is being organised by the Department of Studies in Public Administration, University of Mysore (UoM) and All India Researchers Association from Oct.6 to 8 at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in city. Addressing a press conference at Crawford Hall yesterday, Acting Vice-Chancellor of UoM Prof. Dayanand Mane said that nearly…
Meeting on ‘Vision Document-2025’ held
October 5, 2017Mysuru: A district-level workshop on ‘Vision Document-2025’, an initiative of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for comprehensive development of Mysuru was held yesterday at the DC Office. This is a preliminary meeting that was held before the main meeting that will be held in city on Oct. 7 under the chairmanship of L.K. Atheeq, Principal Secretary to…
Illegal mining at Baby Betta: Plaint against 19 Officers
October 5, 2017Mandya: Right to Information (RTI) Activist K.R. Ravindra has approached Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) against alleged illegal stone quarrying at Baby Betta Forest Range near Pandavapura. In his complaint, Ravindra has accused mining owners of violating human rights and mentioned that two people have died due to blast in the mining recently and…
Company seal on water can caps mandatory
October 5, 2017Mysuru: The District Food Quality Control authorities have ordered mandatory seal of companies on caps of packaged water cans. The cans must be supplied to the markets only after the caps are firmly sealed with company names. Also, the sale of unsealed water can is banned in the city and district. The packaged drinking water…















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