MLC Vivekananda backs 76 employees, says they should be reinstated or offered VRS  Mysuru: Members of the NIE Institute of Technology (NIEIT) Khayam Noukarara Hakku Horata Samithi (NIEIT Permanent Employees’ Rights Struggle Committee) staged a protest in front of NIE campus yesterday, demanding payment of 12 months’ pending wages and reinstatement of employees as directed by the State Government.  The protesters alleged…

Inhumane incident at T. Narasipur village; Two children among rescued; Three kiln owners arrested  Mysuru: The scourge of bonded labour has once again surfaced in T. Narasipur taluk, where 18 workers, including two children, were rescued from brick-making units in Bevinahalli village of Sosale hobli. Three kiln owners have been arrested on charges of subjecting them to bonded labour.  Among those rescued were Muthanna, 30…

Mysuru: Stating that Saraswati Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa holds a high place in the literary world, senior journalist Vishweshwar Bhat said that Dr. Bhryappa’s works have fetched more than Rs. 4 crore in sales after his death.  He was speaking after presiding over Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa commemoration programme organised by Srirangapatna’s Priyadarshana Samskrutika Vedike at BSS Vidyodaya in Krishnamurthypuram recently.  Pointing out that Dr. Bhyrappa’s works stood at the top for seven consecutive years at Frankfurt Book Fair, Bhat said that this explains the richness of his books.  …

Mysuru: Mysuru Kannada Vedike presented ‘Sri Nalwadi’ award for achievers from different fields during Rajarshi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Jayanthotsava celebrations held at Freedom Fighters Park, Subbarayanakere, in city recently.   The programme was inaugurated by Thinker Prof. K. Kalachannegowda by offering floral tributes to the portrait of Nalwadi.   The awards were presented to A.P. Nagesh (social service), Dr. K.B. Lingaraju (industry), M.R. Anitha (education), Sai Chamaraja Mandakalli (activist), C. Narayanagowda (industry and social service), Mohan Kayaka (journalism), S. Shivakumar (Police Department), G. Yadunandan (social service), Salundi Doreswamy (education) and K. Obaiah Swamiji (activist).   Addressing the gathering, Prof. Kalachannegowda welcomed the move of identifying and…

Mysuru: “Following a policy of having nutritious food, doing exercises and taking medicines only when  absolutely  needed, is good for leading a healthy life,” observed MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.   He was speaking after releasing the 9th reprint  of Kannada book on Diabetes titled ‘Madhumeha – Manukulada Agochara Shatru,’ co-authored by the city’s noted Diabetologists Dr. V. Lakshminarayan and Dr. Sooraj Tejaswi, at a programme organised at Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar here recently.  “India led the world for centuries in culture…

Mysuru: Degula Mutt Seer Sri Mummadi Nirvana Swamiji, senior Seer of Degula Mutt in Kanakapura taluk of Bengaluru South district, passed away following age related illness yesterday. The body was kept in the Mutt premises till 3 pm today for the devotees and public to pay their last respects and a procession was taken out on prominent roads.  Last rites were held in the…

Mysuru: Rotary Club of Mysore Midtown emerged as one of the Rotary District’s most accomplished Clubs by winning the prestigious Global Excellence Award, the highest recognition in the district, along with Diamond Plus Recognition and seven awards in the Large Club Category at the grand District Awards Ceremony held at Mysore Socials recently.  The Club was specially…