Mysuru: The members of the AIDSO and AIDYO staged a protest here yesterday demanding bus passes for students belonging to all communities. Gathering in front of the DC’s office, the members said hitherto only SC/ST students were being given free bus passes and urged that this facility should be extended to students of all communities….
Frequent protests: DC warns of legal action against petrol bunk owners
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has warned of taking legal action against petrol bunk owners for staging protests by closing retail outlets frequently and causing inconvenience to the public. The DC, in a press release, has stated that the bunk owners on June 16 and July 5 had staged protest illegally and had not…
Wipro unit in city shuts down; Employees stage dharna
July 12, 2017Mysuru: The sinking scenario in the country is that not only new jobs are created but in the IT industry techies are being mercilessly sacked. In the light of this another shocking incident in our city, where the Wipro Lighting Unit has pulled down shutters rendering the employees jobless is indeed a sad occasion. The…
MP Pratap Simha inaugurates drinking water RO unit at Metagalli
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha yesterday inaugurated the drinking water RO unit provided by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at the slums in Metagalli here. The unit has been built at a cost of Rs.10 lakh. This is the second unit the IOC is providing under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in city. Lauding the gesture…
LPG distributor appeals for availing benefits of ‘Ujjwala’ scheme
July 12, 2017Mysuru: H.P. Gas Distributors Mysuru Zone Convenor Mehul J. Patel has appealed the public to avail the benefits of the Union Government’s ‘Ujjwala’ free LPG connection scheme. Addressing a press meet here recently, Mehul Patel said that the Union Government’s ambitious ‘Ujjwala’ scheme was launched in the district last month. A total of 2,89,575 beneficiaries…
Horticulture trainers to protest tomorrow
July 12, 2017Mysuru: The State Federation of Horticulture Trainers will protest tomorrow in front of Curzon Park demanding the State to appoint Horticulture teachers, gardners and Horticulture assistants for school and residential schools in the State. The protesters will take out a rally from Curzon Park to Deputy Commissioner’s Office.
Vocal concert by two young artistes at Ganabharathi
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a vocal concert by two young promising artistes Vidushi Thanmayee and Vidwan V. Balakrishnan on July 14 (Friday) at its Veene Seshannna Bhavan, Kuvempunagar at 6 pm. They will be accompanied by Vidwan C. N. Tyagarajan on the violin and Vidwan Saishivu on the mridangam. Profile: Thanmayee, a disciple of Vidwan…
Meet on problems in Medical Field at MGP
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Prof. B.R. Sainath Iyer (retired Professor of Pharmacology) and Dr. T. N. Manjunath of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) have organised a meeting on “Problems encountered by Mysureans in Medical Field” on July 14 (Friday) at 5 pm in MGP office, 6/1, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri. Doctors (both government and private) have been invited to the…
Hunger strike for Maharaja High School compound wall
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Maharaja High School and PU College Old Students Association President B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs will stage a hunger strike from dawn to dusk (7 am to 7 pm) on July 14 in front of the Mummadi Chamaraja Wadiyar statue installed in the School premises. In a press release, Raje Urs has stated that he…
‘Dance for a cause’ delight underprivileged children
July 12, 2017Mysuru: Students of Nrityagiri Performing Arts and Research Centre, run by Bharatanatyam exponent Kripa Phadke, presented a programme ‘Dance for a cause,’ at Chayadevi Orphanage near Ashokapuram here on Sunday to the delight of the children of the Orphanage. The underprivileged children were mesmerised by the rhythmic dances with lilting music and possibly got an…















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