Mysuru: Senior Steward G. Venkatesh has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited for the year 2017-18. The election was held at the 49th Annual General Meeting of the MRC here yesterday. Along with Venkatesh, B.U. Chengappa and Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao have been elected as Stewards and S. Shankara…
Farmer injured in leopard attack
September 5, 2017Sargur: A farmer suffered serious injuries on his leg, when a leopard attacked him when he went to pluck cotton at his field in Devalapura village here this morning. The injured farmer has been identified as 55-year-old Giriaiah, a resident of Devalapura. When Giriaiah was plucking cotton, the leopard, which was hiding nearby, pounced on…
Winners of Essay, Speech Contests
September 5, 2017Mysuru: The following students of Acharya Vidya Kula, Mysuru, have secured prizes at the Inter-School Shree Bhagwan Mahaveer Janm Kalyanak Higher Primary School and High School Essay Writing and Speech Competitions Shree Mahaveer Jain Vidyalaya recently: V. Bhoomika of VII std. – I prize in Speech Presentation and Harshil Jain of IX std. – II…
Travel Fellowship awarded
September 5, 2017Mysuru: Dr. Hanumanthachar Joshi, Principal, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, Mysuru, has been conferred with the prestigious Travel Grant award by Alzheimer’s Association, Rome, Italy. Travel Fellowships are awarded to young scientists who make exceptional contributions to neuroscience research, especially Alzheimer’s disease. He has been invited by the Association to deliver a plenary lecture on…
Tibetan Democracy Day celebrations at Bylakuppe
September 5, 2017Bylakuppe: The 57th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day was organised here at Tibetan Dicky Larso Auditorium recently. B.V. Javaregowda, President of Indo-Tibetan Friendship Society, who was the chief guest inaugurated the programme. Speaking on this occasion, Javaregowda said that there should be an atmosphere and he hopes that the Democracy of the Tibetans should…
Bags prize in Paper Presentation
September 5, 2017Mysuru: Dr. Samson Thomas, final year Post Graduate (PG) student in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, has won first prize in the Paper Presentation in Clinical Innovation category in the Zonal Orthodontic PG Convention held at SDM College of Dental Science and Hospital, Dharwad recently. The title…
KR Co-operative Bank fetes Senior Co-operators
September 5, 2017Pratibha Puraskar presented to meritorious students Mysuru: Sri Krishnarajendra (KR) Co-operative Bank had organised a function at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram here on Sunday to felicitate senior Co-operators and also to present Pratibha Puraskar to meritorious children of members of the Bank. Senior Co-operators Anantha Sharma, N. Nanjundaswamy, B. Raghavendra, H.R. Rangaswamy, K.B….
Man dies of snake bite
September 5, 2017Mysuru: A man, who was admitted to K.R. Hospital on Aug. 13, following a snake bite, breathed his last yesterday morning, after failing to respond to the treatment. The deceased man has been identified as Beeregowda (52), a resident of Gujjegowdanapura in the taluk. Beeregowda was working in his field when he was bitten by…
Youth ends life in Mandya
September 5, 2017Mandya: A 32-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging self at a room of a lodge he had taken on rent after leaving behind a death note. The deceased youth has been identified as Shivakumar, son of late Puttaswamy of Ballenahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk, who was staying in a rented house at Chamundeshwarinagar in Mandya….
Man arrested for strangling wife to death
September 5, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru South Rural Police have arrested a person for killing his wife by strangling her at Sathagalli here on Sunday night. The accused has been identified as Madesh, a resident of Dr. Ambedkar Colony, while his wife has been identified as Ashvini (26). Madesh, who suspected his wife’s character, allegedly strangled her with his…















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