Mysuru: Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has sought Police protection in the wake of an alleged threat to his life from a Twitter user. In a letter to the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, Simha said that a Twitter user by name B. Ananthamurthy had given death threat to him following journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. Simha…
Elected to MCC Standing Committee
September 7, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator M. Indira of Ward No.61, was elected unopposed as a Member of the MCC Standing Committee on Public Health Education and Social Justice in the election held at the MCC’s Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall this morning. The membership had fallen vacant after Independent Corporator Ravindra Kumar, who represents Ward No. 41, was…
Workshop on Haemophilia held in city
September 7, 2017Karnataka Haemophilia Registry begins; 1st Unique Card given to patient Mysuru: Haemophilia Society, Mysuru, had organised an awareness workshop on Haemophilia for the patients from Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts recently. Dr. Banakar, Nodal Officer, Health and Family Welfare Department, inaugurated the workshop in the presence of Dr. Basavaraju, District Health Officer (DHO);…
Thalassemia awareness camp and seminar held at JSS Hospital
September 7, 2017Mysuru: JSS Hospital, Mysuru, along with Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, had organised Thalassemia awareness camp and seminar at JSS Hospital here recently. The seminar was inaugurated by Thalassemia kids along with Dr. M.D. Ravi, Dr. Sunil Bhat, Dr. Shobha Badiger, Dr. P. Pallavi and Dr. B.K. Rashmi. Dr. Ravi, Director, JSS Hospital, briefed about the…
Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar to perform tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a vocal concert by Vidu. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar on Sept.8 at 6pm. She will be accompanied by Vidu. Sumana Vedanth on vocal, Vid. H. K. Narasimhamurthy on violin, Vid. G. S. Ramanujam on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata. Profile: Vidushi Sukanya Prabhakar is…
‘Vaarshika Sangama’ at Maharani’s Science College
September 7, 2017Mysuru: The ‘Vaarshika Sangama’ (annual get-together) of the Alumni Association of Maharani’s Science College for Women will be held at the College Kalamantapa on Sept. 9 at 11 am. Dr. T.C. Poornima, Assistant Director and Unit Head, Directorate of Field Publicity, Mysuru and Vidu. Dr. Geetha Seetharam, retired Deputy Director, CFTRI will be the chief…
Man commits suicide
September 7, 2017Father suspects murder Periyapatna: A man allegedly committed suicide and the father of the deceased suspecting it to be a murder, has lodged a complaint with Periyapatna Police. The deceased has been identified as Prakash (25), son of Somachari and a resident of Bilikere in Hunsur taluk. Prakash had married Kavitha, daughter of Rajachari of…
Three youths held for stealing parcels
September 7, 2017Mysuru: K.R. Police, on Tuesday, have arrested three youths on charges of stealing parcels from a courier vehicle in city. The arrested youths have been identified as Jeevan, Naveen and Dhanush, all residents of Vidyaranyapuram in city. The accused had stolen parcels from Bluedart Courier vehicle, which was parked in front of a house in…
Two-day Natl. seminar on Tribal Livelihood from Sept. 25
September 7, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, Mysuru, will hold a two-day national seminar on ‘Tribal Livelihood in India – Challenges and Opportunities’ from Sept. 25 at Administrative Training Institute (ATI) in Nazarbad. The seminar aims to bring various stakeholders like academicians, policy makers, officials, programme administrators, representatives of civil society, scheduled tribe representatives, NGOs,…
Walkathon to mark World Physiotherapy Day tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: As part of World Physiotherapy Day, JSS College of Physiotherapy and Physiotherapists of Mysuru have organised Walkathon and Fitness camps in city. The Walkathon, with the theme ‘Physical Activity for Life’, highlighting the important role that Physiotherapists play in healthy ageing will be held tomorrow (Sept. 8) from Kote Anjenayaswamy Temple at 7 am….















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