The Excise Department, which conducted 122 raids between March 9 and 27, have registered a total of 36 cases and have arrested 21 persons besides seizing 85,260 litres of liquor, three vehicles and suspension of licences of two wine shops in Nanjangud taluk. The raids were conducted following violation of rules, which was imposed in…
H1N1 claims a life in city
March 30, 2017H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, has claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in city. The victim of the dreaded disease has been identified as N. Vasudeva Rao, son of Narayana Rao, a resident of Mandi Mohalla in city. Vasudeva Rao fell ill due to H1N1 on Monday and the doctor had said…
Students get tips on how to handle project work
March 30, 2017The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, conducted a one-day workshop on “Awareness on Project Work” for the students of eighth semester recently at the Training and Placement Seminar Hall of the institution. The main objective of the workshop was to educate the students about selection process of a project, framing…
‘Focus on imparting value-based education to students’
March 30, 2017Observing that the society will be severely disturbed if our education system gets decayed, Rtn. Dharmapura Narayan, Rotary District 3181 Chairman, has said that educational institutions should not become a trade centre but instead should focus on imparting quality-based education to students. He was speaking as the chief guest at the college day celebration of…
CM to arrive in city this evening
March 30, 2017With an intention of leading the Congress poll campaign for the Nanjangud and Gundlupet bypolls, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will arrive in city at 7 pm this evening. After staying for the night in the city, the CM will hold road shows across Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly segments on Mar.31 and April 1. Siddharamaiah will return…
Ballari Mining Case: SC asks SIT to probe role of two former Karnataka CMs
March 30, 2017Six years after a Lokayukta report indicted two Karnataka Chief Ministers N. Dharam Singh and H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Supreme Court yesterday ordered a probe into the role played by the two politicians in de-reserving 11,797 square kilometres of forest in Ballari district, leading to large-scale illegal iron ore mining. However, another former Chief Minister S.M….
‘Karnataka Kalarathna’ award for Bhushan couple
March 30, 2017Internationally acclaimed city-based Bharatanatyam artistes Badari Divya Bhushan and Dr. Anjana Bhushan were presented with ‘Karnataka Kalarathna’ award for their outstanding contributions in spreading the art globally by Karnataka Samskruthika Academy at a function held at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru recently. The couple were lauded for not only being wonderful artists but also for moulding…
‘My Country – My People’ event held at Mahajana
March 30, 2017Under the series of ‘My Country – My People’ programme, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, in association with FISA-M (Federation of International Students Association, Mysuru), had organised an International Students Meet at its campus on Mar. 24. Special invitees from Mongolia, Afghanistan, South Africa and Uganda spoke about their country’s culture and tradition. Prof….
Women’s Day Celebrations
March 30, 2017The Sumana (Society for Rural Development), Mysuru, along with Mahila Shakthi Okkuta, celebrated the International Women’s Day-2017 at Town Hall recently. Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) President Nayeema Sulthana was the chief guest. Raitha Mahila Sangha (Mandya) President Sunanda Jayaram and ODP Coordinator Sunitha were the guest speakers. Soft Vision Infotech (Mysuru) Global HR Head Asha…
Man gets 12-year RI for raping, impregnating minor
March 30, 2017A Special Court constituted to hear offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her. The man, who was convicted, is 30-year-old S. Somashekar, a resident of Koppaluru village in Mysuru Taluk. He has two children. In…














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