MP Dr. M.V. Rajeev Gowda at MYRA “The world today is characterised by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity or VUCA for short — a term coined by the US military. For business managers today this manifests itself in rapid urbanisation, climate change, demographic shifts and technological advancements,” said Dr. M.V. Rajeev Gowda, Rajya Sabha MP…
Music Varsity annual Convocation tomorrow
March 6, 2017Hon. Doctorates to be conferred on artistes Enagi Balappa, Prof. Gowri Kuppuswamy and Prof. N. Rajam The second Annual Convocation of Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University will be held at Nityotsava Convention Hall (near Ballal Circle) tomorrow (Mar.7) at 10 am. Addressing media persons yesterday, University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar…
Protests galore in city
March 6, 2017Several organisations staged protests and took out rallies in city this morning. Mysuru District Hearing Impaired Association: Demanding reservation in jobs and fulfilment of their long standing demands, members of the Association took out a rally from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of the Palace. They passed through K.R. Circle and D. Devaraj…
‘Lake development is decided by its biological background’
March 6, 2017“Engineers before initiating any major development work on lakes should keep in mind the biological background of those lakes,” suggested U.N. Ravikumar, retired Director, Centre for Appropriate Rural Technology (CART). He was delivering a lecture on ‘Conservation of Urban Lakes’ at Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road here yesterday. Ravikumar appealed engineers not to…
Sunil Bose appears before City Court:Hearing adjourned to Mar. 14
March 6, 2017Sunil Bose, son of PWD and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, appeared before the Third Additional District and Sessions Court this morning in connection with a graft case. Bose and his friend Raju were accused by Alphonsus, a senior Geologist of Mines and Geology Department of forcing him to accept a bribe of Rs….
Elected to JSS S&T Varsity Students Council
March 6, 2017N. Channappa, 8th semester student of Civil Engineering, was elected as the Vice-President of JSS Science and Technology (JSS S&T) University at the election held here recently. Channappa is the son of H.S. Nanjundaprasad, younger brother of former Minister late H.S. Mahadevaprasad. The other newly-elected Student Council members are as follows: General Secretary: H.R. Monish,…
MCC ban on posters, buntings ignored
March 6, 2017Political parties seem to be ignorant of Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ban orders against pasting posters and hanging buntings in the city. One of the political parties in the city yesterday had erected plastic cut-outs, buntings and posters around the recently constructed Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle (Highway Circle) and also on stretch of Jodi…
Water level rises at KRS
March 6, 2017The Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam witnessed a rise in water level by 3.39 ft yesterday with the release of Hemavathi river water from Gorur Dam in Hassan. The water-level at KRS was heading towards dead-storage (74 ft) and in an effort to supply water to areas depending on River Cauvery, the authorities had released water…
Two-day Aavishkaar-2017 begins
March 6, 2017‘Aavishkaar-2017,’ a two-day Management-Commerce Fest and ‘Sitara,’ Inter-Collegiate Competition, organised by JSS College for Women, Saraswathipuram, began at the College premises here this morning. Sudhanva, Chief Executive Officer, ExcelSoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd., inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion, Sudhanva said that with rapid digitalisation going on in Commerce and Management fields, students need to…
Man who attempted suicide succumbs
March 6, 2017A 55-year-old man, who had consumed poison and was admitted to K.R. Hospital here on Mar. 4, breathed his last yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Devaiah (55), son of late Sannaiah and a resident of Belkya village in Periyapatna taluk. It is reported that Devaiah had taken loans through his wife from…















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