Mysuru: A five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing & Evaluation and Item writing for the Hindi and Urdu teachers of South India, began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru on Monday. Prof. D.G. Rao, Director, CIIL inaugurated the programme. In his inaugural speech he said that truthful and scientific evaluation…
Gambling: Five arrested, Rs.3,200 stake money seized
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Mandi Police have arrested five persons who were gambling at the auto stand in N.R. Road-Pulikeshi Road Junction yesterday and have seized Rs.3,200 stake money from them. The arrested are 38-year-old Puttaraju, 33-year-old Ashok, 21-year-old Devaraju, 30-year-old Chandru and 27-year-old Kiran, all residents of Tilak Nagar in city. A case has been registered at…
Woman dies in sleep
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Mystery shrouds over the death of a 36-year-old woman, who died in her sleep at her residence in Roopanagar here on Monday. The deceased is Shwetha, an employee of a private firm. Shwetha, who had her dinner along with her family members on Sunday night, went to sleep and she was found dead by…
Investiture Ceremony of Students’ Council
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Investiture Ceremony of Sharada Vidya Mandir, Sri Jayachamarajendra PU College, was celebrated on June 21. The elected members of Students’ Council for 2019-20 — Pratham L. Gowda as President, K. Srinidhi as Vice-President, Tashu Mehta as Secretary, Ankith K. Kashyap and B. Sachin as Treasurers — were given Badges. The Class Representatives are as…
Woman dies at hospital
June 26, 2019Mysuru: A 29-year-old woman, who had attempted suicide by consuming poison and was admitted to a hospital, has breathed her last at the hospital yesterday. The deceased is Pushpalatha, a resident of Maidunahalli in the taluk. Pushpalatha, who was suffering from illness, had consumed poison two days ago and was admitted to a hospital. Yelwal…
Pet Talk
June 26, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka details on Cataract, Pseudo-Pregnancy and Anisocoria in cats By Maneka Gandhi I recently noticed a discolouration in the centre of a 4-month-old kitten’s eye — it’s like a cloudy circle but has no discharge or irritation to the eye? An opacity in the lens of the eye is most…
Creating World Class Universities: Are we missing something?
June 26, 2019Higher education and new education policy is being discussed across the country. One concern often talked about is the absence of World Class Universities from India in the top 100 of the Global Ranking. Prof. J.A.K. Tareen, former Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University and presently residing in Mysuru, had made a study on this subject when…
‘Manjari’ the mystique fragrance…
June 26, 2019By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The untold stories of flowers unravelled its many unknown fragrance to the rasikas of Mysuru on the 7th of June at the Veene Seshanna Bhavana of Ganabharathi. This unique attempt is a brainchild of Vidu. Divya Ravi of Bengaluru. The mythological, philosophical and spiritual significances of these flowers are often…
Revival for Survival
June 26, 2019We are in an era witnessing the literati of the land, particularly the urban elite and their young cohorts giving up time-honoured customs and looking askance at the traditions that have endured for centuries, some of them featured in the narratives of epics as well as scriptures. The impact of rule by aliens for nearly…
Festering garbage on Vishwamanava Road
June 26, 2019Sir, While there was footpath on the eastern side of Vishwamanava Double Road in Saraswathipuram, on the western side there was no footpath as it is adjacent to a channel which serves as a drainage for rain water and other foul waters leading to nearby Kukkarahalli Lake. Since it was not provided with a footpath…















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