Arrested include Deputy General Manager (Finance), his wife, former colleague, her mother Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police have arrested the Deputy General Manager (Finance) of Manipal Education and Medical Group for diverting over Rs.62 crore from the company with the help of his wife and a former colleague. The arrest comes after a complaint was filed by…
Miraculous escape for labourers as mud collapses at UGD work site
January 9, 2019Mysuru: Three labourers, who were fixing pipes inside a trench, dug up to lay new UGD pipes at Dasanakoppal, were rescued by the Fire and Emergency Service personnel after the mud piled up on the sides of the trench, collapsed on them resulting in them getting buried yesterday. The rescued labourers are 27-year-old Chandan of…
FKCCI delegation invites PM Modi for ASEAN Business Meet
January 9, 2019Mysuru: Sudhakar S. Shetty, President, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), led a delegation of FKCCI to New Delhi yesterday to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry Meet scheduled to be held at Bengaluru during Feb. 25 – 27. Briefing the Prime Minister about the…
Day-2 Bharat Bandh: Trade Unions stage protest, take out bike rally
January 9, 2019Mysuru: The two-day nationwide general strike (Bharat Bandh) called by various Trade Unions in protest against the Union Government’s alleged anti-labour policies, fizzled out on Day-2 today in the city, as life remained normal. KSRTC operated mofussil buses as per schedule. Barring trips to Kerala, the KSRTC operated its inter-State services to neighbouring Tamil Nadu,…
Harangi Dam holds back silt, not water
January 9, 2019Engineering team studying silt deposit and examining if rivers have changed course Kushalnagar: Water level at Harangi Dam in Kodagu is slowly depleting. From its maximum capacity of 8.5 tmcft, the Dam level presently stands at 0.3 tmcft. While the current inflow (recorded this morning) to the dam is 103 cusecs, the outflow stands at…
KSOU clarifies on Common Entrance Test for B.Ed, MBA
January 9, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Common Entrance Test for B.Ed and MBA, which was scheduled for Jan.6, has been postponed to Feb.10. While the B.Ed test is from 11 am to 1 pm, the MBA test is from 3 pm to 5 pm. According to UGC order, the last date for admission to…
Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath joins IMF as first woman Chief Economist
January 9, 2019Washington: Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath has joined International Monetary Fund (IMF) as its Chief Economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. Gita Gopinath took charge last week at a time when she believes the world is experiencing a retreat from globalisation, posing challenges to multilateral institutions. Her parents T.V. Gopinath and V.C….
Attempt to murder Mysuru youth in Kodagu: One arrested
January 9, 2019Somwarpet: A youth from Mysuru, who had been to Makkalagudi Betta near Somwarpet in Kodagu, was brutally assaulted by a person last evening. The victim, who has suffered serious injuries, was provided first-aid at Kodagu District Hospital in Madikeri and was later shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru. The victim is 24-year-old Rakesh, son…
MDJA Diary and Calendar released
January 9, 2019Mysuru: The 2019 Diary and Calendar brought out by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) were released at a programme organised at MDJA premises in Agrahara here this morning. Speaking after releasing the Diary, Tharun Giri, Managing Director, The Windflower Resorts and Spa, recalled that Mysuru bagging the Cleanest City tag twice was no mean…
H1N1 patient survives 38 days on artificial lung support at NH
January 9, 2019Mysuru: A 35-year-old home-maker has become the first person in the city to be treated for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome using ECMO at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital (NH), Mysuru. She was admitted to a city hospital initially and was on ventilator with negligible improvement. Doctors at NH were consulted after five days and the patient…















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