Ramanagar: Kampli Congress MLA J.N. Ganesh, who was arrested from Gujarat by a special team of Ramanagar District Police on Wednesday, for allegedly assaulting fellow MLA Anand Singh at Eagleton Resort near Bidadi on Jan.18, will be produced before Ramanagar Court later this evening. Ganesh, who was interrogated by the Bidadi Police soon after his…
National SC Commission Vice-Chairman holds meeting
February 21, 2019Mysuru: National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCS) led by Vice-Chairman L.Murugan held a meeting at Zilla Panchayat premises here this morning. DCs, ZP CEOs, SPs, District Officers of Social Welfare Department and officials engaged in implementation of SC schemes of Mysuru Division comprising Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu and Chikkamagalur districts participated…
Swaraj India Party to contest either from Mysuru or Mandya LS seat
February 21, 2019Mysuru: Swaraj India Party, led by psephologist-turned-politician Yogendra Yadav, would contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha election either from Mysuru or Mandya. The party is also set to contest from Koppal or Raichur seats, said Chamarasamali Patil, Hon. President of Rajya Raitha Sangha. Addressing a press conference in city yesterday, he said that a series…
Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi is new Registrar of Mysore Varsity
February 21, 2019Dr. K.M. Mahadevan is Registrar (Evaluation) Mysuru: In a surprise move, the State Government effected two changes in the University of Mysore bringing in Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi as Registrar (Administration) in place of Prof. R. Rajanna and Dr. K.M. Mahadevan as Registrar (Evaluation) in place of Prof. J. Somashekar. Both of them took over as…
AICC Secretary asks party workers to visit households for votes
February 21, 2019Mysuru: With the Lok Sabha polls fast approaching, AICC Secretary P.C. Vishnunandhan has asked party workers to make door-to-door visits and seek votes for the Congress. Addressing a LS polls preliminary meeting of the Mysuru District Congress at the Congress office near City Railway Station yesterday, Vishnunandhan instructed the party workers to sensitise the voters…
Increased human interference has decreased forest land: DCF
February 21, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Wildlife Division – Mysuru, Sidramappa Chalkapure, has expressed concern over decreasing forest land across the globe due to large-scale human interferences. He was delivering the keynote address after inaugurating a State-level Seminar on “Human Interferences on Environment — Concepts and Concern” for under-graduate, post-graduate students and teachers organised by…
Two former women MLAs pass away
February 21, 2019Srirangapatna/ Ramdurg: Two former women MLAs, who were the first Legislators from their respective district, passed away yesterday. Damayanti Boregowda (92), former Srirangapatna MLA and the first woman MLA of Mandya district, passed away at her residence in Srirangapatna due to age-related illness. She leaves behind her son Dr. Ramu, daughters Dr. Vidyamani Devegowda and…
Expert tells farmers to cultivate Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
February 21, 2019Mysuru: A day-long workshop on “Cultivation, Processing and Marketing aspects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” for farmers was organised at Ave Maria Auditorium, Teresian College here recently. About 150 farmers and traders from Gadag, Hubballi, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Bengaluru and Mysuru participated in the workshop sponsored by Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala. Dr. Chaco,…
Attempt to sell Sand Boa: Accused arrested, two vehicles seized, snake rescued
February 21, 2019Hunsur: Hunsur Police have arrested a person on charges of catching a Sand Boa snake at Nagarahole National Park and trying to sell the same. The Cops have seized a goods vehicle, one two-wheeler besides rescuing the snake from him. The accused, identified as 30-year-old Aravindan of Tiger Block in H.D. Kote taluk, was produced…
‘Doctors becoming redundant as technology takes over’
February 21, 2019MMC&RI Dean Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj at KMC Alumni Meet Mysuru: “The days are not far off when doctors will become completely redundant as technology starts taking over the medical profession,” said Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) Dean-cum-Director Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj. He was speaking after inaugurating the 14th Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Alumni Association…














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