Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas raised the issue of priests’ strike at the ongoing Winter Session of the State Legislature at Belagavi today. The MLA asked the Government what steps it has taken to fulfil the demands of employees in various Muzrai Department temples. Muzrai Minister Rajashekar Patil said that among the workers of 23…
Birth Certificate copy to be issued free of cost: DC
December 14, 2018Mysuru: From now on, parents will get the birth certificate copy of their child free of cost. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar who chaired a meeting of Birth-Death Registration Coordination Committee at his office here on Wednesday, directed the officers concerned to give a copy of birth certificate to the parents free of cost. Presently,…
English Medium in Government Schools from next year: CM H.D. Kumaraswamy
December 14, 2018Belagavi: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has said that the Government will start English Medium classes in 1,000 Government Schools in the State from the next academic year (2019-20) . Replying to a question by Umanatha Kotian (BJP) in the Assembly on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy said that the Government has already started training teachers in this…
SSLC exams to commence from March 21
December 14, 2018Bengaluru: Karnataka Secondary Education and Examinations Board has announced the time table of SSLC exams which will commence from March 21 and conclude on April 4. The timetable has been hosted on the Karnataka Secondary Education and Examinations Board’s website. March 21: First Language (Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English or Sanskrit). March 23:…
Inauguration of Ahara Mela, Ranga Mandira tomorrow
December 14, 2018Mysuru: The inauguration of newly-constructed P.S. Bhatta Bayalu Ranga Mandira, Ahara Mela and cultural programmes organised by Uttara Kannada District Samskrutika Sangha will held on Dec. 15 at the Sangha premises in Kuvempunagar. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Secretary of the Sangha Tejaswi Nayak said former President of the Sangha and retired Professor Krishna…
Cane growers stage rasta-roko on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road
December 14, 2018Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their demands, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association (KSGA) staged a rasta-roko on Ring Road junction near APMC Yard on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road yesterday. Their demands included cut in cane transportation costs, announcement of ex-field price, FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) instead of unscientific ex-gate price, payment of arrears…
Mobile phone snatchers arrested
December 14, 2018Mysuru: Jayalakshmipuram Police, on Dec. 12 have arrested three persons on charges of snatching mobile phones from the public and have recovered 10 mobile phones of various brands worth about Rs. 1,16,490 from them. The arrested have been identified as 21-year-old Dhanush of Koorgalli, 20-year-old Sachin of Belavadi and 22-year-old N. Nagesh of Hootagalli in…
ASTRONOMY: ‘Geminid’ Meteor Shower tonight
December 14, 2018A ‘shooting star’ or ‘meteor’ is caused by a tiny particle of dust entering Earth’s atmosphere. As it plunges downward, it experiences collision with air molecules, and the friction generated causes the particle to glow and eventually burn up completely. Most meteors burn up at altitudes of around 100 km. It is an exceptional celestial…
Gita Jnana Yajna in English from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21
December 14, 2018Mysuru: Chinmaya Mission, Mysuru, has organised a week-long yajna on the 17th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita from Dec. 15 to Dec. 21 at Sri Sringeri Shankara Mutt, Fort Mohalla, Mysuru. The yajna will be in English between 6.30 pm and 8 pm. The yajnaacharya is a well-known person to Mysureans as Br.Sujay Chaitanya, as he…
Inner Wheel District Meet
December 14, 2018To focus on Kodagu rehabilitation measures, education, health of women and children International Inner Wheel is women’s largest NGO doing voluntary service across the world. Spread over 105 countries, 177 districts with more than 1,20,000 members in 4,000 clubs, it has representation in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESCO). Oliver Margarette Golding, a…















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