Mysuru: Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer Ajit M. Kulkarni took over as the new Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) from In-Charge Director Siddaramappa Chalakapure last evening. The post was lying vacant since June 11 after the transfer of C. Ravishankar, who was shifted to Chikkaballapura and Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF)…
Tahsildar raids illegal dyeing units in city
July 5, 2018Mysuru: Tahsildar T. Ramesh Babu led a team of officials from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and raided two illegal dyeing units in the city this morning and registered FIRs against them. In all, FIRs have been filed against eight illegal dyeing units in various Police Stations in the…
Sonali Bendre diagnosed with high grade cancer
July 5, 2018New Delhi: Actress Sonali Bendre has been diagnosed with ‘high grade cancer’ and she is currently being treated for it in New York, the 43-year-old actress revealed on social media on Wednesday. In the lengthy post she shared, Bendre said about ‘taking this battle head on’ and also described the diagnosis as ‘unexpected.’ “Sometimes when…
Drivers stage protest against RTO over unscientific rules
July 5, 2018Mysuru: Alleging lacuna in Vahana-4 and Sarathi-4 portals meant for issuing Driving Licenses (DLs), auto drivers, conductors and other transport workers staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Regional Transport (RTO) Commissioner here yesterday. Claiming that the portals were too cumbersome for less educated drivers to answer over 400 questions, most of…
Mehfil Zikro Azkar held
July 5, 2018Mysuru: Mehfil Zikro Azkar Majlees was held at the residence of Mansoor Sait Kushali, President of Hali Meamoon Jamath Committee in Bannimantap recently. The programme was held in the presence of Sufi Saint Hararath Khwaja Sufi Jawad Ahmed Sha Kushali from Bhanaswadi Shariff in Uttar Pradesh. The Sufi Saint was honoured by Mansoor Sait Kushali…
Unidentified persons die at K.R. Hospital
July 5, 2018Mysuru: In separate cases, two unidentified persons, who were undergoing treatment at K.R. Hospital, have breathed their last after failing to respond to the treatment. In the first case, a man, aged about 50 years, has breathed his last in the hospital on July 3. He is 5.5 ft. tall, lean built and oval faced….
Vedike demands implementation of Sadashiva Commission Report
July 5, 2018Mysuru: Demanding implementation of Sadashiva Commission Report, members of Samajika Nyayapara Vedike staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here recently. Arguing that the Sadashiva Commission had rendered justice by correcting the discrimination in the reservation for SC/STs, the protesters urged the Government to implement the Commission Report in order to…
Auto driver snatches mobile phone from passenger
July 5, 2018Mysuru: An incident of an autorickshaw driver demanding more money from a passenger and later snatching his mobile phone when he refused to pay more, has been reported near Dasappa Circle on KRS Road in city on Tuesday night. The person, whose mobile phone was snatched, has been identified as Sadananda Jevoora, a resident of…
Installation of Rotary Mysore team this evening
July 5, 2018Mysuru: The installation ceremony of the new office-bearers of Rotary Mysore, with Rtn. G.S. Sumeeth as President for the Rotary Year 2018-19, will be held today (July 5) at 7 pm at the Windflower Resorts and Spa on Maharana Pratap Road at the foot of Chamundi Hill. Umesh Malhotra, Co-founder and Chief Executive, Hippocampus,…
Registration for Zoo Youth Club
July 5, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo will be organising Youth Club activities from July to December 2018, only on Sundays between 10 am and 1.30 pm. Students of High Schools (aged 12 to 18 years) may enroll for the Club. Those selected will be exposed to various activities of Zoo education and wildlife conservation; to acquaint knowledge about…















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