Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will hold public contract programme on all Saturdays when he is in Bengaluru. The programme will be held between 11 am and 4.30 pm at the CM’s home office ‘Krishna’ on Kumarakrupa Road, during which the public can submit representations or air their grievances. However, representation on transfers, personnel issues…
Swami Vivekananda Leadership Award for city Yoga Guru
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership (ISOL) Foundation, Chicago (USA), will confer ‘Swami Vivekananda Leadership Award’ on Yoga Guru Dr. K. Raghavendra Pai of Mysuru for his outstanding achievement and service in the field of Yoga. Dr. Raghavendra Pai will be conferred with the award at the World Congress on Vedic Foundations of Management Science…
Retired Professor passes away
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Dr. H.S. Devaraj (63), retired Professor of JSS Medical College, Mysuru, passed away at DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (DM WIMS) Hospital in Wayanad, Kerala, yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Banashankari, Bengaluru, today, according…
Woman held in fake currency notes racket
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested a woman for her involvement in printing and circulating fake currency notes in city. The arrested has been identified as 40-year-old Gowramma, a resident of J.P. Nagar in city. Gowramma, who purchased clothes from a roadside vendor near the library in Vidyaranyapuram, gave the vendor fake note which the vendor…
Lecture on V.S. Naipaul
August 28, 2018Mysuru: The Department of English, Teresian College, Siddarthanagar, had recently organised a lecture at the College premises to pay tribute to the Nobel Laureate and Booker Prize winner V.S. Naipaul, who passed away on Aug.11 at the age of 85. Both UG and PG students attended the programme which started with an introduction to Naipaul…
Bags “Outstanding Scientist in Biotechnology” Award
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Dr. P.V. Ravindra DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow-cum-Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, has been conferred “Outstanding Scientist in Biotechnology” Award for research contributions in the field of Biotechnology by the “Board of Management of the Venus International Foundation”, Chennai recently. Dr. Ravindra obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Veterinary…
The Best and the Worst on Show
August 28, 2018By T.J.S. George, How many will learn how many lessons from the floods that devastated Kerala and Kodagu? The most important lesson is bound to go unlearned — that, ultimately, these were again examples of Nature collapsing under the impact of human greed. We were warned of it five years ago when cloudbursts and landslides…
Goshala set up in Kushalnagar
August 28, 2018A Goshala to shelter, care and feed the cattle affected by floods is being set up near Kushalnagar Veterinary Department where a modern Jersey Bull Breeding Centre has come up. The public may contact the Deputy Director, Jersey Breeding Centre, Kudige, to donate dry and green grass and animal feed to the cattle. Those who…
Courses at Govt. ITI
August 28, 2018The Government ITI, Mysuru-Bengaluru Road, N.R. Mohalla, has invited applications from eligible candidates for filling up vacant seats in 2-year automobile course and one year course in dress-making, welder, architectural assistant, secretarial practise, auto mechanic (electrical and electronics). Last date for applying is Aug. 30. Admission will be made based on ‘First come First serve’…
Haridasa Keerthana contest
August 28, 2018Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samithi, Vidyaranyapuram, will be conducting ‘Haridasa Keerthana’ singing contest on Sept.16 at Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Jayalakshmipuram in city. The competition, open to amateur artistes aged between 10 and 15 years, will be held from 10 am to 12 pm and for artistes aged between 16 and 20 years from 3 pm…












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