The book on Utilisation of agricultural waste for the production of high-valued products, authored by Dr. Renu Agrawal, formerly of CFTRI, was released at a function of Raithra Mitra Producers Company and Sugarcane Growers Association at Chetan Gardens, Mysuru, recently by Agriculture Scientist Dr. Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura and Association President Kurubur Shanthakumar as others look…
Book “Voices from the Grassroots” launched
August 28, 2018Prof. Niranjana Vanalli (centre), former Registrar, Music University and Professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore, seen releasing the book “Voices from the Grassroots” authored by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (extreme left), founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), at the Wind Chimes Hall…
Asian Games: Sindhu wins historic individual silver; Neeraj harvests record-smashing gold
August 28, 2018Jakarta: P.V. Sindhu yet again finished second-best in a major final but grabbed a historic individual silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women’s singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu Ying on Tuesday. Sindhu lost 13-21, 16-21 to Tai Tzu Ying in the summit clash. No Indian had ever reached…
Winners of Inter-Collegiate Yoga Contest
August 28, 2018JSS College, B.N. Road, with 804.05 points, bagged Overall Championship at the Mysuru City Inter-Collegiate Yogasana Competition, jointly organised by Onkarmal Somani College of Education and Dept. of Physical Education, University of Mysore (UoM), at Somani B.Ed College in city on Aug.17. Results Men Section: 1. N.C. Subhash (SBRR Mahajana FGC) – 190.05 Points; 2….
Kusumakar Shetty, Vivekananda elected as Stewards of MRC
August 28, 2018The following persons have been elected as the Stewards and Management Committee Members of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited at the elections held during the 50th Annual General Meeting yesterday: While H. Kusumakar Shetty (139 votes) and L. Vivekananda (116 votes) were elected to the two vacant posts of Stewards, B.N. Cariappa (147 votes) and…
Wins in Karate
August 28, 2018V. Vinyas, a 7th standard student of Rotary Brindavan School has won 2nd place in Kata category of the International Karate Championship organised by Mouele Shotokan Karate Do Association India at Shivamogga recently.
N. Sreenivasan
August 28, 2018Sreenivasan (85), retd. Southern Railways employee, Mysuru and a resident of Saraswathipuram in city, passed away on Aug.25. He leaves behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and a host of relatives. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Sunday.
City gets ready for MCC elections
August 27, 2018Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) going to polls on Aug.31, the mustering will take place at four centres in the city on Aug.30 covering all the 65 Wards. The Election Commission has appointed 13 Returning Officers (RO) to oversee the civic polls. The mustering for officials assigned with poll duty coming under ROs…
Kodagu district administration bans Disaster Tourism
August 27, 2018Madikeri: With a large number of people visiting flood and landslip-hit areas in Kodagu district following the recent natural calamity, the district administration has ordered a crackdown on ‘Disaster Tourism.’ Earlier this month, following landslides and floods caused by incessant rains, the district administration had imposed a ban on tourist entry to Kodagu, while also…
Relief and rehabilitation in Kodagu: Those returning homes face challenge of cleaning
August 27, 2018Madikeri: Batches of people are slowly leaving relief centres in Kodagu to face massive destruction that was brought by catastrophic flooding and landslides. Tales of distress and despair also continued to pour in from different parts as many found their homes filled with huge mounds of mud, slush and dirt left by the receding flood…















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