Rain with hailstone lashes Kushalnagar
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Rain with hailstone lashes Kushalnagar

March 31, 2018

Kushalnagar: Heavy rain accompanied by hailstones lashed Kushalnagar and nearby villages yesterday evening. The rain lasted for about an hour with big hailstones. Owing to the accompanying gale, the rain is believed to have caused destruction at a few places with asbestos roof of a few houses getting blown off. Power supply was affected owing…

Novel drinking water campaign for birds launched in city
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Novel drinking water campaign for birds launched in city

March 31, 2018

 Mysuru:  The scorching summer heat is sapping the energy of not only human beings but the birds are also feeling very thirsty. In order to quench the thirst of birds, Arivu Samsthe launched a unique drinking water and feeding campaign for birds at Agrahara Circle here on Mar. 29. Zoo Authority Chairperson Mallige Veeresh launched…

‘Implement Peninsula River Development Project  to solve Cauvery row’
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‘Implement Peninsula River Development Project  to solve Cauvery row’

March 31, 2018

Mysuru: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about inter-linking of rivers in the country yesterday, saying it can help address the issue of imbalance between areas having excess water and those facing scarcity of the resource, Dr. K.M. Jayaramaiah, non-official Member of Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority, has lauded the views expressed by…

Fake IAS officer arrested in Virajpet
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Fake IAS officer arrested in Virajpet

March 31, 2018

Madikeri/ Virajpet: A fake IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer who was threatening government officials and conned the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner into lending him the Government vehicle, has been arrested by the Virajpet Rural Police. The fake IAS officer is one Soumyaranjan Mishra, 32, who hails from Odisha and is now in judicial custody….

Suttur Seer opens third branch of Mysore Tarpaulins in Kuvempunagar
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Suttur Seer opens third branch of Mysore Tarpaulins in Kuvempunagar

March 31, 2018

Mysuru:  Mysore Tarpaulins, having its branches on D. Devaraja Urs Road and on Kalidasa Road, opened its third branch on New Kantharaj Urs Road, near Akshaya Bhandar in Kuvempunagar here on Thursday last. The new branch was inaugurated by Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Mysore Tarpaulins, which began in 1969 as a multi-brand bags…

CBSE Class 12 Economics re-exam on Apr. 25
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CBSE Class 12 Economics re-exam on Apr. 25

March 31, 2018

No re-exam for Class X Maths in State New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the re-examination in Economics for CBSE Class XII all over the country on Apr. 25. However, there will be no re-exam for  10th Standard Maths exam in the State. “If at all re-examination, if any for…

Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji inaugurates ‘Kalothsava’
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Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji inaugurates ‘Kalothsava’

March 31, 2018

Mysuru: “There is human value and element in folk art, literature,  culture and music,” said Urilingapeddi Mutt Seer Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Kalothsava’ organised by H.D. Kote’s Amma Vasundhare Samajika, Samskrithika Mattu Shaikshanika Trust in association with Kannada and Culture Department at Sri Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar auditorium in Maharani’s Women’s…

‘Higher education must aid in protecting environment’
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‘Higher education must aid in protecting environment’

March 31, 2018

Mysuru:  “Looking at the drinking water crisis staring at us, the day is not far off when the lakes, reservoirs and ground water will dry up and we have to spend a lot of money to desalinate sea water for drinking purposes,” said Mysore University former VC Prof. S.N. Hegde. He was speaking at the…

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Leaky CBSE

March 31, 2018

May 1st is Labour Day but March is labour month — Parents labour to get their students to study and students labour to regurgitate a whole year’s syllabus. Now, exam papers have leaked… again and a re-examination has been announced. This has not only left students frustrated and parents fuming but also put the tourism…

Thousands witness Theppotsava at Kapila River
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Thousands witness Theppotsava at Kapila River

March 31, 2018

Nanjangud: The Annual Dodda Jathra Mahotsava concluded at the temple town here last evening with the grand  Theppotsava of Lord Srikanteshwara Swamy at Kapila River. More than 50,000 devotees witnessed the flower-bedecked float carrying the idol of the deity, sitting on the steps leading to the river where lakhs of devotees have taken a holy…

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