Scholarships distributed to students Mysuru: Bhavasar Kshatriya Mandali had organised a function at Panduranga Vittalaswamy Temple premises on Kabir Road here recently to distribute scholarships to students of the community studying from 7th standard to Degree classes. Over Rs. 4 lakh scholarship amount was distributed to about 450 students. The occasion also marked the felicitation…
Students walk for eye donation
January 10, 2018IN SUPPORT OF THE BLIND: Students of Acme School, Niveditha Nagar taking out a ‘Blind Walk’, to create awareness about eye donation in the city this morning. The jatha passed through SJCE Road, Ganesh Bhandar, Janata Bazar Aiyappa Temple, Sharadadevi Nagar Circle, Kantharaj Urs Road and returned to the school.
Garbage burning, a nuisance in Rajiv Nagar
January 10, 2018Garbage heaps are being set on fire since a week behind Khudadaad Masjid in Rajiv Nagar 1st Stage causing a lot of air pollution which is posing danger to the residents living in the vicinity. While people go for walk early morning to breathe fresh air, the toxic smoke emanating from the garbage heap is…
Park turning into drunkards’ den in Christian Colony
January 10, 2018The MUDA Park at Christian Colony in Rajiv Nagar has become a place for drunkards who not only indulge in drinking but also create nuisance by shouting loudly using foul language disturbing others. This apart, empty bottles are thrown inside the park and on the compound which fall and break. Authorities concerned are urged to…
SWR GM inaugurates ‘Project Saksham’
January 10, 2018To upgrade skill sets of Railway workforce Mysuru: A.K. Gupta, General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR), launched Project “Saksham” at Hubballi recently. Project “Saksham” is a concentrated capsule of training for all Railway employees in a short period of time to boost their productivity and efficiency. SWR is thus one of the first Railways…
Specially-abled children and parents stage demonstration
January 10, 2018Mysuru: More than 100 specially-abled and cerebral-palsied children, along with their parents, staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday, under the banner of Vikalachetanara Abhyudaya Vedike, seeking fulfilment of their demands. The protesters demanded Rs. 5,000 monthly allowance to parents for taking care of specially-abled children; Bringing all therapies such…
Plea to clear garbage on Service Road in Kanakadasa Nagar
January 10, 2018Garbage, which is dumped on the Service Road at Kanakadasa Nagar, is piling up day-by-day and also emanating foul smell which is unbearable. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared at the earliest.
Protestors seek reduction in minimum balance of SB account
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Over 30 members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a demonstration in front of State Bank of India (SBI) on Sayyaji Rao Road in city yesterday demanding that the quarterly average minimum balance in Savings Bank (SB) account be reduced from the present Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 500. Claiming that Rs.3,000 minimum balance rule was…
INS condemns FIR against journalist in Aadhaar data leak case
January 10, 2018New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has expressed concern over an FIR filed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) against the newspaper The Tribune for running an article that allegedly exposed a data breach of the Aadhaar project. In a press statement, the INS President Akila Urankar condemned UIDAI’s action “to have…
Talk on ‘Nagalapuram Trek’
January 10, 2018Mysuru: People Tree, in association with Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), has organised a talk on ‘Adventures in Nagalapuram Range of Eastern Ghats’ by Radhakrishna Murthy from Chennai Trekking Club at RMNH premises in Siddartha Layout, on Jan.13 at 11 am. Scientist in-Charge of RMNH-Mysuru Indiresh will preside over the event. For details, contact…















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