A District-level ‘Siridhanya Nadige’ (Millets Walk) has been organised from Kote Anja-neyaswamy Temple to the DC’s Office tomorrow (Jan. 9). The walk will be flagged off at 7.45 am. Later, an interaction with millets producers and vendors has been organised at P. Kalingarao auditorium in Dasara Exhibition Grounds at 11 am, according to Joint Director…
Free computer training for girls
January 8, 2025Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, Chamaraja Double Road, Agrahara, has invited applications from eligible poor and unemployed girls for admission to a free 3-month computer training course, commencing from Jan. 15. During the training, the participants will be taught BPO, computer and communication skills etc. The applicants must have passed SSLC and be in the…
Deadline extended
January 8, 2025The Backward Classes Welfare Department has extended the deadline for students belonging to Categories-1, 2(A), 3(A) and 3(B), to apply for availing D. Devaraj Urs Foreign Studies Student Scholarship, to Jan. 15. This scholarship will help eligible students to take up Post-Graduate and Ph.D degrees in foreign Universities. For details, log on to https://bcwd.karnataka.gov.in/ or…
Campus, Youth Co-operatives
January 8, 2025The Department of Studies (DoS) in Economics and Co-operation has organised ‘Campus Co-operatives’ and ‘Youth and Co-operatives – A Discussion’ programmes at Humanities Auditorium, University of Mysore (UoM), Manasagangothri, on Jan. 9. Prof. N.K. Lokanath, Vice-Chancellor, UoM, will inaugurate the event at 10 am. G. Nanjegowda, President, Karnataka State Souharda Co-operative Federation Ltd., Bengaluru, will…
MCC budget: Consultation meet
January 8, 2025Well ahead of presenting its 2025-26 budget, the MCC has convened a public consultation meeting at the MCC’s Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Hall at 11 am tomorrow (Jan. 9). The meeting will be chaired by Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy. The members of the public are appealed to attend the meeting and come up with their…
Tribute to Dr. R. Chidambaram
January 7, 2025By Madhuri Thathachari It is with great sorrow I learnt of Dr. R. Chidambaram’s demise on Jan. 4, 2025. He was not only an outstanding, distinguished and brilliant Scientist but also was a great human being. It was my good fortune that I came to know him personally because he was a friend of both…
Mysuru Bandh evokes good response
January 7, 2025Mysuru: The dawn-to-dusk Mysuru bandh, called today by Dalit and Backward Classes organisations, garnered significant support across the city. The bandh was organised to protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged disrespectful remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament, with demands for his resignation and legal action. Over 25 organisations, including Dalit, Backward Classes, farmers,…
MUDA seeks cancellation of 30 sites at Bhavya Bharata Layout
January 7, 2025Layout formed in an area designated as Park, violating land conversion laws Mysuru: Amid ongoing investigations into the scam involving the illegal transfer and allotment of thousands of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites under the 50:50 ratio, a new violation has surfaced. A Private Housing Co-operative Society has reportedly developed and sold sites on…
New virus cases in India: No reason to worry
January 7, 2025New Delhi: India has confirmed five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently highlighted following an outbreak in China. The Government assured that there is no need to panic, stating that HMPV is already in global circulation. The first two cases were reported in Bengaluru on Monday, involving a three-month-old baby, now discharged…
No mass testing for HMPV: Health Minister
January 7, 2025Bengaluru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao told media persons after a high-level meeting with health officials that HMPV is not a new virus or a cause for alarm. “This is not the first time HMPV has been detected in Karnataka. Monitoring for it was not conducted earlier,” he said and explained that the virus has…






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