Mysuru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M.R. Venkatesh chaired a review meeting on Pourakarmikas of the District at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here yesterday. The auditorium was jam-packed with Pourakarmikas and officials. Participating in the meeting, Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) leaders alleged that manual scavenging was still prevalent at a few places though the…
Govt. urged to withdraw GST on Insurance
October 29, 2017Mysuru: The 11th General Body Meeting of LIC Employees’ Union, Mysuru Division, was held in city recently. The meeting discussed about the present political and economic scenario of India as well as Karnataka. Opposing the GST on premium of Insurance policies which are of social security nature to the people covering risk of life and…
‘Digital Marketing takes centrestage’
October 29, 2017SDM-IMD hosts International Marketing Conference Mysuru: “In the midst of ever-changing digital advances, ‘marketing’ of products or services has become more complicated and throws up new opportunities and challenges,” opined B.C. Rao, Managing Director, Kennametal India Ltd., Bengaluru. He was delivering the keynote address at the two-day International Marketing Conference organised by SDM Institute for…
Testing, evaluation of educational system must be foolproof: Prof. Aurora
October 29, 2017Mysuru: The testing and evaluation of education system and languages are multi-faceted and one ought to make the pattern of our evaluation and assessment more authentic and foolproof, said Prof. Lakshminaryan N. Aurora, former Director, Prasaranga, University of Mysore (UoM). He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day National seminar on “Current trends in testing and…
Battery car in City Rly. Station: Whom does it serve?
October 29, 2017Sir, In the last few months, I have been travelling to Chennai and other places frequently by train. Here I wish to share my experience regarding the battery car facility provided by the Railways to help the senior citizens, physically handicapped, patients and the infirm. On more than six occasions I tried to make use…
Advanced Heart Failure Clinic launched at Narayana Hospital
October 29, 2017Mysuru: An Advanced Heart Failure Clinic was launched at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital (NMH) in city on Oct.27. The Clinic was inaugurated by K.G. Geetha, a heart failure patient who is a native of Mysuru. Nithin Aiyappa, Facility Director, NMH, said, “With the growing need for advanced heart failure clinics, we believe that this new clinic…
Gold bar winner of Malabar’s Lucky Draw
October 29, 2017The Diwali Campaign Lucky Draw of Malabar Gold & Diamonds for the third week was held at Hassan showroom and N.K. Lokanath (Coupon No. 26247) from Mysuru showroom is the 3rd week winner of 100 gram gold bar in the lucky draw held in the presence of Malabar customers. Store Head Chandrashekar Nair, Management officials…
MP on North India tour from tomorrow
October 29, 2017Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan, who is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on chemicals and fertilizers, will be undertaking a study tour of North India from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. Hence he will not be available for public from Oct. 30 to Nov.7, according to a press release.
Winners of ‘Elegant Show’
October 29, 2017Mysore District Beautician and Beauty Parlour Owners Association had organised an ‘Elegant Show’ — Lady Elegant, Mr. Elegant and Miss Elegant — at MMC&RI Platinum Jubilee Hall in J.K. Grounds last evening. Seen in the picture are (from left) Lady Elegant — 1st Runner-up – Nithya Balasubramanian; Winner- Shruthi Srinivas; 2nd Runner-up – Ashwith Hegde;…
Incomplete footpath works on Chamaraja Double Road
October 29, 2017MUDA had re-laid concrete tracks on Chamaraja Double Road several months ago and while concreting the road and making footpath a gap of 5 ft width and 1 ft deep space was left unfilled. The tax-paying public are facing hardship on account of difference of height, says SOM reader Ko.Su.Narasimha Murthy of Chamarajapuram who has…














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