Basava Ratna award to be presented Mysuru: Mysuru Sharana Mandali will be celebrating Basava Jayanti at Dr. Shivarathri Rajendra auditorium in JSS Hospital premises at 5 pm on June 10. On the occasion, ‘Basava Ratna’ award will be presented to 6 achievers — Dr. M. Raju, M.D. KRIDL, Bengaluru; Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director, Jayadeva Institute…
UPSC Civil Service rank holders felicitated
June 7, 2017Mysuru: Four UPSC Civil Services Exam rank holders from the district, who are set to become IAS officers, were felicitated at a function organised at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysuru Local Centre, JLB Road in city yesterday. B.M. Santosh, an Engineering graduate from T. Narasipur and Kempahonnaiah, a specially-abled Kannada lecturer serving at a…
Sugama Sangeetha Academy to host Doctors’ Musical Evening
June 7, 2017Sugama Sangeetha Academy Trust is the brain child of the well-known couple H.R. Leelavathi and late S.G. Raghuram. The Trust was founded more than 3 decades ago. The main objective of the Trust has been the promotion of Sugama Sangeetha in Kannada language with an outreach of all the main stream poets like K.S. Narasimhaswamy,…
Kudos to Dhruvakumar: A pro-active, effective MUDA Chairman
June 7, 2017Sir, It takes application of common sense to be a successful politician. More so to be a good and people-friendly one. I saw this kind of a politician in D. Dhruvakumar of Mysuru. It has been a few months since he became the Chairman of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). In this brief tenure, I,…
‘Natural resources are over exploited in the name of urbanisation’
June 7, 2017World Environmental Month celebration begins Mysuru: “In the name of urbanisation, a large amount of natural resources are being over exploited and our Governments have neglected the issue,” said Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Co-ordinator of Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG), Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc (Bengaluru), at Nityotsava Convention Hall in city yesterday. He was…
Sundaresh receives ‘Achiever of the Year’ award
June 7, 2017City’s swimming coach S. Sundaresh (left) seen receiving the ‘Acheiver of the Year-2016’ award from T.D. Vijayaraghavan, Vice-President, Swimming Federation of India during the felicitation function conducted by Karnataka Swimming association at Basavangudi Aquatic centre, Bengaluru recently.
Legislators Urge Govt. to prioritise land allotment for Schools, Fire Stations
June 7, 2017Bengaluru: Urging the Government to allot land for Schools, Fire Stations and such other necessities on a priority basis, Legislators alleged that the authorities were generally apathetic to the plight of the people. Speaking during Question Hour in the Assembly yesterday, Congress member Appaji Nadagouda, who raised the issue on behalf of his fellow MLA…
Financial help for poor and meritorious students
June 7, 2017Mysuru: As part of 137 Ramana Jayanti celebrations, Sri Ramana Jnana Kendra Trust, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, is offering a financial help to the poor and meritorious students, who have passed SSLC examination for the year 2016-17, from any school within the city limits and intend to continue their studies. Prescribed application forms can be obtained…
Champions Trophy 2017: England cruise into semi-final
June 7, 2017Mark Wood took the key wicket of Kane Williamson as hosts England booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with an 87-run win over New Zealand at Cardiff yesterday. New Zealand, chasing a target of 311 for victory, finished 223 all out with 39 balls left. They were in the hunt while…
KSCA Mysore Zonal League 2017: Kiran, Jairaj shine in PET CC’s big win
June 7, 2017Helped by a well compiled century by opener H.R. Kiran (117, 16x4s, 1x6s) and a six wicket haul by medium-pacer Jairag Gowda (six for 16), PET CC, Mandya registered a big 265-run win over YMCC in the KSCA Mysore Zone II Division League match played at the PET grounds in Mandya, recently. Meanwhile, in the…















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