Plea to name a Circle after Pailwan Tiger Balaji
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Plea to name a Circle after Pailwan Tiger Balaji

February 4, 2026

Mysuru, Feb. 4- BJP leader P.V. Giridhar, who is also a former Dasara Wrestling Sub-Committee President, has urged the MCC to name a Circle in the city in memory of Senior Wrestler Tiger Balaji, who passed away recently. In a press release, Giridhar said, the city has lost a prominent wrestler in the demise of…

BJP-JD(S) stage overnight protest in Vidhana Soudha
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BJP-JD(S) stage overnight protest in Vidhana Soudha

February 4, 2026

Bengaluru, Feb. 4 – Members of the Opposition parties — BJP and JD(S) — including Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra, JD(S) MLA A. Manju among others, staged an overnight protest at Vidhana Soudha yesterday demanding immediate resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur over alleged irregularities in…

Maha Anubandha-2026 at Mahajana College
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Maha Anubandha-2026 at Mahajana College

February 4, 2026

Mysuru, Feb. 4- Mahajana Education Society (MES) had organised a grand reunion of its alumni titled ‘Maha Anubandha-2026’ at the Jagadish Prasad Stadium, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru recently. The event witnessed the participation of distinguished alumni, academicians, administrators, artists and over 2,000 former students, celebrating the institution’s rich legacy of 88 years. Padma…

Wins award for Best Oral Presentation
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Wins award for Best Oral Presentation

February 4, 2026

Mysuru, Feb. 4- Dr. K.S. Raghunandan, Guest Faculty, Post-Graduate Department of Zoology, Maharani’s Science College for Women, Mysuru, was awarded 1st prize — Best Oral Presentation Award — for research article titled ‘Study on Avifaunal diversity in and around Kalale Lake, Nanjangud Taluk, Mysuru District’ presented on the occasion of ‘World Wetland Day’ at Prof….

Bharatanatyam Rangavidhipraveshika enthrals audience
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Bharatanatyam Rangavidhipraveshika enthrals audience

February 4, 2026

Mysuru, Feb. 4- Nruthyathi Kalaashale, Mysuru, presented the Bharatanatyam Rangavidhipraveshika of Harshini Iyer (daughter of D. Shankar Iyer & late B. Sujatha), disciple of Guru Anusha Varun, on Jan. 25 at Jaganmohana Palace in Mysuru. The programme was witnessed by rasikas, artistes, scholars and well-wishers, who enjoyed the aesthetically rich performance. The evening was graced…

Public health cannot be engineered away
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Public health cannot be engineered away

February 4, 2026

How can MCC engineers replace doctors in public health? Sir, Karnataka’s move to replace Medical Health Officers (MHOs) in Municipal Corporations with Environmental Engineers is being justified because engineers can handle sanitation, vector control and civic health issues (MCC Health Officer OUT, Executive Engineer IN — SOM dated Jan. 24).  This reasoning is fundamentally flawed….

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‘PSYQUEST 2026’ Natl. Workshop

February 4, 2026

The Department of Psychology, Christ College, Mysuru, has organised ‘PSYQUEST 2026,’ a One-Day National-level Workshop on ‘Unmasking the Shades of Sexual Problems’ at its premises in Srirampura, H.D. Kote Road, at 9.30 am tomorrow (Feb. 5). Dr. T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao, Professor Emeritus and Chief Coordinator, Psychosexual Health Programme, Professor and Formerly Head, Department of Psychiatry,…

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Skill Training

February 4, 2026

The Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSETI), Mysuru, will be conducting Skill Training Programme in Installation & Servicing of CCTV Camera, Security Alarm & Smoke Detector at its premises in Hinkal from Feb. 11 to 24. The training is free of cost including boarding and lodging. Candidates aged between 18 and 50 years,…

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Free cancer detection clinic

February 4, 2026

Preethi Centre for Oncology, M.G. Road in Lakshmipuram, has organised a free cancer detection clinic at its premises on Feb. 5. The clinic will be open from 10 am to 8 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-4259259.

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Appointed as Directors

February 4, 2026

K. Manjunath, a member of The Mysore City Co-operative Housing Society Limited, has been appointed as Director and another member B.M. Kemparangegowda (B.M.K. Gowda) as the Professional Director, for the remaining tenure of the current term of Board of Directors of the Society. For details, contact Ph:0821-2448947, according to a press release.

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