Mysore/Mysuru: City Law graduate R. Varnika has been selected as a Civil Judge with fifth rank in the competitive written exam held last year. The 28-year-old is among the 33 selected for appointment as Civil Judges. She was ranked fifth after the viva-voce that was held between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 2024, the result…
HC upholds appointment of Prof. Lokanath as Mysore Varsity VC
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief for University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath, the High Court on Friday upheld his appointment as the VC, while also quashing a HC Single Judge Bench order cancelling his appointment. Prof. Lokanath had petitioned the HC challenging the Single Judge Bench order that had quashed his appointment as…
Training to forest staff on Chamundi Hill fire-fighting
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the onset of summer, the Forest Department faces heightened challenges in combating fire at Chamundi Hill. To address these, proactive measures and awareness programmes have been initiated. Yesterday, one such programme took place at Tree Park, Alanahalli, at the foot of Chamundi Hill, where the Forest Department sought the active support of the…
‘Learning in mother-tongue more effective’
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that learning any subject, including Science, in one’s mother-tongue will be more effective, former University of Mysore and KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa said that this will also help in coming up with innovations. He was speaking at science writer Dr. S.N. Hegde’s book release programme organised by Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota in association…
Thathayya Memorial Lecture Series on ‘Chandrayan-3: An insight’
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Thathayya Memorial Lecture Series, senior scientist couple from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Nandini Harinath and M. Harinath, will deliver lectures on ‘Chandrayan-3: An insight’ at 4 pm tomorrow (Feb. 25) at The Anathalaya on N.S. Road in city. The successful Chandrayan mission will be presented as an audio-visual presentation to…
Fire personnel organise demo on fire safety, equipment
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As summer approaches, temperatures rise, often resulting in an increase in fire-related incidents. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services in Mysuru conducted a coordinated exercise on response and fire services demonstration across various locations. In Mysuru city, the event took place at Srirampura School, with simultaneous demonstrations held at K.R. Nagar, Periyapatna, H.D….
S.L. Bhyrappa Sahitya Pratishtana Award conferred on Dr. S.R. Ramaswamy
February 24, 2024Bengaluru: Writer and journalist Nadoja Dr. S.R. Ramaswamy was awarded the prestigious ‘S.L. Bhyrappa Sahitya Pratishtana Prashasti’ for the year 2024 at a programme organised by Sahitya Pratishtana at Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs in Bengaluru on Feb. 18. Litterateur Nadoja Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Sastry presented the award. The award carries a purse of Rs….
‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Railway’ contest: Lalitha High School students at AIR event
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) is an ambitious programme of the Indian Railways to upgrade the infrastructural facilities and ramp up passenger amenities at over 1,300 stations across India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for proposed works virtually at 800 stations on Feb. 26 from Delhi. Ahead of this…
Deloitte’s Global Luxury Ranking: Malabar Gold & Diamonds bags 19th place; Tops list in India
February 24, 2024Mumbai: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the leading jewellery retailers, secured the 19th position in Deloitte’s Global Powers of Luxury Goods-2023 Ranking. The brand has also secured the top spot in India, reaffirming its dominance in the country’s luxury market. The Deloitte Global Powers of Luxury Goods ranking list is compiled by assessing the…
Two missing from Mysuru, Mandya
February 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have been reported missing from Mysuru and Mandya. In the first case, 45-year-old Manthena Anuradha, a native of Andhra Pradesh, who was residing at Bogadi, has gone missing since Feb. 22 morning, according to the complaint lodged by her husband M. Shivaramakrishna Raju at Saraswathipuram Police Station. Those having…















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