Two from UoM — Prof. D.S. Guru, Prof. G. Venkatesh Kumar and Dr. Sharath Ananthamurthy from Hyderabad Mysore/Mysuru: The search panel formed by the State Government for the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor for University of Mysore (UoM) has recommended three names for the coveted post. The panel headed by Prof. M.S. Shivakumar, a former…
Ramdas asks MCC to drop proposed hike in domestic water and sewerage tariff
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Opposing the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) proposal to hike domestic water and sewerage tariff, K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas has written to the MCC asking it to drop the plan. In a letter to the Mayor, Ramdas said it has come to his knowledge that MCC has planned the hike to raise its revenues as…
Solid Waste Management Plant opens at Nagawala
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A Solid Waste Management Plant was inaugurated at Nagawala Gram Panchayat in Yelwal hobli in the outskirts of Mysuru yesterday by Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda in the presence of Gram Panchayat President C. Narendra. It is an initiative of Hasiru Dala, a non-profit organisation that works for waste pickers and informal waste collectors in…
Prelude to Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Haveri next month: ‘Kannada Jyothi’ gets grand reception
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Kannada Jyothi,’ which was launched from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district as a prelude to Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held at Haveri next month, was accorded a grand reception in city on Monday evening. The ‘Kannada Jyothi,’ which arrived from Mandya district after covering a distance of over 2,500 kms across the…
Ensure elimination of child labour: DC
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra told the officials of the Department of Labour to compulsorily hold meetings of Task Forces once in three months to prevent child labour. At a recent meeting held at his office to discuss the measures taken to prevent child labour in the district, the DC reviewed the child…
Four-day Avarekai Food Mela from tomorrow
December 21, 2022Cooking contest on Dec. 25 Mysore/Mysuru: Sahaja Samrudha Krushi Samsthe has organised a four-day Avarekai Food Mela from tomorrow (Dec. 22) till Dec. 25 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city from 10 am to 10 pm. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarara Bhavan here yesterday, Samsthe Convenor K. Komal Kumar said that there is an…
SP Chethan transferred, Seema Latkar is new SP
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Superintendent of Police (SP) R. Chethan has been tranferred as SP of Intelligence. Seema Latkar, serving as the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Crimes, Bengaluru, has been posted as new SP of Mysuru District, according to an order dated Dec. 21, 2022 signed by Nagappa S. Pareet, Under Secretary to the Government,…
SWR General Manager inspects Central Workshop in Ashokapuram
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), accompanied by Principal Heads of Department and Divisional Railway Manager, Mysuru Division, inspected the Central Workshop in Ashokapuram recently as part of annual inspection. He inspected the newly developed Mechatronics Lab at WBTI (Workshop Basic Training Institute) and appreciated the efforts made by the team of…
Drive against triple riding: 103 two-wheelers with 760 pending cases seized from Dec. 5 to 19
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Traffic Police, who are acting tough on triple riders and other traffic rules offenders, conducted special drives from Dec. 5 to 19 and have seized 103 two-wheelers after the owners of these vehicles were found violating the rules. All the seized two-wheelers have been parked in Siddarthanagar Traffic Police Station premises. DCP…
Collecting money from poor patients: Udbur Health Centre’s Dr. Kumaraswamy suspended
December 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Services D. Randeep, on Dec. 19, has issued an order suspending Udbur Health & Wellness Centre‘s Medical Officer Dr. B.G. Kumaraswamy, who has been accused of collecting money from poor patients and of misbehaviour. A video of patients accusing Dr. Kumaraswamy of collecting Rs. 200 for two days…















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