Accused throws money out of office window to forest area Madikeri: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths in Kodagu caught the Executive Engineer (EE) of Panchayat Raj Engineering Division of Kodagu Zilla Panchayat and four others red-handed while they were allegedly accepting bribe from a contractor for sanctioning a work order to carry out rain damage…
Giraffe Yadunandan dies at Bannerghatta Park
September 20, 2021Yadunandan was sent to B’luru from Mysuru Zoo in April last year to pair with ‘Gowri’ Bengaluru: Yadunandan, the three-and-a-half-year-old giraffe which was transported to Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru amidst lockdown in April last year, has died yesterday. It is learnt that as animal keepers and other staff at BBP were busy controlling…
Channi takes oath as Punjab CM
September 20, 2021Chandigarh: Charanjit Singh Channi today took oath as the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab, a day after being picked for the top post by the Congress leadership. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered oath to Channi, along with Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Prakash Soni, who are expected to be appointed Deputy Chief Ministers. Channi was…
The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank announces 25 percent dividend
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The 62nd Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank was held in a virtual mode here yesterday. Addressing the AGM, Bank President R. Anand declared a 25 percent dividend to all shareholders for the year 2020-21. Pointing out that the Bank has earned a gross profit of Rs.12.66 crore, he…
Kickboxing Championship-2021: Sarada Vilas student bags Gold Medal at Nationals
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: H.S. Yashwanth Gowda, a student of Sarada Vilas College, Krishnamurthypuram, Mysuru, has bagged Gold Medal in the Creative Form (Senior Category) event of WAKO Indian National Senior and Masters Kickboxing Championship-2021 held at Sports Complex in Dayanad Bandodkar Krida Sankool, Peddem, Mapusa, Goa, from Aug. 26 to 28. He also got selected for 6th…
Railway Institutes to train youths in industry skills
September 20, 2021Central Workshop Mysuru and two others in Karnataka among 75 chosen to provide training Mysore/Mysuru: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a programme under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. The scheme aims to empower youth by way of providing entry-level training…
Bags Best Teacher Award
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Varuna Government College Political Science Department faculty Dr. Lokesh has bagged the Best Teacher Award given by Institute of Scholars. Dr. Lokesh, a resident of Yadavagiri in city, joined Government service in 1994 and has been serving at Varuna Government College in Mysuru taluk since 2006. Dr. Lokesh, an alumnus of University of Mysore,…
Mock drill by SWR and NDRF team in city tomorrow
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR), along with a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Government personnel, will conduct a joint mock drill at Ashokapuram Railway Station in city tomorrow (Sept. 21) from 10.30 am onwards. Train derailment-induced rescue and relief operations following the incident will be part…
Family feud: Man murdered by brother near Saragur
September 20, 2021Saragur: A man has been allegedly murdered by his elder brother over family issues. The murder has taken place at Badaga village in Saragur taluk on Friday evening. While the deceased has been identified as Guruswamy (36) of Badaga village, the accused is Mahadevaswamy, the elder brother of the deceased. It is learnt that there…
Healthy Week for MCC UGD workers from Sept. 26
September 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Healthy Week initiative scheduled from Sept. 26 to 30, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has organised a host of programmes for the Under Ground Drainage (UGD) Department employees. A marathon, pranayama workshop, health camp, first- aid training and integration with health schemes will be part of the initiative. While the marathon…















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