As supplementary to the nationwide Ayodhya Ram Mandir fund collection drive, Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad, Mysuru, will be conducting Kavigoshti (Poets Meet) at District, Divisional and State level, with the theme ‘Ayodhyeyalli Rama Mandira – Hrudayadalli Ramachandira’. The Mysuru District Unit has invited entries from poets of the district on the said theme, for District…
Sandalwood thieves, traders arrested
January 18, 2021Metagalli Police seize 230 kgs of scented wood worth Rs. 35 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: A week after busting an inter-State gang of sandalwood smugglers and arresting four accused, the city Police swooped on another similar gang and have arrested another four accused. The latest arrests made by Metagalli Police have yielded sandalwood weighing 230 kgs worth…
KSOU to conduct mega online Job Mela in two months: VC
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the city-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year, Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar said that KSOU will be organising a massive online ‘Udyoga Mela’ (Job Fair) within two months.He was speaking at the inauguration of 3-day online induction programme for newly admitted students in 2020-21 (August batch)…
First, second year degree classes from tomorrow
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Offline classes for students of intermediate semesters for both Post-Graduate (PG) and Under-Graduate (UG) courses in degree, diploma and engineering in Mysuru will commence from tomorrow, Jan. 19. This was decided at a meeting organised by University of Mysore (UoM) at Vijnana Bhavan this morning that was attended by Principals of affiliated Colleges. Vice-Chancellor…
Special drive for healthcare workers who missed date with vaccination
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Over 400 health-care workers, who had missed the first dose of Covishield vaccination on the inaugural day in Mysuru District on Saturday last, will get another chance to get inoculated but only after completion of vaccination to already registered health staff. “Once the vaccination of the registered healthcare workers is over, the 406 persons…
New Divisional Branch of Food Corporation of India inaugurated
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAFPD) Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the new Divisional Branch of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Mysuru on Thursday (Jan. 14). Having 64,250 MT capacity six procurement centres with ten State-owned procurement centres of 80,640 MT capacity, Mysuru division of FCI is efficiently supplying food…
I am a target as I speak truth, says former CM Siddharamaiah
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I am being targeted for speaking the truth and I don’t hesitate to speak what is right. While speaking truth, I end up in controversies. And this is the reason why I am being criticised and targeted by people owing allegiance to different political parties and ideologies,” said former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was…
A major mishap averted as JCB touches underground power cable
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to divine intervention, a major mishap was averted when the front portion of a JCB machine came in contact with a 11KV underground power cable on the road next to NR Police Station in Rajendranagar on Saturday. The MCC has taken up Underground Drainage (UGD) works at 3rd Cross in Rajendranagar’s Pension Block…
3,300 candidates attend Udyoga Mela, 609 get job letters on the spot
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that students should seriously think about their career in college days itself, Maharaja Government PU College Principal T.R. Siddaraju said that parents should encourage their wards to start preparations for competitive exams early. He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Udyoga Mela’ organised by the Department of Industrial Training and Employment, under the Union…
City docs vouch for COVID-19 vaccine
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two prominent doctors of city have vouched for COVID-19 vaccine and have asked people to take it without any hesitation when their turn comes. Reacting to the launch of vaccination drive, Dr. C. Rajan, retired Professor, Department of Medicine, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), has said there was no side effects in…














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