The city’s Janapada Abhivruddhi Samiti, having office on 6th Cross, Janatanagar, submitted a memorandum recently to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at Bengaluru seeking development of Folk University in Haveri district and Folk Departments in various other Universities and Institutes. The memorandum contained a 10-point charter prepared by the Samiti Convenor Dr. M. Kannika for the…
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e-Mulakat initiative introduced for prisoners
December 27, 2020Following a High Court order, the Department of Prisons has introduced e-Mulakat, an initiative for facilitating prisoners in jails to virtually communicate with their family members and lawyers. The initiative has been introduced in order to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic by avoiding person to person contact. The initiative enables prisoners to…
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Ph.D awardee
December 27, 2020Mangalore University has awarded Ph.D in Microbiology to M. Sushma for her thesis ‘Studies on Endophytic Bacteria from Selected Medicinal Plants of Biligirirangana Hills’ submitted under the guidance of Prof. M. Jayashankar.
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Bags prize in Yuvajanotsava
December 27, 2020V. Varchas, a 2nd PUC student of Vijaya Vittala Composite PU College, Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, has bagged first prize in mridanga recital competition at the Mysuru District-level Yuvajanotsava Programme organised by Mysuru District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES).
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Animal adoption continues at Zoo
December 27, 2020The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Dr. Kodira A. Kushalapa IFS (retd.), Mysuru – Great Indian Hornbill (1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021) – Rs. 5,000; H.K. Balasuri, Bengaluru – Indian Muntjac (2.1.2021 to 1.1.2022) – Rs. 5,000; V. Jagadish, Mysuru – Black Panther…
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Beware of fake site documents: Man cheated of Rs. 54 lakh on ‘sale’ of MUDA site!
December 26, 2020Lodges complaint with Vijayanagar Police against 9 persons and a Co-operative Bank Manager Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has been warning citizens to double check the authenticity of documents before buying any landed properties, a 47-year-old person of the city has lodged a complaint with the Vijayanagar Police accusing some persons of…
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Tourists head towards Kodagu for year end holiday
December 26, 2020Heavy rush at Dubare, Nisargadhama Hotels, resorts report full occupancy Kushalnagar: Craving for a break and a year-end trip, several tourists from Mysuru and Bengaluru are heading towards Kodagu to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Hotels and resorts have reported full occupancy while tourist destinations are seeing heavy footfalls — the first after the emergence…
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Mysuru COVID-19 Update: December 26, 2020
December 26, 2020Mysuru reports 62 new COVID-19 positive cases, 53 discharges and 0 deaths today.
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New attractions beckon visitors to Mysuru Rail Museum
December 26, 2020Life-size figurines of RPF Member and Sahayak (Porter) unveiled today Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, which had installed a life-size sculpture of the celebrated cartoon character ‘Common Man’ created and immortalised by the illustrious cartoonist R.K. Laxman in the precincts of the renovated Rail Museum recently, has added two more new attractions….
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Yuva Brigade volunteers clean Kapila bathing ghat in Nanjangud
December 26, 2020Nanjangud: Volunteers of Yuva Brigade cleaned the bathing ghat of Kapila River near Nanjangud Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple recently and collected waste materials tossed callously by devotees. Over 25 Yuva Brigade volunteers began the cleanliness drive at 6 am and collected large quantities of discarded waste, mostly clothes and other puja items from the river bed and…
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