Bengaluru: At a time when there are heated debates on ‘Hindi imposition’, the State Government has decided to observe this year as ‘Kannada Kayaka Varsha’ (Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2021) to promote usage of Kannada in all Government Offices from the Ministry-level to the Gram Panchayat-level and also in public spaces. While the…
New-born giraffe calf dies at Mysuru Zoo
November 28, 2020Mysuru: The calf, which was born to giraffes Babli and Bharat, on Tuesday night, died on Wednesday. The new-born calf did not have suckling reflex and though the Zoo staff tried to feed bottle milk, the calf did not drink milk and passed away late on Wednesday night. It may be recalled that a few…
Online workshop for Tamil Teachers and Research Scholars held
November 28, 2020Mysuru: A five-day online Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation for Assistant Professors, Teachers (Secondary & Higher Secondary) and Research Scholars of Tamil from all over India, was held at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, from Nov. 23. In his inaugural address, Prof. P. Perumalsamy, Deputy Director, CIIL, said…
Distribution of masks, sanitisers to journalists mark Round Table India Week
November 28, 2020Mysuru: As part of Round Table India (RTI) Week celebrations, Mysore Heritage Round Table (MHRT)-109 has taken up works related to health, sanitation, distribution of food to shelterless people, environment related projects and distribution of 500 saplings. Disclosing this to press persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, MHRT President Rohan said: “During lockdown period,…
Tiring Justice
November 28, 2020Yesterday, the Supreme Court delivering its reason behind granting interim bail to Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, in the abetment to suicide case, held that Courts should, “ensure that criminal law does not become a weapon for selective harassment of citizens.” Phew! Thank you SC for that judgement…but what’s the use? All we can…
CESC Mysuru online bill payment gateway problem
November 28, 2020Sir, Every month when we pay electricity bill online transaction doesn’t get completed properly and we have to wait for 3 days for it to reflect (completed) in the system. This has been happening for many months now and above this the debit card which is used for this CESC transactions doesn’t work for other…
Hero Indian Super League 2020-21: ATKMB beat East Bengal in first Kolkata derby
November 28, 2020ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) emerged victorious in Hero Indian Super League’s (Hero ISL) first-ever Kolkata derby after a 2-0 win over SC East Bengal at Tilak Maidan Stadium yesterday. Roy Krishna scored the game’s first goal early in the second half and substitute Manvir Singh doubled their advantage in the 85th minute. AWARDS — Hero…
Australia beat India by 66 runs, take 1-0 lead in 3-match ODI Series
November 28, 2020Australia defeated India by 66 runs and took a 1-0 lead in their ongoing three-match ODI series yesterday. The match took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat. Finch and Steve Smith scored centuries to power the hosts to a huge total of 374 for…
Standing tall at Vontikoppal Traffic Junction
November 28, 2020Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached is a slogan popularised by Swami Vivekananda, whose giant-size cut-out now stands tall in the beautifully laid-out Vivekananda Railway Park at Vontikoppal Traffic Signal Junction near Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy Temple and next to the Railway Hospital on KRS Road, Mysuru. This neglected piece of land…
Chottangada Manoraj
November 28, 2020Chottangada Manoraj (Pattu), a coffee planter and a resident of Marenad in Birunani here, passed away in the wee hours of today following cardiac arrest. He was 71. He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Birunani this morning, according to a…















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