Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 has created havoc in the world. Society at large and professionals around the world are equipping themselves for a post-COVID world. Keeping this in view, a Webinar on ‘Post COVID-19 World’ has been arranged by Centre for Workplace Safety and Health (CWSH), autonomous unit of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, on July…
Webinar on ‘Solar Eclipses’
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A Webinar on ‘Obstructing The Sun – Chasing Solar Eclipses’ will be conducted by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Astronomy Space and Science Club of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) in association with Mysore Astronomical Society, on July 11 from 6 pm to 7 pm. Dr. S.N. Prasad, retired Professor of Physics and former…
Election Commission set to hold GP elections in October
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hinting at conducting the Gram Panchayat (GP) elections in October, the State Election Commission has directed all the district administrations in the State to revise the electoral rolls. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown that ensued, the Election Commission in March had ordered postponement of GP elections and stalling…
Bribe for providing justice: Metagalli Inspector, Constable in ACB net
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Wednesday have arrested the Inspector and a Constable, attached to Metagalli Police Station, while accepting a bribe of Rs. 75,000 from the brother of a rape victim, to provide justice. The arrested are Inspector B. Raghavendra Gowda and Constable Bheemanna. The Police personnel were caught red handed yesterday…
Boy killed as hi-tension power line falls
July 9, 2020Chamarajanagar: A 12-year-old boy was killed on the spot, when an overhead hi-tension power line fell on him at Kethahalli village near Harave in the taluk on Tuesday. The deceased boy is K.M. Manoj Kumar, son of Mahesh, a farmer and was studying in 7th standard at Sri Chennabasaveshwara School in Harave. On Tuesday, Manoj…
Youth arrested for kidnapping minor girl
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) Police have on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old youth for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl from her house in city and have registered a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against him. The arrested youth has been identified as Kiran, a resident of Sunnadakeri. Kiran, who is said to…
Veteran actor Jagdeep passes away
July 9, 2020Mumbai: Veteran actor and Bollywood’s favourite comedian Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, better known by his stage name, Jagdeep, breathed his last yesterday in Mumbai due to age-related issues. He was 81. Jagdeep was laid to rest today at Shia Kabristan in Mumbai. Jagdeep had been a part of several big Bollywood films through the 70s,…
Bitcoin boom in India and 5 best bitcoin trading apps for Indians
July 9, 2020While the world economy battles amidst such tough times, there is one market that managed to grow and flourish i.e. Cryptocurrency market. Speaking of which, we will discuss the scenario in India which has seen a striking shift since March 5, when the Supreme Court of India lifted the RBI’s two-year ban on cryptocurrencies and…
Heavenly visitor ‘NEOWISE’ at its best this month
July 9, 2020By Rtn. PHF Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer The most beautiful and impulsive celestial object perceptible in the night or morning sky is the ‘Comet.’ Most of the time, Comets remain in deep-frozen “sleep” in outer space, but sporadically they are dislodged from their orbits and fall forward the inner Solar System. Comets are…
The Crocodile Wrestling Hero & Modi
July 9, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian and Sumerian imagery, kings are often shown hunting lions and defeating them with their bows to establish their power. Images of the epic hero Gilgamesh often show him holding a lion firmly, as if it were a cat. That image establishes his…















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