To close at 2 pm on Nov.16 Hassan: Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the doors of the famed Hassanamba Temple at Hassan were opened on Thursday for the annual festival. The Temple was opened after Narasimharaja of Urs community chopped a banana stem in the auspicious time of 12.17 pm yesterday. Soon after the stem was…
More rains expected in city
November 6, 2020Mysuru taluk received 22.40 mm rain yesterday Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city received moderate continuous rains with the taluk recording 22.40 mm rains yesterday. More rains are expected today too. Rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning, which began to pour across the city at about 8 pm last night, continued throughout the night by giving short breaks…
SWR Mysuru constitutes five Sub-Divisional Business Development Units to boost freight traffic
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: To give a push to freight traffic and to enable ease of doing business, the South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, had set up Business Development Unit (BDU) in July following directives from the Ministry of Railways. The move was intended to strengthen the share of the Railway in traditional commodities carried and to…
DC directs officials to organise skill training programmes
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to promote skill development among youths, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has asked the District Skill Development Centre to take measures for organising skill training classes at the earliest. She was presiding over a review meeting of District Skill Mission at her office here recently. Noting that skill development programmes have taken…
Distribution of blankets mark B.Y. Vijayendra’s birthday
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Distribution of blankets and face masks to the shelterless marked the birthday celebrations of BJP leader B.Y. Vijayendra, son of Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa in the city yesterday. More than 100 blankets and 500 face masks were distributed at a programme organised under the aegis of B.Y. Vijayendra Fans Association, near Sri Saibaba Temple on…
Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama-2020: Online Concert tomorrow
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, will be presenting a vocal concert by Vid. Anirudh R. Bhat of Mandya, as the third concert under its “Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama-2020” to showcase the promising next generation artistes. The online concert will be premiered on its YouTube channel at 5 pm on Saturday (Nov.7). Anirudh Bhat was initially…
Jewel thief arrested: Gold ornaments, silver articles worth Rs. 7.53 lakh recovered
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Lashkar Police, on Nov. 5 have arrested a 25-year-old youth on charges of lifting gold jewellery and cash from the bag of a woman at a silk showroom and have recovered gold ornaments and silver articles worth Rs. 7,53,500 from him. The accused is Mohammed Yousuf, a resident of Tanveer Sait Nagar in city….
Felicitation to mark Rajyotsava celebrations
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, Sandhya Suraksha Trust, Mysuru, has organised a programme at Rotary Hall on JLB Road in city tomorrow (Nov. 7) at 10 am to felicitate Rajyotsava awardees and to honour people from various fields. MLA G.T. Devegowda, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar and former MLA M.K. Somashekar will be the…
Elevated to IEEE Senior Member Grade
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Admission and Advancement Committee, USA, has elevated Dr. Ramakrishna Hegde to the grade of IEEE Senior Member recently. IEEE Senior Membership is an honour bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession. Senior Member is the highest grade for which IEEE Member…
Three held for looting transgenders
November 6, 2020Mobile phone, three two-wheelers, car worth Rs. 2.25 lakh seized Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police, on Nov. 5 arrested three persons on charges of looting transgenders and have recovered a mobile phone besides seizing three two-wheelers and a car from them. The accused are 28-year-old M. Thausif of Old Janatha Colony in Yelwal, 23-year-old Gunavardhan of…















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