Karnataka State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited also plans to develop a helipad Kushalnagar: The Karnataka State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC), the nodal agency for the development of airstrips across Karnataka, has listed the proposed airstrip at Kushalnagar as a priority one. In its website, the KSIIDC has listed the 950-metre…
Bike rally to promote tourism arrives in city from Bengaluru
September 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Twelve members of ‘Karnataka Tourism Forum’ arrived in city this morning on 12 motorcycles as part of ‘Rally to Revive Tourism’ campaign. The rally that was flagged off from UB City in Bengaluru arrived in Mysuru around 12:30 pm. It is being organised in association with Mysore Travel Association (MTA). The team is led…
Renowned social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away
September 12, 2020New Delhi: Social activist and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away yesterday at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi. He was 80. Agnivesh had been suffering from liver cirrhosis and was put on ventilator support on Tuesday due to multiple organ failure. “His condition deteriorated today and he went into…
Surjewal new Incharge of Karnataka Congress
September 12, 2020Dinesh Gundu Rao, H.K. Patil given plum posts Bengaluru: In a major reshuffle of Congress Party organisation, AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewal has been appointed as In-charge of Karnataka Congress. He has replaced K.C. Venugopal, who has been made AICC General Secretary. Venugopal was appointed as Karnataka Incharge when Siddharamaiah was the CM, and…
Music and Dance programmes to mark JC Wadiyar’s Centenary celebrations
September 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Sri Jayachamaraja (JC) Wadiyar’s Centenary Celebrations, a music concert and a dance programme has been organised respectively today and tomorrow by Sri Krishna Seva Samithi Charitable Trust and Sri Krishna Ganasabha at Alwar Kala Bhavan, Sri Krishna Temple Complex in Gokulam 3rd Stage here. Sept. 12 (6.30 pm): Music concert (Sri…
MUDA Chairman advises students to come out of external stress
September 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The online classes through Google Meet was kickstarted for first PU students of SVG Vishwaprajna Composite PU College in Dattagalli here recently. H.V. Rajeev, the newly- appointed MUDA Chairman, who was the chief guest, while addressing the students, said that Corona pandemic had adversely affected the entire system including education and felt that students…
Entrepreneur asks Banks to help Industries
September 12, 2020Webinar for business community of Mysuru Zone held Mysore/Mysuru: Kiran Bettadapura, an engineering entrepreneur, has asked banks to extend help to all the manufacturing and service sector units, particularly small scale sector which contributes a major share for the economic growth. He was delivering the keynote address at a webinar for the business community of…
Connecting with my grandfather Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy who founded Akashvani
September 12, 2020By Bharathi Ghanashyam, Sr. Freelance Journalist As a child and a teenager, I often clandestinely tuned in to All India Radio (AIR) when I was supposed to be studying. When the announcer said “Yeh Akashvani hai”, it was so exciting because it meant that my favourite songs would follow. At home, I often overheard family…
More on heritage bridges
September 12, 2020Sir, I fully endorse the views of Dr. Javeed Nayeem (SOM dated Sept.4) on restoration of heritage bridges in general and the Lushington (Shivanasamudra), Wellesley (Srirangapatna) and Kapila (Nanjangud) bridges in particular. Given the loopholes and lapses in our administration set up and the dissonance prevalent among the powers that be, there is no guarantee…
Zverev reaches maiden Grand Slam final
September 12, 2020To take on Thiem in Sunday’s showpiece New York: Alexander Zverev recovered from two sets down to defeat Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in a scrappy encounter and reach the US Open final on Friday. The German fifth seed beat the 20th seed 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in 3-hour-23-minute inside Arthur Ashe Stadium to set…















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