Voting from 7 am to 5 pm at 11 booths; Counting on Feb. 11 Mysuru/Mysore: With the bypolls for MCC Ward 18 (Yadavagiri) just five days away (Feb.9), the public campaigning by the three major political parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — has picked up momentum. The BJP has fielded B.V. Ravindra while the…
Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda Holy Trio Jathra Mahotsava from Feb. 16
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Sri Ramakrishna Balaga, Sri Ramakrishna Seva Kendra and other organisations have jointly organised a three-day Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda Holy Trio Jathra Mahotsava from Feb. 16. A preliminary meeting was held in this context at Ramakrishna Ashrama here yesterday under the presence of Ramakrishna Ashrama President Sri Muktidanandaji, Ramakrishna Vidyashala Head…
Religious fervour marks anointing of Lord Bahubali at Basti Hoskote
February 4, 2020K.R. Pet: The annual anointing ceremony of the historical 18 ft. tall statue of Lord Bahubali (Gommateshwara) at Basti Hoskote near Bookanakere in the Taluk of Mandya district was held amid religious fervour and grandeur on Sunday. The festivities began with D. Surendra Heggade, brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, pouring holy water on…
MCDCC Bank launches mobile banking
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Mysore- Chamarajanagar District Cooperative Central (MCDCC) Bank has launched its mobile banking application to facilitate its customers with an online banking service, at its main branch in city yesterday. MCDCC Bank President G.D. Harish Gowda launched the app and said, “In an effort to provide banking services at the click of a button, we…
KSIC employee killed in road accident
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A 33-year-old employee of city’s Silk factory was killed when a KSRTC bus hit his bike near Benakanahalli Gate on Sosale Main Road this morning. The deceased has been identified as K.N. Manuraj, son of S. Nagaraju, who was an employee of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. (KSIC) in Mysuru and a resident of…
Doctors interact on cancer
February 4, 2020Book ‘Who Defeated Death’ released Mysuru/Mysore: Marking ‘World Cancer Day,’ Suyog Hospital and Sanjeevini Cancer Care Trust had organised an interaction on cancer by doctors at Kalamandira here this morning. Inaugurating the programme, theatre artiste Mandya Ramesh asked people to shun negative thoughts and added that a positive approach can solve may problems. He regretted…
Hope-A-Thon marks World Cancer Day
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Marking ‘World Cancer Day’, Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology, Mysuru, had organised a cancer awareness walkathon titled ‘Hope-A-Thon’ in city this morning. About 800 students of nursing schools and colleges took part in the event which commenced from Dasara Exhibition Grounds passing through Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (Hardinge) Circle and Chamaraja Circle before returning to…
CFTRI hosts workshop on ‘Library Services in Digital Era’
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, organised a one-day workshop on ‘Innovation and Sustainable Library services in the Digital Era’ at CFTRI campus in city this morning. Bangalore North University Vice-Chancellor Prof. T.D. Kemparaju inaugurated the workshop. CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr. K.S.M.S. Raghavarao delivered the presidential address. Speaking after inaugurating the event, Prof. Kemparaju…
DC holds meeting on fund utilisation under SC and Tribal Sub-Plans
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A District Monitoring Committee monthly meeting on implementation of Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) was held yesterday which was chaired by Deputy Commission Abhiram G. Sankar. MLAs Ashwin Kumar, H.P. Manjunath and Department officials attended the meeting. The details on utilisation of funds under SCSP and TSP were presented at the…
Vehicle owners beware…: Displaying names, emblems on Reg. No. plates is an offence
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Even though the Transport Department had issued a public notice (published in leading newspapers) on Dec. 21, 2019, informing the general public that ‘Displaying unnecessary/unauthorised names which resemble the names of National/State Human Rights Associations/Federations, displaying of emblems, names of associations etc., on the Registration number plates of vehicles, are contrary to the rules…















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