Mysore/Mysuru: Over 417 employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Circle, will join the 78,000 BSNL employees who will retire today (Jan. 31) in one of the largest Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) drives in the country. The 417 employees include 95 employees from Mysuru General Manager’s Office and the rest are from…
Budget Session: Economic Survey tabled in Parliament
January 31, 2020Union Budget to be presented tomorrow • Session to be held in two phases • First phase from Jan. 31 to Feb. 11 • Second phase from Mar. 2 to Apr. 3 New Delhi: The Budget Session of the Parliament began today with the Union Budget to be presented tomorrow. The budget session will be…
Mahila Samskruthika Utsava captivates spectators
January 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dollu Kunitha, Patada Kunitha, Suggi Kunitha, fancy dress, painting and art, sea shell art, art from mini conches, gourd art, rangoli, folk songs and dance, drama, bhajans and seminars on relevant topics — all under one roof. The occasion was a day-long Mahila Samskruthika Utsava held at Kalamandira on Wednesday. From ancient times to…
Flower Show at Raja’s Seat from Feb. 7
January 31, 2020Kodava lifestyle, traditions to bloom Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration and the Department of Horticulture will conduct a Flower Show at Raja’s Seat in Madikeri from Feb. 7 to 10 in order to attract tourists, an official statement said. A special feature of the Flower Show will be the depiction of the lifestyle and traditions…
Jatayu Temple near Trivandrum to open next week
January 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The first phase of Jatayu Nature Park, a much-awaited tourism destination in Kerala, is all set to open next week, according to sources. The Park is named after the mythical bird from Ramayana — Jatayu, who tried to rescue Sita from Ravana. The nature park project has been started with the aim of promoting…
Dialysis facility inaugurated at Jayadeva Hospital
January 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru’s Jayadeva Institute of Cardio-vascular Sciences Director Dr. C.N. Manjunath inaugurated the Dialysis facility at Jayadeva Hospital on KRS Road in Mysuru recently. The Dialysis machine and two Echo-cardiogram machines costing Rs.54.25 lakh was donated by Bank Note Paper Mill India Pvt.Ltd. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Manjunath said kidney patients who are operated…
Mysore Varsity VC asks Chinese students to delay return to city
January 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of twinning programme between India and China, 120 Chinese students are presently pursuing their studies at the University of Mysore. Out of the 120, 18 of them have travelled back to their homes in China for the Lunar new year holiday, at a time when there is a major outbreak of the…
Illegal gun manufacturing unit raided, six guns seized
January 31, 2020Ramanagara: Ramanagara District Police have unearthed a racket of manufacturing and selling of ballistic weapons with a raid near Magadi. According to information issued to media by the Police recently, six people were arrested in connection with the raid and a total of six Single Barrel Muzzle Loading (SBML) guns were recovered. The arrested are:…
Flat burgled at Sharadadevinagar
January 31, 2020Gold ornaments, diamond earrings, silver articles, wrist watches, LED TV, cash stolen Mysore/ Mysuru: Miscreants who gained entry into a flat at an apartment in Sharadadevinagar here by forcing the door open, have decamped with gold, silver, cash and other valuables from the flat. The burglary took place at Flat No. MIG 548 belonging to…
One man, 25 cases, finally jailed for seven years
January 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: He has 25 cases on his head and was continuing his crime-spree till now. The long arms of law has finally caught up with him and he has now been handed a jail term of seven years. Nagendra is just 34 and the cases booked against his name include theft, murder and attempt to…















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