Only 200 persons to be allowed to witness Dasara opening Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration is planning to allow only 200 persons for the formal inauguration of Dasara-2020 atop Chamundi Hill on October 17. A team of officials led by Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and…
Siddharamaiah demands judicial probe into medical equipment purchase scam
September 23, 2020Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has demanded a judicial probe into the alleged multi-crore scam in the purchase of COVID-19 equipment. Raising the issue under Rule 69 in the Assembly here yesterday, he claimed that the scam runs into several crores of rupees and the purchase lacked transparency. There…
Officials appointed for Dasara Sub-Committees
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat, who is also the Dasara Special Officer, has issued an order pertaining to the appointment of Deputy Special Officers, Working Presidents and Secretaries to the six Sub-Committees of Mysuru Dasara Mahotsav-2020. The Committees and the officials are as follows: Reception and Invitation Sub-Committee: Deputy Special Officer – Additional Deputy Commissioner…
Mahisha Dasara to be held on Oct. 15
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Without hurting the sentiments of anyone, Mahisha Dasara will be celebrated in a simple manner on Oct. 15, said Shantharaju, President of Karnataka State Dalit Welfare Trust. Addressing a news conference here yesterday, he said the Mahisha Dasara Celebration Committee has been celebrating it since 2014 peacefully. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha had obstructed the…
International Webinar Series on “Magnetism and Material Science in Engineering”
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A four-day International Webinar Series on “Modern Approach on Magnetism and Material Science in Engineering” was conducted by Department of Physics, in association with IEEE-RAS Chapter of Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysuru (MITM), recently. The webinar was aimed at bringing leading scientists and researchers to share their experiences and research results on the recent…
BAI Mysuru fetes meritorious children of construction workers
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, in association with Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT) and Spoorthi — The Ladies Wing of BAI Mysuru Centre, had organised a programme to felicitate meritorious children of the construction workers, who have secured more than 70 percent marks in SSLC and II PUC exams, at a private…
Workshop, Skill Development Programme mark Teacher’s Day celebrations
September 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Teacher’s Day celebrations, an English Workshop and Skill Development Programme were organised for teachers of both Rotary West Schools at Rotary West Auditorium in city recently under the aegis of Inner Wheel Club of Mysore West. The programme started with Inner Wheel prayer, followed by invocation by Inner Wheel Secretary Ann…
Pet talk
September 23, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about mood swings in dogs and need to change diet as they grow old By Maneka Gandhi Do dogs have mood swings? Yes, dogs also go through mood swings especially during puberty, pregnancy and because of noises. Michigan State University researchers found that not only do dogs have…
City Gyms struggle to survive
September 23, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam The deadly COVID-19 has devastated many sectors and the fitness industry, especially gyms have been the hardest hit. After nearly six months, the Government of India gave the green signal to re-open gyms from the first week of August. In our city the turnout of members has been a less than…
Full occupancy in KSRTC buses: Not a good move
September 23, 2020Sir, The recent order by the Government permitting KSRTC buses to have 100 percent occupancy is not a good move when the pandemic is on a rampage. People from different places board a bus and sit without social distancing norms, rubbing shoulders with co-passengers — a sure recipe for a disaster waiting to happen. Even…













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