Mysuru: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be organising its Annual IT/ITES Conference on ‘Cyber Security and IoT: Destination Mysuru’ in city on Dec.18. Announcing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Conference Convenor Shankar Prasad said that Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, who is also the IT-BT…
Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest in city
December 16, 2019City Police clamp ban orders Mysuru: With several organisations announcing that they will be staging a demonstration in protest against the Centre’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Town Hall at 2 pm this afternoon (Dec.16), the City Police have invoked Section 35 of the Karnataka Police Act to impose Prohibitory Orders as a precautionary measure…
Excise DC holds Divisional Progress Review Meeting
December 16, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner of Excise K.S. Murali said that the State Excise Department has achieved a target of Rs.14,313 crore in the period from April 2019 to November 2019 as against the set target of Rs.20,950 crore for the financial year 2019-20, which is a 8.2 percent increase as compared to the previous year. He…
Over 50,000 die annually due to snakebites in India
December 16, 2019Two-day National Symposium on ‘Challenges in Snakebite Management’ begins at Mysore University Mysuru: There are over 50,000 deaths and 1,40,000 disabilities annually due to snake bites in the country with most of the victims being rural folks and labourers, who are the breadwinners of their families. This was revealed to the gathering during the screening…
Budget session at Belagavi?
December 16, 2019Bengaluru: Buoyed by the BJP’s resounding victory in three assembly segments of Belagavi district for which by-polls were held recently, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa is said to be in favour of holding the Budget Session at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi. In order to offset the cancellation of the winter session due to floods, Yediyurappa has shown…
105-year-old Veeranna Aradhya passes away
December 16, 2019Mysuru:- Veeranna Aradhya (105), a resident of Thyagaraja Road, 5th cross, near Agrahara, passed away in the wee hours of today. He leaves behind four children- Manjunath Aradhya, Ashok Aradhya, Nagabushan Aradhya and Gayatri Aradhya, daughters- in- law, son-in-law, grand children, great grandchildren and a host of relatives. The last rites will be performed at…
St. Joseph’s School (CBSE) emerges Champions in Carol Singing
December 16, 2019Mysuru: St. Joseph’s School (CBSE), Jayalakshmipuram, emerged as the Champions of the Year-2019 in the Carol Singing Competition organised by Carmel Catholic Association (CCA), N.R. Mohalla, at Teresian College in Siddarthanagar here recently. Results: Group-1 (Kindergarten) -Winner: Christ Public School, Bogadi; 1st Runner-up: Good Shepherd Nursery School; 2nd Runner-up: St. Joseph’s School Cbse, Jayalakshmipuram. Group-2…
Book on history of Ashokapuram released
December 16, 2019Mysuru: “Those who boast that theirs is an Ahimsa Dharma have to reply as to why deities are portrayed with arms in their hands. How come an armed person become a deity?,” questioned writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan. He was speaking after releasing the book ‘Mysuru Samsthanada Adikarnataka Pura’ at a programme organised by Ashokapuram Abhimani Balaga,…
‘Athithya Ratna’ and ‘Udyama Ratna’ title conferred on 12 hoteliers
December 16, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka State Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association, Bengaluru and Mysore Hotel Owners’ Association conferred Athithya Ratna award on nine achievers and Udyama Ratna award on three achievers at a function held yesterday in Asha Prakash Shetty Bunts Bhavan, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage in city. Nine hoteliers including city’s Dasaprakash Hotel owner K. Ramavittal Das and…
Grand ‘Vishnu Deepotsava’ held at Melukote Temple Dhanurmasa puja begins
December 16, 2019Mandya: ‘Vishnu Deepothsava’ was held on a grand scale at Sri Cheluvarayaswamy Temple in Melukote last night. After the Deepothsava, chanting of Vedas was held in front of Raja Gopura. Aarathi was performed and a lamp was lit atop the Garuda Kambha. A Karuga made by dipping a cloth in oil was burnt in front…















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