Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Director General and Secretary, DSIR, New Delhi, Dr. Shekhar C. Mande said that CSIR is working overtime to discover a medicine to contain the deadly Coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people across the globe. Speaking to press persons at CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food Technological…
COVID-19, Bird Flu Scare: Tourism Department collects info on foreign tourists
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Tourism Department in Mysuru is collecting information and details of foreign tourists who have already visited and plan a visit to Mysuru. This step has been taken in the wake of COVID-19 scare that has affected the tourism industry across the city, especially in Mysuru that gets thousands of tourists from March to…
State withdraws 46 cases of violence during Tipu Jayanti
March 9, 202018 cases were lodged in Kodagu, the epicentre of protests Madikeri: Over 18 cases related to protests and riots during Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Kodagu have been withdrawn by the State Government. The cases were filed during 2015-2018 over clashes between majority and minority communities over Tipu’s birth anniversary events. In all, 46 cases were…
Six days after suicide attempt, mother of two dies at hospital
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 41-year-old woman, who had attempted suicide on Mar. 3 over alleged harassment meted out by her husband and admitted to a private hospital in city in an unconscious state, has breathed her last at the hospital in the early hours of this morning. The deceased is Nagaveni (Mani), wife of Venkatappa. Venkatappa is…
India needs more emphasis on cancer-related research: Dr. Vishveshwara
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Cancer-related research is not happening much in India. Our researchers here are just copying and selling them. For this reason, cancer has emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in India,” opined Bharath Cancer Hospital Chief Radiation Oncologist Dr. M.S. Vishveshwara. He was speaking at a book release organised by University of…
107th birth anniversary: Dr. Gangubai Hangal was conferred awards by 9 Prime Ministers and 5 Presidents
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking 107th birth anniversary of Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Mysuru Kannada Vedike had organised a function at Freedom Fighters Park, Subbarayanakere in city recently. Addressing the gathering, writer Bannuru K. Raju said, “Gangubai Hangal was a legendary Hindustani vocalist, but the life and achievements of this renowned artiste is not reaching the students of Music…
Rural students drew inspiration from Lankesh: Journalist Mattu
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rural students who suffered from inferiority complex looked up to Writer and Journalist Lankesh as their ‘Guru’, said senior Journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu and added that it was Lankesh who gave a new dimension to Kannada language. He was speaking at ‘Lankesh Nenapu’, a programme in memory of Writer-Journalist Lankesh organised by Mysuru Geleyara…
Science drama ‘Nilukada Nakshatra: Ramanujan’ captivates audience
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Nilukada Nakshatra: Ramanujan,’ a Science drama depicting staggering genius of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was staged at Kiru Rangamandira, Kalamandira premises here yesterday. Born in Erode and schooled at Kumbakonam’s Town Higher Secondary School where he first discovered the joy of mathematics, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s short life of 32 years was once crowded with poverty, ill…
Prize winners in various Inter-Collegiate events
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The students of Hindustan First Grade College, J.P. Nagar, won prizes in the following Inter-Collegiate events recently: SCIENCE EXPO: The students of BCA Department — N.B. Bojamma, N. Shreyas, R. Karthik, M. Bhoomika and S. Mallikarjuna — won First Place in Science Expo held during ‘Christech 2020’ Inter-Collegiate Science Fest organised by the Department…
Tanveer Sait urges State to shut schools, colleges
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Congress MLA and former Minister Tanveer Sait has urged the State Government to declare a holiday to schools and colleges as precautionary measure amid COVID-19 scare. In a letter written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and to Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Suresh Kumar yesterday, he said that there is no time…















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