Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that journalists should work for correcting the wrongs in the society and make it tread on the right path, city’s Maharaja College Principal Prof. C.A. Sridhar said that scribes should also try to find solutions to the problems faced by citizens. He was speaking at the Kannada Newspaper Day (July 1) celebrations, organised…
Journalists asked to undergo health check-up at least once a year
April 8, 2023Mysuru, Apr.8 (RK&DM) – Dr. K.S. Sadananda, Medical Superintendent, Jayadeva Hospital, Mysuru, has called upon all journalists to undergo medical check-up at least once a year, no matter even if they are hale and healthy. He was speaking after inaugurating a heart check-up camp for scribes and their family members organised by Mysuru District Journalists…
Master health check-up for journos, family members
April 7, 2023Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) has organised a free health check-up camp (Master health check-up) for journalists and their family members at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research on KRS Road in city tomorrow (Apr. 8) between 8 am and 12.30 pm. At the camp, BP, Sugar, Blood Tests, ECG, ECHO and necessary…
Chief Minister distributes media kits to 605 Backward Class journalists
March 28, 2023Urges scribes to provide useful inputs to society Bengaluru: The Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Karnataka, had organised a programme at Kanteerava Studio premises here yesterday to distribute media kits to as many as 605 Backward Class journalists of the State. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who spoke after distributing free laptops, cameras…
EU countries want to stop lawsuits against journalists
April 28, 2022Brussels (Belgium): The European Union’s executive arm yesterday said that it wants to see the EU adopt a law to protect journalists and civil rights activists from lawsuits aimed at censoring them. The proposed law would allow courts to dismiss cases early in the proceedings and puts the burden of proof on the parties bringing…
Entries invited from journalists for awards
October 24, 2021Mysuru: Karnataka Media Academy has invited entries from journalists for conferment of Endowment Awards for three years — 2019, 2020 and 2021. The awards are instituted by Bengaluru’s Abhimaani Prakashana and Mysuru’s ‘Mysuru Digantha’ newspaper. The entries for Abhimaani Prakashana Award should carry articles/reports on ‘Social Problems’ published in State-level and District-level newspapers in the…
Veteran Journalists of 50s & 60s
February 16, 2021By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist On this day three years ago (Feb. 16, 2018), I wrote an article titled ‘Saga of Small Newspapers in Mysuru’ for the Anniversary Issue of Star of Mysore. For this Special Issue, I thought I should record some of the veterans with whom I was associated with during the early days…
107 Mysuru journalists test negative for COVID-19
May 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: All 107 city journalists, whose swab samples were collected on May 8, was tested and the lab reports have confirmed that the samples were negative. Presspersons including reporters, photographers and videographers of both print and electronic media have been working continuously during the lockdown. As a few journalists from Bengaluru and other places, who…
Kerala TV journalists detained in Mangaluru, Police cite no accreditation
December 20, 2019Mangaluru: Over 15 journalists were detained by the Mangaluru Police this morning while they were covering the post-mortem of two people who died in Police firing at the Wenlock hospital. The City Commissioner’s Office claimed that they were being questioned because they were not carrying ‘accreditation cards’ issued by any authority. A majority of the…
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