Mysuru: “I am happy, is all I can say now. I will assume charge again tomorrow. I am on medical leave as I was suffering from upper respiratory tract infection. I have to produce a medical certificate,” said the restrained voice of CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. He was speaking to Star of Mysore, here…
Farmer leaders demand Prof. Ram Rajasekharan’s recall
August 31, 2017Mysuru: Farmer leaders have demanded the local MP Pratap Simha to urge the Centre to cancel the transfer order of former CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. They said that there was a conspiracy behind his transfer and forces inimical to the interest of the Institute had worked against the former Director. “He was the first…
Prof. Ram Rajasekharan transferred
August 29, 2017Mysuru: Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan has been transferred to New Delhi. In a sudden development that took everyone in the premier food laboratory in the country by surprise, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, through a fax message, said Prof. Ram Rajasekharan has been transferred…
An interview that puts science at the forefront…
August 7, 2017Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, is one of the premier food laboratories in the country. Housed in the beautiful Cheluvamba Vilas (Cheluvamba Mansion) in the sprawling 145-acre campus, CSIR-CFTRI, in its 67 years of existence has had many charismatic Directors and achievements. Amul Baby Food is one such achievement. The current Director Prof….
CFTRI launches Ragi Mudde making machine
July 11, 2017Mysuru: Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda was surprised and overwhelmed to see the humble ragi mudde, introduced by him as an international cuisine when he was the Prime Minister, right in front of him at the food research institute with international reputation. He could not help but immediately roll the mudde into small balls,…
War of words exchanged between pro, anti-CFTRI Director groups
July 4, 2017Mysuru: Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Prof S.G. Siddaramaiah visited the CFTRI here this morning on the directions of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, following a memorandum from a few pro-Kannada organisations and present a report regarding the alleged anti-Kannada stand of CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. The meeting began in a tense atmosphere, with war of…
CFTRI Ulisi Horata Vedike threatens stir in New Delhi on July 14
July 2, 2017Mysuru: The CFTRI Ulisi Horata Vedike has threatened to stage a demonstration in front of the CSIR Director-General’s office in New Delhi on July 14 if its demand to sack CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, who has been accused of pursuing an anti-Kannada stance, is not met. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan, Vedike…
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