New Delhi: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish, who has repeatedly raised the issue of rampant illegal mining around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam that has threatened the safety of the Dam, yesterday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. She pressed for a CBI probe into the illegal quarrying and mining around the…
KSRTC luxury buses to transport vegetables and fruits
July 31, 2021Bengaluru: In a bid to augment revenues and to help the horticulture farmers take their produce faster to markets, the KSRTC will soon deploy its fleet of Air Conditioned (AC) buses for the purpose. The KSRTC, which is reeling under losses due to COVID-19 pandemic, is looking at newer avenues for revenue generation. Now it…
‘GoRuCha Endowment Fund Award’ presentation ceremony tomorrow
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘GoRuCha Endowment Fund Award’ for the year 2019 and 2020 will be presented at a programme organised at Navajyoti auditorium in JSS Women’s College, Saraswathipuram, on Aug. 1 at 10.30 am, under the aegis of Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru. The awardees are as follows: GoRuCha Sharana Prashasti – Dr. C. Veeranna…
Annual get-together held
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The annual get-together of Field Marshal Kodava Kshemabhivrudhi Sangha was held at Jayamahal premises in Yelwal on July 21. Sangha President Deyanda Jaya Chengappa presided. Former President of Mysuru Kodava Samaja Moovera Kuttappa and Bollamma Kuttappa were the chief guests. Managing Committee members – Hon. Secretary Mandaneravanda Subramani, Treasurer Kadira Nandakumar, Joint Secretary …
Cloud career avenues for UoM students, alumni
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) celebrated its centennial, marking 100 years of excellence in research and education and launched a Google Cloud Centre for Excellence recently. The global career landscape is changing and technology and data are reshaping our world and how we interact with one another. This explosion of information is opening new…
Common Law Admission Test-2021: Kodagu lad bags first rank in Karnataka
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Rishab Devaiah Ittira from Kodagu has secured the first rank in Karnataka and All India Rank 14 in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021. Aspirants who wish to take up the career path of legal justice and law appear for the CLAT. CLAT is the national-level entrance exam for admission to National Law…
New Mysuru DDPI takes charge
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Education Department official Ramachandra Raje Urs has been appointed as the new Mysuru DDPI (Deputy Director of Public Instruction) in place of Dr. Panduranga, who has been transferred. Dr. Panduranga, who had served in Mysuru for two-and-half years, has been posted as the Senior Programme Officer of Integrated Education. The new DDPI took…
Acid test for city as tender coconut is in short supply
July 31, 2021By Rajkumar Bhavasar If you are thirsty to the core or want to get relief from excessive body heat and wondering why you are unable to find your favourite tender coconut water by the roadside, blame it on short supply as all the tender coconut produced in the Mysuru-Mandya-Channapatna belt are being sent to other…
KRS Dam and the controversy
July 31, 2021Sir, Following the controversy about the safety of KRS Dam, I checked the Khadakwasla Dam on Mutha river, 21 kms from the city of Pune built in 1869. This Dam burst in the year 1961, July 12, 7.30 am due to the forces generated by three times the quantity of water gushing in from upstream….
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): India women’s hockey team wins final Pool A game
July 31, 2021Hopes of qualifying for quarter-finals remain intact The India women’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch today. As a result of this win, India’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remain intact. In their five Group Stage matches, India won two…
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