Mysuru: The Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar to establish an Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub (AWaDH) and a Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Laboratory on its campus.Significantly, this marks IIT Ropar’s first collaboration in Karnataka, expanding the institute’s national footprint…
Mandya: With summer approaching and the likelihood of water scarcity increasing, Mandya zilla panchayat chief executive officer KR Nandini has instructed officials to take immediate precautionary measures to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply across the district.The CEO stressed the need for proactive planning and strict monitoring at all administrative levels. Officials have been directed to…
Mysuru: Mysuru city police recently helped a foreign tourist get back her lost cellphone quickly.VV Puram police said the woman lost her mobile inside a park. Soon after receiving a complaint, police attended to it and tracked her phone. The phone was taken by a man who found it inside the park. The phone was…
Shivamogga: The historic Kote Marikamba Jatra, a grand biennial festival, commenced with great religious fervour on Tuesday.The five-day extravaganza, which attracts devotees from across the state, will continue until the end of the month. As per tradition, the idol of Goddess Marikamba was installed in front of the Nadiga family residence at Gandhi Bazaar at…
Mysuru: Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar on Tuesday announced that he will lead the agitation against the proposed construction of a stadium on land belonging to KSIC in T Narasipura town of the district.After meeting the agitating labourers at the KSIC site, Yaduveer assured them that he would stand by their side and spearhead the protest…
15-year-old SSLC student, Sanketh, was fatally assaulted in Shivamogga SHIVAMOGGA: In a shocking incident at Urgadur, Shivamogga, a 15-year-old SSLC student named Sanketh was killed following a clash with a group of minors on Monday around 8pm. The victim, son of a local driver named Kumar, was reportedly returning from special classes at a government…
MANDYA: An incident of vigilante violence was reported from Dinka village in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, where a man was allegedly subjected to a brutal assault. The victim, Naveen, a resident of Mysuru, was attacked along with his brother-in-law by a group of men who accused them of involvement in a missing girl’s case.Fourteen…
Mysuru: Kidwai Peripheral Cancer Centre in Mysuru is set for completion in Nov. More than 70% of the construction work has been completed, according to Chamaraja MLA.The 100-bed hospital is a state govt project, being executed by the department of health and family welfare at a cost of Rs 123 crore. The hospital is coming…
Mysuru: An 85-year-old school located on the city outskirts has now become the centre of a controversy, with locals and organisations alleging that it will be merged with a nearby school, which is 2.3 km from the school. A village-level committee has been formed to oppose the school closure.According to locals and volunteers of the…
Chikkamagaluru: The Sringeri bandh, called by various farmers’ associations to protest against elephant attacks, received an overwhelming response on Monday. The bandh was observed in Koppa, NR Pura, and Kandya Hobli, which come under Sringeri constituency.The wild elephant problem was rampant in this region, as a total of 13 people have lost their lives due…
