Mysuru: Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama here is set to begin four days of celebrations from Friday to mark the centenary of the ashrama, the golden jubilee of the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE), and the silver jubilee of Viveka Prabha magazine.Chief minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event on Friday at Ramakrishna Vidyashala. Speaking…
Mysuru: A lecturer on contract at a higher education institute was booked for seeking sexual favours from girl students studying in different semesters in exchange for internal marks.Jayalakshmipuram police booked a case against the lecturer, Bharat, under various sections of BNS, including 126 (2) (wrongful restraint), 75 (sexual harassment), and 351 (2) (criminal intimidation), after…
Mysuru: Three weeks after Rajendra,37, was attacked by his wife, brother-in-law, a friend, and a minor boy, he succumbed to his injuries. The incident was reported from Handuvinahalli layout in Nanjangud town.According to police, on Oct 25, Rajendra, a resident of the town, was attacked around 7.45 pm when he was riding his bike with…
Mysuru: In the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) at Belém do Pará, Brazil, Shamsundar Subbarao, associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering and head of NIE-Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technologies (CREST) at the National Institute of Engineering, is participating as an invitee.He was invited by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Brazil office…
Chikkamagaluru: A man had a narrow escape after an elephant hit his car near Dhavana in Narasimharaja Pura taluk, late on Saturday. Pradeep Buradamane escaped unhurt after the elephant hit his car while attempting to cross the road. According to forest department officials, Pradeep was heading towards his house in Aduvalli from NR Pura, when…
Mysuru: In a major step towards promoting volleyball and providing greater exposure to players, the Karnataka State Volleyball Association (KSVA) announced plans to launch the Karnataka Volleyball League for both men and women.KSVA president Harshan told reporters on Sunday, “To provide more exposure to players, we decided to conduct the Karnataka Volleyball League on the…
Chikkamagaluru: A group of women, all coffee planters, have teamed up to empower and support their counterparts and launched the Chikkamagaluru Women’s Coffee Forum. They are considering taking over estate management. The forum is led by chairperson Pavithra Rathish.The forum aims to support, help, and empower women coffee growers in the district. Until now, most…
Mysuru: The 53-year-old SBRR Mahajan PU College, where famous economist Gita Gopinath and actor Yash studied, has moved to the state govt seeking the withdrawal of the govt grant in aid.This PU college, which once had over 2,200 students per year, currently has just 240 students. In the academic year 2024-25, among the 118 students…
Madikeri: A man allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself after making a video call to his wife near Sinkona on the Madikeri-Mysuru highway.Police have given the name of the deceased as Kirtan,36, a resident of Kibbetta in Somwarpet taluk. Kirtan, who was accused in various criminal cases, including theft in Somwarpet and Madikeri Rural…
Mysuru: Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) is now making all preparations for the acquisition of land for the Peripheral Ring Road project. The city urban development authority has initiated measures for the acquisition of a 200-foot width road development of a 105km stretch Peripheral Ring Road project following directions from CM Siddaramaiah at the Greater Mysuru…
