Month: May, 2017

District-wise comparative ranking to be scrapped
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District-wise comparative ranking to be scrapped

May 18, 2017

Bengaluru: The Education Department has decided to scrap the ranks allotted to various educational districts based on their pass percentage in SSLC and PU exams. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait said that they would do away with this practice from the next academic year. Sources said, certain ‘unhealthy practices’ led to the scrapping…

Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave no more
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Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave no more

May 18, 2017

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave (60) passed away after a battle with lung cancer today. Dave, a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009, was sworn-in as a Minister with independent charge of Environment, Forest and Climate  Change last year. Born in Barnagar in Madhya Pradesh, Dave was a bachelor. He had…

Ananth Kumar to open JSS Intl. School at Dubai tomorrow
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Ananth Kumar to open JSS Intl. School at Dubai tomorrow

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: Union Minister Ananth Kumar will inaugurate the new campus of JSS International School at Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, on May 19 at 4 pm at a programme organised by JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Mysuru and JSS Academy FZ LLC, Dubai. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. Vipul, Consul General of India, Dubai,…

KAPICON from May 19
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KAPICON from May 19

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: The three-day 35th Annual State Conference of Association of Physicians of India (API), Mysore Branch, KAPICON-2017, organised in association with the Department of General Medicine of JSS Medical College (JSSMC) and Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), will be held from May 19 to 21 in city. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will…

Yakshagana shows on May 20 and 21
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Yakshagana shows on May 20 and 21

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: Karavali Kalaniketana, in association with Kalasandesha Pratishtana and Brahmavidya, has organised Yakshagana shows at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium on May 20 and 21. Entry is free. Dr. Bellipadi Satish Rai, President, Bellipadi Yaksha Samskrutika Vedike, will inaugurate the programme ‘Karavali Kaushala-2017’ on May 20 at 5.30 pm. Vidu. Prof. Sheela Sridhar, Principal, Fine Arts College,…

Whales are at large…  Fishes are falling into net
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Whales are at large… Fishes are falling into net

May 18, 2017

Even as India is currently perched at the top among countries around the world by hogging limelight in the computer software sector as well as the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in a short span of two decades, the country’s many gifts to the world during times past, ranging from the numerical zero…

Ramanuja Dhanurdasa Vybhavam presented at Melukote
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Ramanuja Dhanurdasa Vybhavam presented at Melukote

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: City’s dancers Badari Divya Bhushan and Dr. Anjana Bhushan, Directors of Bhushans’ Academy of Performing Arts and Visual Presentation, presented “Ramanuja Dhanurdasa Vybhavam,” a unique musical dance extravaganza choreographed for the Sahasramanothsava (Millenium) celebrations of Sri Ramanujacharya, at Melukote recently. The ballet was a love story set in 10th century between a Jatti (wrestler)…

Scooter is for two; not for too many !
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Scooter is for two; not for too many !

May 18, 2017

Sir, It is becoming common these days, three adults, mostly head-long youngsters, triple riding two-wheelers (scooters and bikes), which is not only a violation of traffic rules but also an invitation to accidents. A scooter or bike is designed to carry two persons only and any extra load it is made to haul may result…

CII, District Administration join hands for lake rejuvenation
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CII, District Administration join hands for lake rejuvenation

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: CII Mysuru and District Administration, will bring industries from Mysuru together to rejuvenate and conserve lakes in Urban Mysuru. As a part of this initiative, Thippayyanakere situated adjacent to Ring Road in Lalithadripura will be taken up for rejuvenation. This move a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative titled “Project Mysuru Water Positive by 2021,” will…

Vedike launches post card campaign to save BEML
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Vedike launches post card campaign to save BEML

May 18, 2017

Mysuru: The Mysuru Kannada Vedike launched ‘Save BEML’ post card campaign at the Post Box near the MCC main gate on Sayyaji Rao Road here yesterday. Alleging that the Centre was pushing for privatisation of the giant public sector BEML, the Vedike members said that the campaign is aimed at urging the Centre to save…

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