Mysuru: As part of the World Breast-feeding Week-2017, a day-long health exhibition on breast-feeding practices and its advantages was organised by JSS College of Nursing at the Paediatrics Out-Patient Department at JSS Hospital here on Tuesday. The expo featured information on nutritional benefits of breast milk for infants and advantages for mothers. Inaugurating the expo,…
Anna Bhagya: Government needs to view this Scheme as a critical tool to fight against poverty
August 3, 2017By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Food subsidisation and public distribution systems are the cornerstone for the assessment and eradication of food insecurity in India. While the Government of India passed the National Food Security Bill, the Government of Karnataka has implemented a revised food distribution system, known as the Anna Bhagya Yojana from May 2015. Under…
‘Science is an evolutionary and dynamic process, not stationary’
August 3, 2017BARC Visiting Faculty inaugurates seminar at St. Philos Mysuru: A one-day State-level seminar on ‘Innovations and Challenges in Nuclear, Chemical and Bio-Chemical Sciences’ was organised by the Departments of Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry (UG) at St.Philomena’s College auditorium here recently. The seminar aimed at educating and enriching the students, faculty and research scholars in exploring the…
Mobile phones curbing students’ talents: Rangayana Director
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The mobile phones among the many devices that humans have invented is causing lot of problems to mankind. The use or misuse of this instrument has led to people not even lifting their heads to talk and they have also lost the courage to speak in public, said Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam. She…
Good Samaritans return bag, student fails to thank !
August 3, 2017Mysuru: A student, who had lost her bag that contained a laptop and cash got it back intact, thanks to the Good Samaritans — a Police Constable and a Home Guard attached to the Lakshmipuram Police Station. They spotted the student speeding away on her two-wheeler without realising that her bag had fallen off the…
Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam
August 3, 2017Mandya: More than 100 farmers under the banner of KRRS this morning laid siege to the entry of KRS Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk in the district, demanding immediate release of water to all canals of the Dam and stoppage of water to Tamil Nadu. But tight security prevented the farmers from entering into the Dam…
Shruthi cycles for a cause from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
August 3, 2017The exciting adventure of cycling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, that too giving up a cushy job for a cause, that too by a girl is indeed very rare and unique. Times have changed and women are slowly entering the field dominated by men. Be it the Army, Police, bus driving and the list is endless….
Ganesha – the God Who Rides Rats
August 3, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Rats evoke the feeling of disgust. There is something inherently dark, unclean and sinister about them. Think rats and you think garbage, gutter, plague and other diseases. Rats mean destruction of property. Pilferage. Filth. There is nothing adorable or desirable about a rat. So why is…
MP calls upon students to have innovative mindset
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The co-curricular activities for the year 2017-18 of Vidyavardhaka First Grade College (FGC) was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha at a function held at the college premises here recently. In his inaugural address, Pratap Simha said that education should never become a preparation for the job market but should be a process of…
National Conference on Networking, Communication at GSSSIETW
August 3, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GSSSIETW, had recently organised a National Conference on Image Processing, Computing, Communication, Networking and Data Analytics (NCICCNDA 2017). The conference was organised in association with IEEE Bangalore Section and Publication partner UGC-approved IJERT (International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology) Journal for Research Scholars including Academic, Industries,…
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