Sir, The Higher Education Minister has stated on Thursday (Sept. 28) that the State government was considering closure of KSOU more than four years after cancellation of its recognition by UGC. Every private University in the country thrives. The State and the Centre being governed by different political parties seems to have come in the…
Zoo animals adopted
October 2, 2017Mysuru: Following persons have adopted the animals of Mysore Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the Adoption Fee: R. Chandrashekar, Chennai – Leopard Cat – Rs.5,000; Ameya Arvind, Bengaluru – White Peacock – Rs.3,500; Aeshan Rudra Urs, Mysuru – Parrot – Rs.2,000, according to a press release from the Zoo Executive Director.
Three killed, two injured after falling from scooter
October 2, 2017Sargur: Three persons including a girl were killed while two others sustained serious injuries, when they lost balance and fell from the scooter in the dark near Swami Vivekananda Hospital here yesterday. While the deceased have been identified as Kaushalya (16), Praveen and Yashwanth (12), the injured have been identified as 25-year-old Shivamurthy and 10-year-old…
Doctors begin dharna
October 2, 2017Mysuru: In a bid to register their opposition to frequent attacks on hospital staff including doctors in the State, about 150 doctors from various hospitals and clinics staged a day-long dharna in city this morning. This was part of nation-wide dharna called by Indian Medical Association (IMA). The doctors, headed by IMA Mysuru Chapter President…
Cleanliness drive held at Mysore Airport
October 2, 2017The Mysore Airport authorities conducted a cleanliness drive at the Airport premises in Mandakalli here this morning as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s third anniversary and also the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Vijaykumar Guruji and officials of Airports Authority of India took part in the cleanliness drive headed by Mysore Airport Director Manoj Kumar…
Three accident victims succumb to injuries
October 2, 2017Mysuru: Three persons, including a Ph.D student from Jordan, who had sustained serious head injuries in separate accidents in city, breathed their last at city hospitals after failing to respond to the treatment. In the first case, Hassan (29), a Jordanian, pursuing his Ph.D at JSS College here and residing in Gokulam, succumbed to serious…
Aryan, Manish emerge runner-up
October 2, 2017The Mysuru zone tennis players Aryan Pathange (left) and Manish (right) are seen receiving the runner-up trophy in the State-Level Dasara Games 2017 held in city recently.
Ph.D awardees
October 2, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Social Work to M.C. Sandhyarani for her thesis ‘A Study on the mental health of institutionalized adolescent girls-with special reference to Government Home for Girls, Karnataka’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. C. Usha Rao. S.P. Umadevi has been awarded Ph.D in Jainology and Prakrit…
Woman shoots herself dead in Madikeri
October 2, 2017Madikeri: In a tragic incident, a 44-year-old woman allegedly shot herself dead at her residence here this morning. The deceased has been identified as Vani Shenoy, wife of Ganesh Shenoy, an employee at an estate in Baghamandala and a resident of Subramanyanagar in the town. Vani, fatally shot herself on the head with a revolver…
Wildlife Photography Expo at Zoo
October 2, 2017Mysuru: On account of Wildlife Week celebrations from Oct.1 to 7, Mysore Zoo has organised a Wildlife Photography Exhibition from today at the Zoo Library Hall. There was a good response for the photography competition conducted during the month of September. Altogether 60 photographers participated in the competition with a total of 153 photographs for…
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