K. Rishina Paul, K.M. Umabharati emerge toppers Mysuru: “Doctors, Lawyers and Engineers should incorporate human values in career and public life,” opined Justice N. Santhosh Hegde, retired Lokayukta. He was delivering the Graduation Day Address at JSS Ayurveda Medical College premises in city on Feb.20. Santhosh Hegde observed that the country was progressing well in…
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to slash the interest rates on Provident Fund (PF) deposits to 8.55% for 2017-18 from the existing 8.65%. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, the apex decision-making body of the EPFO and the decision will affect about…
Mandya: Unable to bear the loss of his leader and farmer icon K.S. Puttannaiah, his die-hard fan committed suicide this morning. He has been identified as 27-year-old Chandu from Kyathanahalli village. According to villagers, Chandu was a staunch follower of Puttannaiah and he was inspired to join farmers’ movement. Villagers said that Chandu was depressed…
Mysuru: Softvision Foundation launched a Smart Class facility recently at Sumana Vidya Kendra, Melahalli, located around 25 kms from the city. About 200 students studying at the school from Class 1 to Class 9 hailing from Melahalli and nearby villages will benefit from this Smart Class facility. Girish Karunakaran, Softvision and Daniel Giesen-White, CIO-McMillan Shakespeare…
Bengaluru: It has been decided to end the ongoing State Legislature Session on Feb.23 in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections which is resulting in chronic absenteeism of Legislators for the Session who seem to be focusing on their respective constituencies in the interest of Assembly polls. This decision was reportedly taken at the Legislature…
Mysuru: Hundreds of retired employees under the banner of Karnataka State EPF Retired Employees Federation staged a day-long protest in front of PF Office in Gayathripuram in city yesterday (Feb.21) seeking a minimum EPF pension of Rs.7,500 among other benefits. Retired employees of KSRTC, BEML, Falcon Tyres and members of CITU, who assembled in front…
Mysuru: The BBA students of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, who took part in SARADA Fest-2018 organised by Sarada Vilas College, Mysuru, have won the second place in the Mad Ads event. The prize-winning students Chandan Kumar, Sanjana Shankar, Bindu and M. Vivek were felicitated by the college at the weekly assembly by the chief…
Mysuru: In separate cases, three persons including an elderly woman have been reported missing from city. In the first case, a 45-year-old man, who left his house in Saraswathipuram Police limits on Jan.31 at about 9 am, has been reported missing since then. He has been identified as Kumar, an employee at a city Hospital….
Mysuru: The Mysore School of Architecture is conducting a half-day workshop on “National Aptitude Test for Architecture” (NATA- 2018) on Feb.25 at 11 am at the School premises in University Layout, Lingambudhi, near Dattagalli Ring Road. The workshop is on “How to crack NATA-2018” and glimpse of the profession for students who are interested in…
Many regions of the country have a long history of urban residents with ownership rights of agricultural land, identifying themselves as landlords, enjoying the plentiful produce of food-grains promptly delivered by the farmers at the lord’s doorstep, marking the harvest season. The reign of landlords ended some decades ago in Karnataka following the policy of…
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