Mysuru: The Higher Education Department has directed the University of Mysore (UoM) to terminate the appointment of 124 non-teaching staff in the University done in December 2016 during the tenure of the former Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa and Prof. R. Rajanna the Registrar (who recently took charge as Registrar for the second term). The Department…
After hard work for cleanest city tag, cleanliness effort is just humbug
June 27, 2018Mysuru: It is a fact that any first time visitor who comes to Mysuru, is impressed with its cleanliness, stately buildings and wide roads. That is one of the reasons why Mysuru was declared the cleanest city in the country twice. However, the euphoria was short-lived, as it slipped to the fifth position last year…
Learn Kannada: MPs tell bank officers from North India
June 27, 2018Mysuru: MPs R. Dhruvanarayan and Pratap Simha demanded that bank officers from North India and other parts who are posted to Karnataka must learn Kannada and they should be given training in order to communicate with customers of even rural areas. They were reacting to the complaints and notices issued to the banks by Kannada…
Employment Guarantee Scheme: Centre yet to release Rs.1,050 crore
June 27, 2018Bengaluru: The Central Government is yet to release Rs.1,050 crore under Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) to the State and it will be urged to release the amount soon, said Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Krishna Byregowda. He was speaking after holding a meeting of the Zilla Panchayat CEOs and Deputy Secretaries at Vidhana Soudha…
A Day of Rallies
June 27, 2018City celebrates Kempegowda Jayanti; Observes Intl. Domestic Workers Day and International Day Against Drug Abuse Mysuru: A month after the city witnessed a series of election rallies by different political parties almost every day in the run up to the May 12 Assembly polls, the city was witness to Jathas (Rallies) of a different kind…
Booktalk: ‘Revolutions have not brought happiness to mankind’
June 27, 2018Former City Police Chief Chandrashekar speaks on the book Homo Deus In 21st century Sugar is more dangerous than Gun Powder Mysuru: Former Mysuru City Police Commissioner, C. Chandrashekar, a student of English Literature and a keen student of History, recently gave a talk on the book ‘Homo Deus’ by Y. N. Harari. Chandrashekar was…
There is a decline in bike thefts: Clarifies City Police Chief
June 27, 2018Mysuru: Following reports published and telecast in print and electronic media about increase in two-wheeler thefts especially Bullet bikes in city, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao, in a press release, has issued a clarification. In the press statement he has said, there were 378 two-wheeler thefts in 2013, 334 in 2014, 340 in…
‘Use Sarathi-4 to apply for Driving Licences’
June 27, 2018Mysuru: People can apply for Learner’s Licence (LLR) and Driving Licence (DL) using Sarathi-4, informed C.T. Murthy, Joint Commissioner for Transport, Mysuru. Sarathi is an application of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which provides pan-India database of drivers. The online application window, Sarathi-4, was first launched in some of the RTOs in Bengaluru…
Beggar woman who had donated Rs.2.5 lakh to Temple dies
June 27, 2018Mysuru: Seethalakshmi (92), a beggar woman who had donated Rs.2.5 lakh to Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy Temple in Vontikoppal here, passed away due to age related illness in city on Monday night. As age caught up, Seethalakshmi became weak and was unable to do work, she was usually seen sitting at the entrance of the Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy…
Former MLC demands open debate with former VC Prof. Rangappa
June 27, 2018Mysuru: Former MLC G. Madhusudan called for an open debate with former University of Mysore and KSOU Vice Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa and KSOU VC Prof. M.G. Krishnan regarding the irregularities in KSOU. Addressing a press conference here this morning, he said that he had written a letter to Education Minister G.T. Devegowda to fix…
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