Mysuru: Giles Brooker Group (GB Group), New Zealand and Mahajana Education Society (MES), Mysuru, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 30 to promote international collaboration in the field of Education, Academic Research, Community Development and Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. C. K. Renukarya, Director, Mahajana PG Campus, and Prabha Govindasamy, Managing Director, Giles Brooker Group,…
‘Developing Positive Attitude is the quintessence of contemporary teachers’
July 3, 2018Mysuru: “Self-esteem is the decision made by an individual as an attitude towards the self. It encompasses beliefs about oneself for example, ‘I am competent’, ‘I am worthy’, as well as emotional states such as triumph, despair, pride and shame,” said Dr. N. N. Prahallada, former Faculty, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Mysuru, while…
Zoo animal adoption continues
July 3, 2018Mysuru: The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Medha Shivaram, Bengaluru-Sun Conure (Rs.2,000); Nalini Kumar, Bengaluru-Indian Cobra (Rs.2,000); R.Vanitha, Mysuru – King Cobra (Rs.3,500) M.K. Ranganatha, Mysuru – King Cobra (Rs.3,500); Sharada Subhashini, Bengaluru-King Cobra (Rs.3,500); Sahisnu Nimmakayalu, Bengaluru-Grey Parrot (Rs.2,000); Mayura…
Hafta: Youth held for assaulting tea shop owner
July 3, 2018Mysuru: Udayagiri Police have arrested a youth on charges of assaulting a tea shop owner for refusing to give hafta (extortion money). The youth, who was arrested yesterday, has been identified as 22-year-old Mohammed Azar, a resident of Kalyangiri in city. Azar, on June 29, went to a tea shop on Rajkumar Road and demanded…
Vasundhara Doraswamy to US
July 3, 2018Mysur: Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy is proceeding to USA on an invitation from various cultural organisations on July 4 from Bengaluru and returning to Mysuru during the second week of Sept. 2018. She will be conducting workshop, lecture-demo, solo programmes and preparing disciples for Rangapravesha. She will visiting New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, Florida, Kentucky…
Man dies after consuming excessive liquor
July 3, 2018Mysuru: A man, who had consumed excessive liquor died at the hospital the next day in city. The deceased has been identified as Mallesh, a resident of Basavanapura village in Yelwal hobli and a painter by profession. Mallesh, who had consumed excessive liquor on Saturday night, had come home and slept. His family members who…
Rider killed as KSRTC bus rams into bike
July 3, 2018Bilikere: A 55-year-old man was killed on the spot, when a speeding KSRTC bus rammed into the bike he was riding near Bilikere this noon. The deceased has been identified as Krishnegowda, a resident of Rangayyanakoppal near Bilikere. It is learnt that Krishnegowda, after filling diesel to a can at a nearby petrol bunk was…
Mysuru, a City of Missed Opportunities – Report of Mysore- Nanjangud Master Plan: 2031
July 3, 2018By R. Chandra Prakash, MGP [Continued from yesterday] Report of Mysore- Nanjangud Master Plan: 2031 Mysore-Nanjangud Master Plan -2031 [MNMP] had a long gestation period and got the government approval only in 2016. However, being a land use plan, it did not deal with transportation or traffic in detail on its own. As per MNMP…
When the best among us falter
July 3, 2018By T.J.S. George Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal are the two most qualified — shall we say civilised — men in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Both have distinguished educational background and are recognised as well-informed intellectuals. Their public careers have been impeccable. They fit naturally into refined social circles and are respected for that. Under…
Committing to memory without comprehension
July 3, 2018Translating the Sanskrit word vidya to education has its origins in the manner of most people, particularly the lay masses, considering schooling and education are synonymous in meaning. Further, drawing from the land’s ancient texts (in Sanskrit), scholars have perceived vidya as the field of learning in a virtual infinite horizon. The common perception of…
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