New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning offered prayers at the famous Guruvayur Krishna Temple in Kerala before heading to the Maldives which will be his first overseas visit in his second term as Prime Minister. PM Modi arrived in a special naval helicopter from Kochi (where he arrived last night) at Sree Krishna…
CM Kumaraswamy to induct three Ministers on June 12
June 8, 2019Bengaluru: In the wake of a series of controversies that have rocked the one-year-old JD(S)-Congress Government in Karnataka, the much-awaited State Cabinet expansion will be done on June 12 (Wednesday), where Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will induct three Ministers. This morning, Kumaraswamy drove to meet Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala to seek his nod for the…
Traffic thrown out of gear near City Railway Station
June 8, 2019Mysore: Traffic was thrown out of gear for some time near City Railway Station and connecting Roads in city this morning as Police suddenly diverted traffic and blocked the entry of all vehicles into Railway Station. This move follows road development and renovation works that are being undertaken there. Four wheelers, two wheelers and buses…
Over half of candidates absent for KPSC compulsory Kannada exam
June 8, 2019Mysuru: More than half of the candidates were absent for the compulsory Kannada (paper-1) written exam conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for appointment to FDA (First Division Assistant) and SDA (Second Division Assistant) posts in Judicial Departments, at four centres in this morning. The four centres are: Maharani’s College of Commerce and…
Cut off marks for English Department sparks row at UoM Academic Council Meeting
June 8, 2019Mysuru: The contentious issue of minimum marks for admission to post-graduation in English sparked off a row at the Academic Council meeting held at Crawford Hall yesterday. University regulations has fixed 40 percent marks for SC/ST and 45 percent marks for general category students to appear for Common Entrance Test to join any course in…
336 vacant posts will be filled as per UGC directive
June 8, 2019Mysuru: The 336 vacant posts at University of Mysore will be filled within six months. This decision based on the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, was taken at the Academic Council meeting chaired by Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at the Crawford Hall yesterday. The UGC has warned of withholding the grants if the University does…
Mysore Varsity presents Rs. 2.98 crore deficit budget
June 8, 2019Mysuru: University of Mysore Registrar Prof. Lingaraja Gandhi presented a deficit budget of Rs.2.98 crore for the year 2019-20 at the Academic Council meeting held yesterday at Crawford Hall. The University had submitted a proposal for Rs.183.31 crore to the State Government. But the government has sanctioned Rs. 125.45 crore only. However, the University will…
UGC gives 6 months to fill faculty vacancies at all Colleges, Varsities
June 8, 2019New Delhi: All Colleges, Universities and Deemed Universities have been given a six-month deadline to fill up their faculty vacancies, via a process that will be monitored at every step by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Institutions which fail to meet the deadline were warned that their…
‘Spoorthi-2019’ four-day motivational camp at Kodava Samaja in city
June 8, 2019Mysuru: Maj. Gen. Codanda K. Karumbaya (retd.) has regretted that the State Government has given preference to performing puja for rains rather than taking up green initiatives and eco-friendly measures. He was speaking after delivering the inaugural address of ‘Spoorthi-2019,’ a four-day motivational camp-cum-workshop organised by Kodava Deenabandhu Charitable Trust for its beneficiaries at Kodava…
Praying for rains… again & again
June 8, 2019It is that time of the year again, when it is time to pray for rains again. Earlier this month our State Government ordered prominent temples under the Muzrai Department, which are ‘financially sound,’ to perform special pujas on June 6 to invoke the Rain Gods. The cost? Rs. 10,000 per puja to be taken…
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