Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jaipal Reddy (77), died at a hospital in Hyderabad in the wee hours of today. He was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital, where he died at 1.28 am. Reddy has been a Parliamentarian since 1984. During his political career, Reddy served as…
Zoo Youth Club inaugurated
July 28, 2019Mysuru: “Just like creating awareness on environment protection and nature conservation, there is a need to create awareness on the necessity of wildlife conservation,” opined Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He was addressing the gathering during the inauguration of the Youth Club at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden, popular as Mysuru Zoo in city this morning. Stating…
‘Insulate Universities from political, bureaucratic interference’
July 28, 2019Anna University VC Dr. Surappa at UoM Foundation Day Lecture Mysuru: Painting a grim picture of higher education in the country, Anna University Vice-Chancellor and former Director of IIT Ropar Dr. M.K. Surappa said that the only way to salvage the situation is to strictly insulate the Universities and institutions of higher learning from political…
UGC releases list of 23 fake Universities in country
July 28, 2019New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 23 “self-styled, unrecognised” Universities, eight of which are in Uttar Pradesh. The higher education regulator has warned students against taking admission in these institutions. “Students and public at large are hereby informed that at present 23 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in various…
Naval NCC Cadets get ready for riveting show of adventure
July 28, 201930 Cadets train at Kukkarahalli Lake; 18 will be sent to Karwar Naval Base Mysuru: A group of 30 youngsters in city are undergoing gruelling training for the All India Nau-Sainik Camp (NCC Naval Camp) 2019 to be held at Visakhapatnam (Vizag)where they will compete with the best NCC Naval Cadets who are selected from…
Officials skip RLHP’s Mass Contact Prog.
July 28, 2019Ambedkar Nagar residents fume as they pour in complaints Mysuru: Complaints poured in from the residents of Ambedkar Nagar near the VTU College on Outer Ring Road, at the Mass Contact Programme (MCP) organised by the Rural Literacy & Health Programme (RLHP) here on July 23. The MCP was organised for the residents where the…
Ambedkar Nagar lacks basic amenities
July 28, 2019Is it possible to live in such inhuman conditions…? Mysuru: The whole place stinks as mounds of garbage is accumulated, plastic and waste is strewn all around, sewage water is flowing on the roads, it does not have an Anganwadi or its own school building. When one visits this place, the first question that arises…
Saplings planted on Mysuru-Kodagu Highway as part of ‘Roots of Kodagu’ campaign
July 28, 2019Kushalnagar: More than 750 volunteers representing various organisations took part in the drive to plant saplings along Mysuru-Kodagu Higway as part of ‘Roots of Kodagu’ campaign yesterday. With the message ‘Let Us Unite for Cauvery,’ members of the organisations planted saplings at different points between Anechowkur and Thithimathi forest areas of Kodagu district. The volunteers…
Pass in 8th standard not mandatory to get DL
July 28, 2019Mysuru: The Central Government has amended the Motor Vehicles Act removing the mandatory clause of a pass in 8th standard to obtain a Driving Licence (DL) for driving autorickshaw, taxi, lorry and other vehicles. MP Pratap Simha has, in a press release, stated that the amendment in Motor Vehicle (MV) Act was tabled by Union…
Mysore Merchants Co-op. Bank celebrates Diamond Jubilee
July 28, 2019Mysuru: The Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd. was held this morning at Basanth Convention Hall in Vishweshwaranagar here. Inaugurating the programme, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar commended the Bank for completing 60 successful years which is not an easy task to accomplish. He recalled that the land for establishing the Bank…
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