Mysuru: There is an urgent need for setting up of an ‘Open Universities Association’ at the national level to solve many issues plaguing such Universities, said Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. S. Vidyashankar. He was speaking at the valedictory of the All India Open Universities Vice-Chancellors’ Conference organised by KSOU at Cauvery auditorium…
‘Environmental destruction continues amid existing laws’
September 10, 2019Mysuru: District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), National Service Scheme (NSS) wing of University of Mysore (UoM) and Department of Environmental Science, Mahajana College, together had organised a district-level workshop on ‘Laws related to environment conservation and consumer protection’ at the College premises in Jayalakshmipuram here recently. Inaugurating the programme, Principal District and Sessions Judge S.K….
‘Vridhi’ bike rally held
September 10, 2019Mysuru: University School of Planning and Architecture, Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysore School of Architecture and National Association of Students of Architecture together had organised ‘Vridhi,’ a bike rally-sapling plantation drive in city this morning. Students of Architecture of city participated in the rally which was aimed to increase the green cover in rural area…
Muharram observed in city
September 10, 2019Mysuru: Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar, was observed by Muslim brethren in city this morning. Prayers were observed at all Mosques to pay rich tributes to Dharma Guru Hazrath Imam Hussain, who along with his family members, was said to have been assassinated in the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day…
Dasara Kannada Book Expo-cum-sale
September 10, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru Dasara Kannada Pustaka Marata Mela-2019 (Book expo-cum-sale), organised jointly by Kannada Book Authority (KBA), Kannada and Culture Department and Mysuru Dasara Utsava Samiti, is being held from Sept.29 to Oct.7 at the CADA (Command Area Development Authority) Grounds. Kannada book publishers and sellers will participate in the Mela. The stall owners must…
Qualifies BARC NEST, secures admission in NISER
September 10, 2019Mysuru: City student Prajwal Roopnath has qualified in the NEST (National Entrance Screening Test) conducted by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and has secured admission in National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, which is the training centre for young talented brains in the field of Pure Science, under Department of Atomic Energy….
MICAns clear IPCC exam
September 10, 2019Mysuru: The current student and alumni of MICA UG College, Mysuru, cleared the IPCC (Integrated Professional Competency Course) exam conducted by ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) in May 2019. Shama Bhat (Final year student); Ramya and Melita D’Mello of 2016-19 batch have cleared the exams. Shama Bhat and Ramya have cleared both the…
Drama Review: ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ Where History meets Literature
September 10, 2019The play will be staged at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises at 6.30 pm today. Sanchalana Trust performed the play Ghashiram Kotwal as part of their concluding day in the one-month theatre camp conducted by the Trust in Mysuru recently. Ghashiram Kotwal is written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1972 as a response to the…
Competent & alluring…
September 10, 2019Sushira, V. Deshikachar’s Academy of Music, conducted its 19th anniversary for four days from Aug.13 to 16 at Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavana in memory of late V. Deshikachar. N.J. Nandini from Kerala gave a vocal concert on the 13th. She was accompanied on violin by H.N. Bhaskar, on mridanga by Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma on kanjira…
Dandiya Nite for a cause in city on Sept.29
September 10, 2019Mysuru: The annual Dandiya Nite is one of the major fund-raising events undertaken by Rotary Ivory City Mysuru. Under its Community Service projects, Rotary Ivory City has many projects as follows: Improving Educational facilities in Government Schools and Anganwadis; Promoting cleanliness in the city and surroundings; Providing Toilet facilities; Promoting tree planting; Skill development programmes…
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