Mysuru: Employees of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) staged a candle light protest in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple here last evening opposing the government’s move to privatise the Public Sector Unit. Speaking on the occasion, BEML Employees Association, Mysore Unit President H.Y. Munireddy said that the employees have been fighting against the proposed privatisation…
Alleged harassment on Dalit employee: Federation demands action against accused
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Alleging that a Dalit employee at the Institute of Development Studies of University of Mysore was being harassed continuously, members of Dalit Students Federation and Research Association stage a protest in front of the institute yesterday. The protesters, who assembled in front of the Institute, alleged that B.M. Ramachandra, who is working at the…
Birth control: Prizes given away to performing hospitals, doctors, nurses
October 20, 2019Mysuru: To encourage health centres providing good family planning service in the district, Egender Health Institute (EHI) had organised a function at a private hotel in city recently to present awards to performing hospitals in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. In Mysuru district, T. Narasipur General Hospital was adjudged the best in implanting Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive…
Ex-VC calls for survey on rural development
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Former KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.S. Ramegowda has called for a survey to find out the quantum of success of schemes, programmes and initiatives launched by the Governments for rural development. He was speaking at the valedictory of the two-day National seminar on ‘Science and Technology-Rural Development’ which was organised by Indian Science Congress Association…
‘Government schemes should reach lowest strata of society’
October 20, 2019Mysuru: A four-day training programme on ‘Duties and responsibilities of District and Taluk-level officers of Social Welfare Department and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department and the effective implementation of Government Schemes/ programmes for overall development of Scheduled Tribe communities in Karnataka’ was recently held in city. The event was organised by Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute…
Prof. Rajasekhara Setty should be credited for taking Zoology Dept. to greater heights: VC
October 20, 2019Mysuru: University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar has said that Prof. K.M. Rajasekara Setty must be credited for establishing the Zoology Department at Manasagangothri and taking it to international level. He was speaking after inaugurating the birth centenary celebration of Prof. K.M. Rajasekara Setty at the Zoology Department block in Manasagangothri here on…
Opposing RCEP, farmers to stage protest on Oct. 24
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene, would stage a protest in city on Oct. 24 urging the government not to include agriculture sector and food products in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Disclosing this at a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest house here yesterday KRRS District General Secretary…
Slum-dwellers seek houses
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Pragathipara Chintakara Vedike staged a protest in front of Ambedkar Statue in Town Hall premises here yesterday urging the government to sanction houses for the slum-dwellers of city and provide basic amenities to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) houses in Ramakrishnanagar H-Block. The members pointed out that drinking water, power supply…
KSEEB announces tentative SSLC Time Table
October 20, 2019Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has announced the temporary Time Table for SSLC scheduled for next year. As per the time table, the examination commences from March 20 and ends on April 3. The release said that the students can file objections, if any, between Oct. 21 and Nov. 19 by writing…
Three burglars arrested
October 20, 2019Mysuru: In separate cases, V.V. Puram Police have arrested three burglars who had burgled houses and have recovered gold ornaments and cash worth about Rs.11 lakh from them. In the first case, the Cops on Oct.15 arrested 32-year-old Riyan alias Harish alias Reegan of Gokulam on charges of burgling the house. Riyan, who was staying…
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