Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) Academic Council, which met at Crawford Hall here this morning, approved the setting up of a new Post-Graduate Department of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies from next academic year. The Council, after thoroughly discussing the proposal submitted by a Committee of Deans, which favoured the establishment of the Department, gave…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based senior writer Dr. H.S. Venkatesh Murthy has been selected to chair the 85th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to take place at Kalaburagi in February 2020. Announcing this at a press meet at Kannada Sahitya Parishat here this morning, Parishat President Dr. Manu Baligar said that the Executive Committee meeting of the Parishat…
Bengaluru: The public campaigning for 15 Assembly segments of the State going to the by-polls tomorrow (Dec.5) drew to a close yesterday, with top guns of all the three major parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — making last ditch attempts to woo the voters. The voting for Hunsur, K.R. Pet, Yeshwanthpur, K.R. Puram, Shivajinagar,…
State’s first Teachers Training Centre produces teachers to train visually and hearing impaired children Mysuru: A special school to train teachers who in-turn can train visually impaired students is doing yeoman service to the society. State’s first Government Teachers Training Centre for Hearing Impaired (primary level) is a boon for visually challenged and hearing impaired…
Mysuru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to investigate into the murderous attack on MLA Tanveer Sait on Nov.17 night, has so far arrested seven persons including the prime accused. Prime accused Farhan Pasha of Ghousianagar, who had assaulted Sait on his neck with a cleaver and tried to flee from the spot, was caught…
New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who was first arrested by the CBI on Aug. 21 and later by Enforcement Directorate in the money-laundering case will walk out of jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the INX Media money laundering case today. The former Union Minister has spent 105 days in…
Mysuru: Former President of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) Sudhakar S. Shetty has urged the authorities concerned to name the Mandakalli Airport in Mysuru after Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the last ruler of Mysore. Shetty has written a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa stating that Jayachamaraja Wadiyar with his Statesmanship…
Mysuru: The District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) that provides comprehensive rehabilitation services to persons with disability at grassroots level is crying for attention with the State Government turning a blind eye to the plight of the institution. It is bogged down with several problems with fund crunch being the main one. The Centre is located…
Mysuru: Rahul, a majestic Royal Bengal Tiger at the Mysuru Zoo, was adopted by Dairy Day Ice Cream. The adoption of Rahul is part of Dairy Day’s efforts to contribute towards the extremely successful conservation and breeding programme of Mysuru Zoo. The official certificate of Adoption was handed over by Zoo authorities to the representatives…
Bengaluru: Following directives from the Karnataka High Court, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has released advertisements (Public Notice) about paying compensation to victims of bad roads and potholes. The advertisement, carrying the signature of BBMP Commissioner, read: “Consequent to the orders passed in WP: 42927/2015 (PIL) by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka, it…
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