Date: January 5th, 2020

Plog-a-thon in city
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Plog-a-thon in city

January 5, 2020

Overwhelming response for Plogging Over one tonne plastic waste collected Mysuru: More than 1,000 people, including professionals, residents, students and youth, enthusiastically took part in Plogging this morning from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple and by the end of the Plog-a-thon, over one tonne of single-use plastic waste was collected.  This is the first Plogathon held just…

Age for Class 1 admission to State and CBSE schools
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Age for Class 1 admission to State and CBSE schools

January 5, 2020

For State schools it is 5 years and 10 months, says BEO Mysuru: The 2020-21 academic year has already begun and several city schools are issuing physical application forms. However, like in the previous years, this year too, there seems to be a confusion regarding the minimum age of admission. School managements and teachers have…

Stone Age ‘Dolmens’ excavated in Yelwal
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Stone Age ‘Dolmens’ excavated in Yelwal

January 5, 2020

Mysuru: In a significant archaeological discovery, Stone Age relics that date back to over 3000 years have been found at Kallur Naganahalli in Yelwal hobli of Mysuru taluk. There is an urgent need to protect these discoveries from marauding treasure hunters. NSS volunteers of Government First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, who went on a excavation spree…

Attempt to burgle priest’s house foiled by youths
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Attempt to burgle priest’s house foiled by youths

January 5, 2020

The priest had given shelter to the accused in his house Mysuru: A man in the guise of a Brahmin, who was given shelter in the house of a priest, was caught by two youths, when the man was trying to break open the lock of the priest’s house on Ramanuja Road in city yesterday…

District Minister instructs officials to shift all offices to the new District Offices Complex
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District Minister instructs officials to shift all offices to the new District Offices Complex

January 5, 2020

Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna yesterday instructed the officials to shift all offices to the new District Offices Complex at Siddarthanagar soon. Addressing a meeting in this regard at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office yesterday, Somanna instructed the officials to make all arrangements to shift the offices to the new Complex at the earliest. Deputy Commissioner…

160 schools in State do not teach Kannada, says Kannada Authority Chairman
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160 schools in State do not teach Kannada, says Kannada Authority Chairman

January 5, 2020

Mysuru: Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman T.S. Nagabharana said that there were 160 schools in the State that do not teach Kannada. Addressing a press meet at Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here recently, Nagabharana said that some of the schools following CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus were found violating the rule that mandates teaching of…

Former SC Judge opposes CAA
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Former SC Judge opposes CAA

January 5, 2020

Mysuru: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna said that the Centre’s decision to grant citizenship to religiously persecuted minorities from other countries under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not correct. He was speaking at an interaction on the topic ‘Is Human Rights a British Legacy?,’ organised by the Peoples Union For civil Liberties…

Everyone should joins hands for environmental conservation: Yaduveer
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Everyone should joins hands for environmental conservation: Yaduveer

January 5, 2020

Mysuru: Stating that excessive use of plastics is one of the main causes for climate change,titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar opined that it was important for everyone to join hands for environmental conservation. He was speaking at ‘Sankalpa-2020,’ the Fourth District convention of Mysuru Rotary District-3181 at USA…

MLA performs ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for Botanical Garden at Nanjangud
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MLA performs ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for Botanical Garden at Nanjangud

January 5, 2020

Nanjangud: MLA B. Harshavardhan performed ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for the extended works of the much awaited Botanical Garden coming up near the Temple town’s Travellers Bungalow(TB) recently. Speaking on the occasion, Harshavardhan said that the works is being taken up by the Horticulture Department at a cost of Rs.1.85 crore. Pointing out that Rs.1 crore works…

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