132 Kashmiri youths to learn rich heritage of Royal City Mysuru/Mysore: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, under the theme, ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat,’ in association with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), has been organising several youth exchange programmes across the country — ‘North East Youth Exchange…
Second PUC Exams: 896 candidates absent on first day
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Out of the total 35,004 candidates (28,813 new candidates, 4,668 repeaters and 1,523 private candidates), who were to write their PU exams on the first day yesterday, 896 candidates were absent in the district. Out of the total 10,180 candidates who were to write the Physics Exam, only 9,984 candidates wrote the exam, while…
PUC Physics Question paper leak: Two arrested, Supervisor suspended
March 5, 2020Vijayapura: Indi Police, have arrested two persons for leaking the Physics question paper within one hour of the commencement of the PU examination yesterday. The arrested persons have been identified as 19-year-old Muruvendra Hiremath for allegedly posing with the question paper while 22-year-old Bhagappa Sagar has been arrested for allegedly clicking the photo and uploading…
Nagara Samrudhi Mela concludes on Mar. 8
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A state-of-the-art exhibition and sale of products manufactured by women’s self-help groups (SHGs) under the DAY-NULM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission) is being held till Mar. 8 at the JSS Mysore Urban Haat on Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial area. The State-level Nagara Samrudhi Mela-2020, which began on Feb. 28, is open from 10…
Mysuru to host All India Folk and Tribal Art Festival
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore:A three-day Akhila Bharata Janapada mattu Budakattu Kale Utsava (All India Folk and Tribal Art Festival) will be held at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) premises in city from Mar.13 to 15. Festival Convenor K. Vasanth Kumar said that the Festival is organised under the joint aegis of Akhila Bharata Janapada mattu Budakattu Kala Parishat,…
UoM Library holds workshop on ‘Research methods and research reporting’
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A workshop on ‘Research methods and research reporting: Tools and techniques’ was inaugurated by Prof. A. Balasubramaian, former Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology under the auspices of University of Mysore (UoM) Library. Speaking on recent trades in research methods, he highlighted the opportunities and challenges in modern scientific research. In the second session,…
Travel gives you perspective: Backpack Journalist
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Journalistic Meet — ‘12th Aaina’ — was organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Philomena’s College, at the College UG Auditorium recently. Ramees Roshan, a Backpack Journalist from Calicut, who was the chief guest, shared his travel experiences with the students. Aaina, started in 2001, was the brainchild of the then…
‘Future India Talks’ lecture series at CFTRI
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-CFTRI, as part of its lecture series ‘Future India Talks,’ has organised the third lecture of the series on the topic ‘In Science we Trust’ by Dr. Shekar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, on Mar. 9 at 11 am at IFTTC Auditorium, CFTRI premises…
The sage who witnessed all
March 5, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Hinduism, the Markandeya Purana is one of the oldest puranas, roughly 1,700-years- old. It is special because it contains the earliest reference to the Devi Bhagavata story in which Durga defeats the buffalo-demon Mahishasura. This reference though is only 1,300-years-old, so it must be a…
Senior citizen goes missing
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A 75-year-old man, who left his house on Feb. 27 at about 10.30 am has since gone missing. The missing person is Somanath, retired head cook at University of Mysore. He is 5.1 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal built, round faced, speaks Kannada and was wearing a white dhoti and white shirt at the…
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