K.R. and Cheluvamba Hospitals’ Staff Nurses register protest by wearing black arm bands while on duty Mysore/Mysuru: About 150 Staff Nurses of K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital, who were protesting since two days for hike in their stipend, resumed work by wearing black arm bands this morning. B. Ravi, one of the Staff Nurses, said…
Contract doctors’ services to be regularised: Minister
July 8, 2020Bengaluru: The State Government will take up the issue of regularisation of services of 600 contract doctors during the next Cabinet meeting, said Health Minister B. Sriramulu. Salaries of the doctors on contract were recently raised to Rs. 60,000 from Rs. 45,000 after they threatened to quit. The doctors, who met Sriramulu to submit their…
Hoteliers seek MyMUL support
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hoteliers and allied businessman, related to the food and hospitality sector, have sought the support of Mysore-Chamarajanagar District Cooperative Milk Producers Societies Union Limited (MyMUL) for their survival. C. Narayanagowda, President of Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association, along with other office-bearers, met Managing Director of MyMUL D. Ashok yesterday and presented a memorandum, seeking support….
July 16 to 27: Most likely dates of first PU supplementary exams
July 8, 2020Bengaluru: First PUC supplementary exams will be held, in all likelihood, from July 16 to 27, amid growing Coronavirus cases in Bengaluru. Regarding PUC supplementary examination, Karnataka Pre-University Education Department is expected to make a formal announcement in the very near future. According to reports, PU Board is about to give strict instructions to colleges…
Virtual interaction with World’s Youngest Head Master tomorrow
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Learners PU College, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, has organised a live interactive session with World’s Youngest Head Master Babar Ali on July 9 from 10 am to 11 am. The Biography of Babar Ali has been included in the Pre- University Standard English text book in Karnataka published by the State Government. The Biography of…
US new visa rules for foreign students to hit Indians badly
July 8, 2020New York: In a move that will adversely impact hundreds of thousands of Indian students, the US immigration authority has announced that foreign students will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their Universities switch to online-only classes in this fall semester due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
CBSE cuts syllabus of Classes 9 to 12 by one-third
July 8, 2020New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has slashed the syllabi for Classes 9 to 12 by one third for the 2020-21 academic year as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided to rationalise syllabus up to 30 per cent by retaining core…
‘Print media functioning with a sense of social responsibility’
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr. Niranjan Vanalli has opined that print media is functioning with a sense of social responsibility and public service during the present Coronavirus crisis. He was speaking at a webinar on Monday organised by the Department of Studies (DoS) in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore…
Final year degree exams must be conducted by Sept. end: UGC
July 8, 2020New Delhi: Final year degree examinations may be postponed until the end of September, but must be conducted in either online or offline mode, the University Grants Commission (UGC) decided on Monday. Students who are unable to appear for these exams will be given the opportunity to appear for special examinations which will be conducted…
State Health Department warns Private Labs against commercial exploitation over Covid tests
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Health Department officials have warned the private diagnostic laboratories against commercially exploiting the general public while conducting Covid-19 tests. Following reports of large scale violation by private labs while charging Coronavirus testing fee, State Health Department officials have issued a warning stating that if private laboratories charge more than the prescribed limit,…
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