Bengaluru: In a move aimed at giving a push to the Centre’s ambitious National Education Policy (NEP), the State Government is mulling establishment of six research-oriented Universities, besides setting up ten Universities focussed on ‘teaching’ and 34 autonomous Higher Education Institutions in the next three years. Speaking to presspersons after holding a high-level meeting with…
NEET and JEE entrance exams in September as scheduled
August 18, 2020New Delhi: The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Medical and Dental Courses and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admission to IITs will take place as scheduled in September, with the Supreme Court on Monday dismissing a petition seeking postponement of exams due to COVID pandemic. A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme…
Shepherd killed in elephant attack
August 18, 2020Hanur: A shepherd, who had taken his flock of sheep for grazing, was killed, when an elephant attacked him at Hogyam Range in Male Madeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday afternoon. The deceased shepherd is Channegowda (48), son of Basavegowda of Yarambadi village, Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district. As usual, Channegowda, on Sunday afternoon, had taken…
Claim your seized vehicles, else it would be auctioned
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two-wheelers seized by Krishnaraja (KR) Traffic Police in various cases are lying at the Police Station premises as the owners of these seized two- wheelers have not claimed them back. As these vehicles are exposed to the vagaries of nature and getting destroyed, KR Traffic Police have asked the owners of these seized vehicles…
Man goes missing from city
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 52-year-old man, who left his house on Aug. 8 at about 8.30 am, saying that he was going to Biligirirangana Betta (BR Hills), has since gone missing. The missing person is Mahadev. He is 5.2 ft. tall, medium built, oval faced, wheatish complexioned, speaks Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and English and was wearing a…
Digital installation of ISHRAE VVCE Students Chapter
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The digital installation of Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) – Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) Students Chapter for the society year 2020-21 was held recently. Incoming Secretary J. Deek-shith Gowda welcomed. Dr. G.V. Naveen Prakash, Professor & Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, VVCE and Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda, Principal,…
The Congress is Modi’s big advantage
August 18, 2020By T.J.S. George Narendra Modi, of course, has gifts of leadership that put him above his challengers. But even his admirers will agree that the weaknesses of the Congress are a big factor behind his success. Consider how the Congress reacted to his victory in 2014. Rahul Gandhi resigned as Congress President, but the Congress…
More on property tax collection by MCC
August 18, 2020Sir, This refers to the news item mentioning that MCC will take severe action including attachment of property, if property tax is not paid immediately (SOM dated Aug.14). It is really commendable that MCC has decided to toughen its stand against defaulters after decades of laxity and poor enforcement. Generally, tax payment consumes quite a…
What a way to repair pothole-filled 4th Main Road at Vijayanagar
August 18, 2020The 4th Main Road between Oyster Bay restaurant and Learner’s PU College at Vijayanagar 1st Stage is filled with numerous potholes and to repair the road, just mud was filled into the potholes by the civic body on Aug. 12 as a form of hotchpotch repair works. Residents have questioned whether it is the correct…
Broken concrete bench needs to be replaced at Vivekananda Circle
August 18, 2020Concrete seating benches installed at Vivekananda Circle is broken since a couple of days and needs to be replaced. This is causing inconvenience to senior citizens, who wait for city buses at the bus stop close by. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to replace the broken concrete bench for the benefit of all.
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