Bengaluru: In a move that could bring cheer to thousands of teacher aspirants, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) on Wednesday last extended the validity of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification certificate to lifetime. Earlier, the validity of TET certificate was limited to seven years from the date of qualification. But now, this validity…
Trade Unions call for nationwide general strike on Nov. 26
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the Centre of pursuing anti-labour policies, the Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions has called for a nationwide general strike on Nov. 26. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) State General Secretary Meenakshi Sundaram said that the general strike has been called in protest…
Subedar Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial Day observed in city
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Nammuru Nammoru Samaja Seva Trust, Mysuru, observed Martyred Freedom Fighter Subedar Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial Day at an event held at Jaladarshini Guest House recently. Veteran writer Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK) inaugurated the programme by showering petals on the portrait of Appaiah Gowda. Speaking on the occasion, CPK said that the year 1857 is…
13 supporters of MLA G.T. Devegowda elected unopposed to TAPCMS
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 13 supporters of Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda were elected unopposed in the election to the Administrative Council of Mysuru Taluk Agricultural Produce Co-operative Marketing Society (TAPCMS) held yesterday. All the elected members will have a five-year term. Those elected were Honnagiri Gowda of Dasanakoppalu, H. Gopal of Kaamanakerehundi, M.B. Manjunath…
Man missing
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 60-year-old man has gone missing since Oct. 14, according to a complaint lodged by his wife with the Police. The missing man is Rudra, a resident of Kamanakere Hundi village in the taluk, coming under Mysuru South Police. He is oily red complexioned, has black moles on the fingers of both hands and…
Man nabbed for attempting to sell Monitor Lizard
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a man, who was trying to sell a Monitor Lizard at Srirangapatna and have rescued the Monitor Lizard from him. The arrested is Ramanji alias Ramachari of Bovi Colony in Srirangapatna. Acting on a tip off that a man was trying to sell a Monitor Lizard…
Four persons arrested for trying to sell elephant tusks in city
November 3, 2020Eight tusks weighing 25 kg seized Mysore/Mysuru: Four persons including two from Kerala have been arrested by the Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad while they were trying to sell elephant tusks in city and have seized eight tusks weighing 25 kg from them. The arrested are Prestine Silva and Jayaprakash of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala, Mohan…
Get a Fullerton India Personal Loan without Leaving your Home!
November 3, 2020Personal loans seem to be on a rise in the economy. Many economic experts attribute this boom to the simple fact that these loans are unsecured and comparatively easy to avail of. Many players have entered this segment. Not just banks, even NBFCs have made the personal loan market a viable and workable option for…
Musings on COVID-19 Vaccine
November 3, 2020First priority must be to vaccinate some people in all countries, rather than all people in some countries By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Vaccine is defined as a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a…
Swachh Bharat Lesson: An eye-opener for citizens
November 3, 2020Sir, Kudos to Madetira Thimmaiah, ex-GP President, Kadagadaalu in Kodagu district, for reminding the responsibilities to the youths of the country to keep our country clean by calling the youths from our city to come and pick-up the trash thrown by them on to the roadside in Kodagu (Swachh Bharat Lesson, SOM dated Oct. 31)…
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