Month: March, 2021

SPB Study Chair to be set up at Mysore Varsity in April
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SPB Study Chair to be set up at Mysore Varsity in April

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more Study Chair to its belt, the University of Mysore (UoM) will be establishing renowned singer late S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) Study Chair in April. The multi-lingual acclaimed singer and actor passed away in September last at Chennai. UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that the University Syndicate and Academic Councils have…

MP seeks land to open new Kendriya Vidyalaya
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MP seeks land to open new Kendriya Vidyalaya

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has written to Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman H.V. Rajeev seeking allotment of a suitable land for establishing a new Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in Mysuru city limits. He said that there are two KVs in city but there has been more demand for seats…

Tibetans Uprising Day observed in city
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Tibetans Uprising Day observed in city

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Tibetans staged a dharna in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Tuesday last as part of 61st Tibetan Uprising Day. It was on this day, in 1959, Tibetans raised their voice against the presence of the People’s Republic of China in Tibet. The failure of the armed rebellion ultimately resulted in a violent…

Pedalling for Health
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Pedalling for Health

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) had organised a cycle jatha in city recently to create awareness about the importance of health and fitness. KSRP ADGP Alok Kumar flagged off the event, which was held as part of KSRP Utsav in association with Fit India Movement in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises, near Palace…

Federation of Kodava Samajas bats for Sports Varsity in Kodagu
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Federation of Kodava Samajas bats for Sports Varsity in Kodagu

March 13, 2021

Madikeri: Kodagu does not have appropriate or adequate sports infrastructure though the tiny district has produced innumerable sporting icons over the years. Hence, the Union Government must establish a Sports University in Kodagu to give a platform for thousands of emerging sportspersons from Kodagu and also to encourage sportsmen from other districts of Karnataka.  This…

LED lights to replace ornamental streetlights on Ring Road: Minister
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LED lights to replace ornamental streetlights on Ring Road: Minister

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The ornamental streetlights on Ring Road in Mysuru will be replaced by Centrally controlled and maintained LED lights, said Urban Development Minister Byrati Basavaraj. Replying to Sandesh Nagaraj (JD-S) during Question hour in the State Legislative Council here on Tuesday, the Minister   said MCC has floated tender for this work. The purpose of…

Former MLA urges Govt. to release funds for Social Security Pension
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Former MLA urges Govt. to release funds for Social Security Pension

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Claiming that the Government has failed to release  funds for old age pension and many other pensions covered under Social Security Schemes of the Government, former MLA M.K. Somashekar wondered whether the Government had become so bankrupt even to make provisions for funding pensions. Addressing a press meet here recently, Somashekar alleged that money…

Workshop on ‘Cyber Security and e-Governance’ held: ‘Beware! Small mistakes can cause you huge losses’
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Workshop on ‘Cyber Security and e-Governance’ held: ‘Beware! Small mistakes can cause you huge losses’

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: With State Government implementing ‘e-Governance’ in all Departments, it is a must for everyone to know about prevention of cyber crime, opined Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP) Mathew Philip. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Cyber Security and e-Governance’ organised jointly by e-Governance Division of Administration Training Institute (ATI) and District Training…

NCSK Chairman M. Venkatesan to tour district from tomorrow
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NCSK Chairman M. Venkatesan to tour district from tomorrow

March 13, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) Chairman M. Venkatesan will be touring the district from Mar. 13 to Mar. 15. He will be arriving to Mysuru on Mar. 13 at 9 pm and staying at Government Guest House.  He will be participating in various programmes in city on Mar. 14 from 10 am onwards….

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March 13, 2021

Indians love drama and so, often become sentimental fools. That is why we build temples for actors, get tattoos of cricketers and even cut off our finger when we vote for the wrong candidate by mistake like 25-year-old Pawan Kumar did in UP! Thank God he didn’t realise it happened because he was stupid else…he…

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