Month: February, 2024

Fund Crunch Traffic signal project delayed
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Fund Crunch Traffic signal project delayed

February 24, 2024

Lapse of funds, additional expenses force MCC to borrow bank loan to salvage project The MCC will procure funds from the banks to install the traffic signals and the process is on. We expect the sanction of money immediately. Five traffic signal lights will be installed in two to three days and five others will…

Human Milk Bank at city’s Cheluvamba Hospital soon
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Human Milk Bank at city’s Cheluvamba Hospital soon

February 24, 2024

Expected to aid healthy growth of pre-term babies by feeding processed breast milk Mysore/Mysuru: A Human Milk Bank, soon set to be established at Cheluvamba Hospital for Women and Children in the city, aims to provide a crucial lifeline for pre-term babies. In Mysuru district, where approximately 22 to 25 percent of births are pre-term,…

Fate of new Varsities to be decided on Feb. 27
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Fate of new Varsities to be decided on Feb. 27

February 24, 2024

Higher Education Minister to hold meeting with VCs; to discuss scrapping of NEP-2020 Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst administrative challenges and financial constraints faced by newly established Universities initiated by the previous Government, Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar has called for a meeting of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) from all State-run Universities in Bengaluru on Feb. 27. Agenda includes…

karnata – Centre for Classical Kannada inaugurated
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karnata – Centre for Classical Kannada inaugurated

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Elderly French-Indian  Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, who was recently conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award and Dr. Vasundhara Kavali Filliozat couple inaugurated ‘karnata,’ a pioneering Research Centre dedicated to Classical Kannada language, at a programme organised at the Heritage House on Fire Brigade Road in Saraswathipuram here on Sunday by lighting the lamp….

Focus on Kerala-Tamil Nadu border areas of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar : Officers meet at Bandipur to curb electoral malpractices
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Focus on Kerala-Tamil Nadu border areas of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar : Officers meet at Bandipur to curb electoral malpractices

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The countdown has begun for the announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule in 2024, prompting senior officials in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts to initiate preparations. The elections have been considered by major political parties as a litmus test of their influence, thereby heightening the risk of illicit activities aimed at securing victory. With…

Farmer commits suicide
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Farmer commits suicide

February 24, 2024

Farmer leaders gherao Mysuru Taluk Tahsildar at mortuary premises Mysore/Mysuru: Tension prevailed for sometime in the premises of mortuary attached to K.R. Hospital on Irwin Road in the city this morning, as a farmer died of alleged suicide attempt by consuming pesticide. Girigowda (52) of Kaniyanahundi village, Bogadi Road in Mysuru taluk, is the deceased…

City Law graduate R.Varnika selected as Civil Judge
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City Law graduate R.Varnika selected as Civil Judge

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: City Law graduate R. Varnika has been selected as a Civil Judge with fifth rank in the competitive written exam held last year. The 28-year-old is among the 33 selected for appointment as Civil Judges. She was ranked fifth after the viva-voce that was held between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 2024, the result…

HC upholds appointment of Prof. Lokanath as Mysore Varsity VC
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HC upholds appointment of Prof. Lokanath as Mysore Varsity VC

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief for University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath, the High Court on Friday upheld his appointment as the VC, while also quashing a HC Single Judge Bench order cancelling his appointment.  Prof. Lokanath had petitioned the HC challenging the Single Judge Bench order that had quashed his appointment as…

Training to forest staff on Chamundi Hill fire-fighting
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Training to forest staff on Chamundi Hill fire-fighting

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: With the onset of summer, the Forest Department faces heightened challenges in combating fire at Chamundi Hill. To address these, proactive measures and awareness programmes have been initiated. Yesterday, one such programme took place at Tree Park, Alanahalli, at the foot of Chamundi Hill, where the Forest Department sought the active support of the…

‘Learning in mother-tongue more effective’
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‘Learning in mother-tongue more effective’

February 24, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that learning any subject, including Science, in one’s mother-tongue will be more effective, former University of Mysore and KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa said that this will also help in coming up with innovations. He was speaking at science writer Dr. S.N. Hegde’s book release programme organised by Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota in association…

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