Month: June, 2024

NEET won’t be cancelled:  Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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NEET won’t be cancelled:  Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

June 23, 2024

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has denied any plans to cancel National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET), asserting that the Government won’t jeopardise the future of thousands of aspirants because of a few isolated incidents. Addressing the media persons recently, Pradhan said, “I want to assure everyone that the Government is committed to protect students’…

Former ISRO Chief headed panel to reform NTA
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Former ISRO Chief headed panel to reform NTA

June 23, 2024

New Delhi: The Union Education Ministry has constituted a high-level committee of experts to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The panel will be headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr.K. Radhakrishnan. This development comes days after NTA cancelled UGC-NET, after its question paper…

Six more arrested; tally touches 19
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Six more arrested; tally touches 19

June 23, 2024

New Delhi: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has arrested six more people in connection with the alleged leak of National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-2024 question paper, taking the total number of arrests made in the case to 19. The latest arrests were made in Jharkhand’s Deoghar. Acting on a tip off, the Police…

Environment Day celebrated at Daksha College
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Environment Day celebrated at Daksha College

June 23, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Daksha College, Mysuru, celebrated World Environment Day on June 15 with the participation of Prof. Shyam Sundar Subbarao, Expert in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies, K.C. Shivappa, poet, V. Srinivasa Raju, Environmental activist who has promoted greening and Prof. N.M. Talwar of University of Mysore. The  programme was also attended by Chairman Jayachandra Raju,…

National and State farmer leaders’ meet at Shivamogga tomorrow
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National and State farmer leaders’ meet at Shivamogga tomorrow

June 23, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Farmer leaders from across the Nation and State will be descending on Shivamogga for a national-level convention organised tomorrow (June 24), with a motto to strengthen farmers movement in South India, on the lines of Farmers Chalo in New Delhi. This was announced to the media persons by President of Federation of State Farmer…

HC stays order allowing racing and betting at Bangalore Turf Club
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HC stays order allowing racing and betting at Bangalore Turf Club

June 23, 2024

Bengaluru: In a setback to Bangalore Turf Club (BTC), a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Saturday prohibited BTC from conducting any on-course and off-course racing and betting activities at its premises. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind passed the order after hearing the writ appeal filed…

Lady yoga teacher ends life
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Lady yoga teacher ends life

June 23, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A lady yoga teacher ended her life by hanging self at her home in Gokulam yesterday. The deceased is Mallika (47). She was leading a lonely life and was reportedly depressed. She ended her life by hanging self with her saree at her home, Police said. A native of Suratkal in Dakshina Kannada, Mallika,…

Girl student commits suicide
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Girl student commits suicide

June 23, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A student, who was reportedly caught for malpractice in the exam, has allegedly died by suicide, after jumping from the fourth floor of the college building in Mandi Police limits on Thursday. The deceased, from Lashkar Mohalla, was studying first year Lab Technician course at the college and had been recently caught copying in…

Woman killed as KSRTC bus hits
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Woman killed as KSRTC bus hits

June 23, 2024

Nanjangud: A 75-year-old woman was killed when a KSRTC bus hit her when she was crossing the Chamarajanagar Bypass Road yesterday morning. The deceased is Parvathamma, wife of Annaiah and a resident of Medar Street in the town. Yesterday at about 6 am, Parvathamma was crossing the road when the KSRTC bus, which came from…

Ritz Ponnu’s Last Supper
Abracadabra By K. B. Ganapathy, Columns

Ritz Ponnu’s Last Supper

June 23, 2024

On Friday around 11 am I got a call. The message was disturbing, unpleasant, “Ponnu uncle passed away.” It was about the death of Ponnu Muthanna, known simply as Ponnu to his friends, the man behind the Pelican Pub, popular eatery and beer pub, on Hunsur Road in Jayalakshmipuram. He was 86. The news twanged…

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