New Delhi: A third COVID wave in India is “inevitable”, and it could hit the country in the next six to eight weeks, AIIMS Chief Dr. Randeep Guleria told yesterday amid unlocking in parts of the country after weeks of strict restrictions. The country’s main challenge is vaccinating a huge population and the increase in…
Dr. Kasturirangan lauds State Govt’s speed in implementing NEP
June 20, 2021Bengaluru: Chairman of National Education Policy (NEP) Draft Committee and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. Kasturirangan said here on Friday that in the 21st Century, revolutionary changes are being witnessed in the field of educational sector across the country including Karnataka. He was speaking after participating in a regional research seminar on…
Kapila river bed cleared of plastic, waste
June 20, 2021Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has appealed people not to throw puja articles and other offerings to rivers as doing so will pollute water and does not bring any good to us. She was speaking after launching the two-day ‘Nagarasabhe Nade Kapila Nadi Swachhate Kade,’ a Kapila river bed cleansing initiative jointly undertaken by Nanjangud…
Lockdown violation: 385 vehicles seized in two days
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their drive against COVID lockdown offenders, Mysuru City Police, who conducted checking drives on June 17 and 19, have seized a total of 385 vehicles which were found flouting the guidelines to initiate legal action. While 166 two-wheelers, 29 cars and five autorickshaws were seized on June 17, 148 two-wheelers, 33 cars and…
Farmers to take out ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Union Government to repeal the three newly introduced Farm Laws, farmers under the banner of KRRS (Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha) will take out a ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ on June 26, marking the completion of seventh month of the indefinite nationwide stir launched by the farmers over the issue. Announcing this at a…
Ration kits distributed to tourist bus drivers, mechanics
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: More than 250 tourist bus drivers and mechanics were distributed ration kits at a programme organised under the aegis of Mysuru Tourist Bus Owners Association near Dasara Exhibition Grounds here on Friday. The kits were donated by Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda and his son G.D. Harish Gowda, President of MCDCC Bank. Speaking on the…
Congress hands over food kit, insurance bond to COVID Warriors
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City District Congress Committee distributed Corona Kavach Insurance Bond worth Rs. 2 lakh each to ambulance drivers and last rite performers of those who died of Coronavirus, in connection with 51st birthday of former AICC President, Rahul Gandhi on Friday. At a function held at Congress Bhavan here, former MP and KPCC Working…
Mid-Day Meal workers demand financial package
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to announce a COVID package on the lines of ASHA and Anganwadi workers, Mid-Day Meal workers, under the banner of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC)-affiliated Karnataka Rajya Samyukta Akshara Dasoha Sanghatane, staged an online demonstration by displaying placards from their homes on Friday. Maintaining that there are 5,500 Mid-Day…
Father’s Day gift: Cycle Pure Agarbathi grants paid paternity leave for would be fathers
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In India, maternity leave was introduced in 1961 providing a 12-week paid leave to mothers and in 2017, it was increased to 26 weeks. However, there is no Government-mandated paternity leave policy for men. They are usually offered one or two weeks of paid leave in a Government sector while the leave policy in…
Curriculum Expert Committees for UG & PG formed to implement NEP from current academic year
June 20, 2021Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Prof. Nagesh V. Bettakote and Prof. Y.S. Siddegowda among Committee Chairmen Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has constituted Committees of subject experts in different faculties to prepare academic curriculum along the lines of National Educational Policy (NEP) for Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate courses. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher…
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