Bengaluru/Mysuru: In a major organisational exercise, BJP State President Nalin Kumar Kateel on Friday appointed new office-bearers who included Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa’s younger son B.Y. Vijayendra as one among the party’s 10 Vice-Presidents. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, Hotelier and BJP leader from Mysuru M.Rajendra, Udupi-Chikkamagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje and MLA and former Minister Aravind Limbavali…
Revised timings of Aadhaar Seva Kendras
August 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As the Sunday curfew has been lifted by the district administration, the Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) at Vijayanagar and Saraswathipuram in Mysuru will be open on all days including Sundays, with immediate effect. The timings will be from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm on all days. Citizens may book their online appointments accordingly. Wearing…
One-week FDP on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering
August 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Civil Engineering at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) is organising a one-week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) entitled “Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering” from Aug. 3 to 8. The FDP has been planned in six important fields of Civil Engineering and the resource persons have been chosen from the premier institutions in…
Swabhimani Award for Government Schools
August 1, 2020Bengaluru: The Department of Primary and Secondary Education is giving away Swabhimani Award to the Government Schools which achieve excellence in administration and academics. This award will be given from the current academic year itself considering the achievements of the schools. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar announced this during a meeting with…
Former VCs lambast Govt. over Search Panel Selection
August 1, 2020Bengaluru: The Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka (FVCK) has alleged that the State Government was not following regulations while appointing members to Search Committees for Selection of Vice-Chancellors to State-run Universities. In a statement released to media, the Forum stated that while nominating members to Vice-Chancellors Selection Committees (Search Committee) the State Government was…
Board for unorganised workers on the anvil
August 1, 2020Vijayapura: The State Government is planning to set up a Board for unorganised workers on the lines of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar said that a bill would be tabled in the next Assembly session for constituting a board for unorganised workers. He was speaking at a meeting of the Labour Department…
Of 142 COVID-19 deaths in Mysuru, 127 are from city
August 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Among the 142 COVID-19 deaths reported in Mysuru, 127 are from Mysuru city alone – within the limits of Mysuru City Corporation. Next comes T. Narasipur with 6 deaths, Nanjangud with 4, two each in Mysuru Taluk and K.R. Nagar and one death has been reported from Hunsur. H.D. Kote, Nanjangud Rural and Periyapatna…
Mysuru-Chennai Bullet Train among 7 finalised routes
July 31, 2020Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai 435-km high-speed rail corridor (bullet train) to come up National Highways Authority of India to begin land acquisition; no delay despite COVID New Delhi: The 435-km high-speed rail (bullet train) corridor between Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai will finally be a reality and the route is among the network of high-speed bullet trains on seven new routes. The…
Sushant Singh wanted to take up organic farming in South Kodagu
July 31, 2020Mumbai: Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide case has taken a curious turn after his father Krishna Kishore Singh lodged an FIR against girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and five others. As per the FIR lodged by Sushant Singh Rajput’s father K.K. Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput wanted to quit his Bollywood career and venture into organic farming,…
Varamahalakshmi Festival celebrated in city amid COVID-19 shadow
July 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the people of the city, especially the women folk, celebrated the traditional Varamahalakshmi festival today. The festival, which is celebrated on the second Friday of Shravana month every year, saw women worshipping Ashtalakshmi — the Eight Goddesses of Wealth, Earth, Wisdom, Love, Fame, Peace, Contentment and Strength…
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