Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) being conducted on a mass scale by the district administration, entered the second day today, with the test conducted at five centres across the city. At Town Hall, one of the centres that is located in the heart of the city, more than 60 people were seen voluntarily…
City BJP Units felicitate newly-appointed Party Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Newly-appointed State BJP Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra, younger son of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, was felicitated by the City, District and Youth Units at the Party Office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday. This was Vijayendra’s first visit to the city after being appointed as one of the ten Vice-Presidents of the State BJP Unit. Addressing party…
CET results on Aug. 20
August 18, 2020Bengaluru: The results of the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Pharmacy and several other professional courses (barring Medical and Dental courses) in Karnataka will be announced on Aug.20. Disclosing this here yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Higher Education Minister said that CET was held…
Three Cheetahs arrive at Mysuru Zoo
August 18, 2020Travel for three days from South Africa Mysore/Mysuru: Cheetahs, considered as the fastest animal on this planet, arrived at Mysuru Zoo last night under the Animal Exchange Programme. Three Cheetahs (one male and two females) arrived at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens from South Africa Cheetah Centre at Johannesburg via Singapore and Bengaluru. The animals aged…
Selected for Staff Course at US Naval War College
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Muckatira Lieutenant Commander Suraj Aiyappa has been selected to represent the Indian Navy for the prestigious Staff Course at US Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA. Suraj completed his schooling from the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun and thereafter joined the Naval Academy from where he graduated as the Academy Cadet Captain. He…
Master of Inspiring Kannada Quotes: Retired school teacher T.R. Mohan
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Everyday, all of us receive many ‘Words of Wisdom’ as WhatsApp messages on mobile phones. Most of the time, we would just quickly leaf through them and move on with our daily lives. But this retired school teacher, from the past 15 years, has been penning such beautiful Kannada quotes, walking down every day…
Jain Milan fetes philanthropist-Pharmacist
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The meeting of Jain Milan Palace City was held recently at Jain Milan Charitable Dialysis Centre at Bamboo Bazaar in city. Pharmacist N. Raghavan of Raghulal & Co., who was the chief guest, went around the Dialysis Centre and was apprised of the dialysis service provided to the poor and needy at a very…
Karnataka mulls on establishing six Research Universities
August 18, 2020Bengaluru: In a move aimed at giving a push to the Centre’s ambitious National Education Policy (NEP), the State Government is mulling establishment of six research-oriented Universities, besides setting up ten Universities focussed on ‘teaching’ and 34 autonomous Higher Education Institutions in the next three years. Speaking to presspersons after holding a high-level meeting with…
NEET and JEE entrance exams in September as scheduled
August 18, 2020New Delhi: The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Medical and Dental Courses and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admission to IITs will take place as scheduled in September, with the Supreme Court on Monday dismissing a petition seeking postponement of exams due to COVID pandemic. A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme…
Shepherd killed in elephant attack
August 18, 2020Hanur: A shepherd, who had taken his flock of sheep for grazing, was killed, when an elephant attacked him at Hogyam Range in Male Madeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday afternoon. The deceased shepherd is Channegowda (48), son of Basavegowda of Yarambadi village, Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district. As usual, Channegowda, on Sunday afternoon, had taken…
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