Mass Feeding Centre, Regional Museum of Natural History closed Mysuru/Mysore: Following directions from the District Administration not to hold any events where large number of people gather, the Centenary Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM), scheduled to be held this month, has been postponed to May 2020. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Varsity Vice-Chancellor Prof….
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday nominated former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. According to a notification by the Home Ministry, “in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that…
Apex Court seeks reply of Director-General, Prison and Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories by Mar. 20 regarding precautionary measures taken in Jails across India New Delhi: A Two-Judge Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde and L.N. Rao issued a notice to the Director-General, Prison and Chief Secretaries of all…
Madikeri: Even as Kodagu district administration is taking all necessary measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus which is causing havoc across the globe, with more than 5,000 people having lost their lives so far, the Health Department has kept a close watch on Bylakuppe Tibetan Camp near Kushalnagar, where scores of Tibetans are…
International Adolescent Health Week is observed from March 15 to 21, 2020 by the Mysore Adolescent Health Academy (MAHA). Here we publish a brief write-up by Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman of MAHA and Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, Hebbal, Mysuru. International Adolescent Health Week is a grassroots initiative for young people, their health care providers, their…
Mysuru/Mysore: IAS Officer M.R. Ravi Kumar, who was serving as the Managing Director of Karnataka Silk Marketing Board Limited, Bengaluru, has been transferred with immediate effect and posted as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) in place of K. Jyothi, who has been transferred. Ravi Kumar had served as the Personal…
Mysuru/Mysore: ATMEya-2020, the Annual Cultural Fest of ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru, was held recently on the theme ‘Save the Wild.’ Krupakar-Senani, renowned wildlife photographers duo and Ajit M. Kulkarni, Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden (Mysuru Zoo), were the chief guests. Senani, in his address, said: “Like man, every living being has the…
Mysuru/Mysore: The three-day annual Techno-Cultural Fest ‘techNIEks 2020’ of National Institute of Engineering (NIE) was inaugurated at the Diamond Jubilee Block of NIE campus in the presence of Swami Yukteshanandaji, Coordinator, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, as the chief guest. D. Sudhanva, Hon. Secretary, NIE Management Committee, was the guest of honour during the inaugural. General Secretary…
Mysuru/Mysore: Principal District and Sessions Court Judge S.K. Vontigodi yesterday inaugurated an exclusive POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Special Court at Mysuru District Court (Old Court) premises in city. Following directions from the High Court that every district should have a POCSO Special Court, the Special Court was opened in Mysuru. POCSO Special…
Mysuru/Mysore: The Post-Graduate Department of Botany, JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Ooty Road had organised UGC-sponsored State-level seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Plant Science.’ Dr. Venkatesh Prasad, Head, Synthetic Biology Function, Reliance Industries Ltd., Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, inaugurated the seminar. Chief guest N.M. Shiva-shankarappa, Director, Horticulture Division, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, inaugurated JSS-BOTANICA Forum, a…
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