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‘Insulate Universities from political, bureaucratic interference’
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‘Insulate Universities from political, bureaucratic interference’

July 28, 2019

Anna University VC Dr. Surappa at UoM Foundation Day Lecture Mysuru:  Painting a grim picture of higher education in the country, Anna University Vice-Chancellor and former Director of IIT Ropar Dr. M.K. Surappa said that the only way to salvage the situation is to strictly insulate the Universities and institutions of higher learning from political…

UGC releases list of 23 fake Universities in country
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UGC releases list of 23 fake Universities in country

July 28, 2019

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 23 “self-styled, unrecognised” Universities, eight of which are in Uttar Pradesh. The higher education regulator has warned students against taking admission in these institutions. “Students and public at large are hereby informed that at present 23 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in various…

Naval NCC Cadets get ready for riveting show of adventure
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Naval NCC Cadets get ready for riveting show of adventure

July 28, 2019

30 Cadets train at Kukkarahalli Lake; 18 will be sent to Karwar Naval Base Mysuru: A group of 30 youngsters in city are undergoing gruelling training for the All India Nau-Sainik Camp (NCC Naval Camp) 2019 to be held at Visakhapatnam (Vizag)where they will compete with the best NCC Naval Cadets who are selected from…

Officials skip RLHP’s Mass Contact Prog.
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Officials skip RLHP’s Mass Contact Prog.

July 28, 2019

Ambedkar Nagar residents fume as they pour in complaints Mysuru:  Complaints poured in from the residents of Ambedkar Nagar near the VTU College on Outer Ring Road, at the Mass Contact Programme (MCP) organised by the Rural Literacy & Health Programme (RLHP) here on July 23. The MCP was organised for the residents where the…

Ambedkar Nagar lacks basic amenities
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Ambedkar Nagar lacks basic amenities

July 28, 2019

Is it possible to live in such inhuman conditions…? Mysuru:  The whole place stinks as mounds of garbage is accumulated, plastic and waste is strewn all around, sewage water is flowing on the roads, it does not have an Anganwadi or its own school building. When one visits this place, the first question that arises…

Saplings planted on Mysuru-Kodagu Highway as part of ‘Roots of Kodagu’ campaign
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Saplings planted on Mysuru-Kodagu Highway as part of ‘Roots of Kodagu’ campaign

July 28, 2019

Kushalnagar:  More than 750 volunteers representing various organisations took part in the drive to plant saplings along Mysuru-Kodagu Higway as part of ‘Roots of Kodagu’ campaign yesterday. With the message ‘Let Us Unite for Cauvery,’ members of the organisations planted saplings at different points between Anechowkur and Thithimathi forest areas of Kodagu district. The volunteers…

Pass in 8th standard not mandatory to get DL
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Pass in 8th standard not mandatory to get DL

July 28, 2019

Mysuru:  The Central Government has amended the Motor Vehicles Act removing the mandatory clause of a pass in 8th standard to obtain a Driving Licence (DL) for driving autorickshaw, taxi, lorry and other vehicles. MP Pratap Simha has, in a press release, stated that the amendment in Motor Vehicle (MV) Act was tabled by Union…

Mysore Merchants Co-op. Bank celebrates Diamond Jubilee
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Mysore Merchants Co-op. Bank celebrates Diamond Jubilee

July 28, 2019

Mysuru: The Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd. was held this morning at Basanth Convention Hall in Vishweshwaranagar here. Inaugurating the programme, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar commended the Bank for completing 60 successful years which is not an easy task to accomplish. He recalled that the land for establishing the Bank…

Poor quality of JnNURM houses: DSS to stage protest tomorrow
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Poor quality of JnNURM houses: DSS to stage protest tomorrow

July 28, 2019

Mysuru:  Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) will stage a protest in front of DC’s Office here tomorrow (July 29) at 11 am to urge the Government to take stern action against people behind the construction of houses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM)  to rehabilitate Ekalavyanagar destitute families of nomads. Disclosing this at…

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