Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar launched ‘Vidyawin,’ an educational App aimed at ascertaining the learning ability of students in respect of online education, at a programme organised in the State capital on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Kumar said that during this COVID-19 critical period where online classes are the…
Plant tissue culture facility for Nanjangud Rasabale research to come up at JSS
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Life Sciences, has received grants from Vision Group of Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka, under K-FIST (Karnataka Fund for Infrastructure Strengthening in Science and Technology in Higher Educational Institutions). The grant has been sanctioned to…
Two from Mysuru among four arrested with 400 leopard nails
December 6, 2020Bengaluru: Chennammanakere Achukattu Police in Bengaluru have arrested four individuals, together with a lady, and recovered 400 leopard nails, six tiger nails, a blackbuck and jackal skin, seven pangolin nails, two jungle cat paws and three sloth bear claws from them. The accused are Prashant Kumar and Karthik from Mysuru and Pramila Reddy and Sai…
Complaints lodged against women begging with infants
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to rescue women begging at Traffic Signal junctions along with infants and rehabilitate them, the office-bearers of Jan Sangram Parishat, Mysuru Unit, have submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in this regard on Saturday. In the memorandum, Parishat Vice-President Prasanna and Women’s Wing Secretary Geetha Velumani have stated that…
Leopard found dead
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A male leopard was found dead in Kundakere Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district yesterday. The leopard, which is about 7 years old, is said to have died of natural causes. Bandipur Tiger Reserve Director Natesh, ACF Paramesh, Warden Krutika Alanahalli, Kundakere RFO Srinivas and other Forest staff visited the spot. Veterinarian…
Services pertaining to GPs are covered under Sakala: CEO
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) has urged the public to submit their applications through Sakala Services and receive acknowledgement at Gram Panchayats (GPs). The ZP CEO, in a press release issued on Nov. 12, has reiterated that eleven services pertaining to GPs are covered under Sakala. The certificates received through Sakala services…
Annual Pooja rituals at Sree Ayyappa Swamy Temple in city from Dec. 19 to Dec.21
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Puja Samithi, Sree Ayyappa Swamy and Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, foot of Chamundi Hill, will be holding the Annual Special Puja rituals from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21 in the presence of Thanthri Dr. Chennas Dineshan Namboodiripad of Guruvayur. The events are as follows: Dec.19 (Saturday) – 5 pm to 8.30 pm:…
Karnataka Bandh: Poor response in city
December 5, 2020Several protesting Kannada activists taken into preventive custody All businesses remain open Mysore/Mysuru: The dawn to dusk State-wide bandh called by pro-Kannada groups today opposing the B.S. Yediyurappa Government’s decision to create an Authority for Maratha community has had no major impact on normal life so far, other than sporadic protests and demonstrations. Kannada organisations…
Kerala-Mysuru rail link: New route with a tunnel proposed
December 5, 2020Mysore-Malabar Rail Road Action Council appeals Karnataka Government to consider the project Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore-Malabar Rail Road Action Council is generating public opinion in favour of Mysuru-Malabar Railway line that has Thalassery in Kerala and Kadakola in Karnataka near Mysuru as starting and ending points. This comes in the wake of the earlier Thalassery-Mysuru Railway…
Mysuru ZP CEO D. Bharathi transferred: Paramesh is new CEO
December 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Days after the State Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Gram Panchayat (GP) elections, the State Government on Friday transferred Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) D. Bharathi as Hassan ZP CEO. Paramesh, who was functioning as Hassan ZP CEO, has been appointed as the new CEO of Mysuru ZP. Bharathi,…















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