Mysore/Mysuru: Naagi, the Jenu Kuruba tribal youth from H.D. Kote, who has the distinction of being the first degree holder in her community, is all set to crack KPSC exam this year. Jenu Kuruba tribes are one of the vulnerable tribal groups in Karnataka. Living in the remote tribal hamlets of H.D. Kote taluk, education…
Four-day English workshop held at Chinmaya Vidyalaya
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Mysuru had organised a four-day English workshop for Primary and High School teachers at its premises here recently. Former KSOU English Professor and present Director of Children’s Literary Club, Mysuru, Dr. R. Purnima was the resource person. The objective of the workshop was to make the best use of the lean period…
BPBIM hosts Natl. Webinar on ‘Self-employment’
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management (BPBIM), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru, had organised a National Webinar on ‘Self Employment – A Boon in COVID times’ on Sept. 16 in association with Asian Institute of Family Managed Business, Mumbai at its premises recently. Sidhanth Dugar, COO of Designer Exports from Kolkata, spoke about the…
Hon. Doctoral Degrees have lost their value: Former VC
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that many awards and prizes are up for sale these days, former Karnataka Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Padma Shekar regretted that Hon. Doctoral Degrees too has joined this list. She was speaking at ‘Shikshana Chetana’ teacher award conferment programme, organised by city’s Hasiru Bhoomi Trust at Negilayogi Maruleshwara Seva Bhavana located in front…
‘Emulate Lord Krishna’s preaching to reach goal’
September 29, 2020Awareness programme on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ held Mysore/Mysuru: As part of ‘Adhika Masa,’ Sri Abhayam Foundation had organised an awareness programme on Bhagavad Gita ‘Gita Saara’ at Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy Temple in Vontikoppal here. On this occasion, the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ books were distributed to 108 persons. Speaking on the occasion, K.R. Mohan Kumar, President, Sri Lakshmi…
Lions celebrate Teachers and Engineers’ Day
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Lions Club of Mysore celebrated Teachers’ Day and Engineers’ Day at Lions Bhavan in Tilaknagar here on Saturday. Lions Clubs International District 317A District Governor N. Jayaram inaugurated the function and explained the service activities of the Club. J. Venkatesh, Chairman, Department of Automobile, PES College of Engineering (PESCE), Mandya and H. Sathyaprasad, Principal,…
High Court quashes FIR against former VC Prof. K.S. Rangappa
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief to former University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday last quashed the FIR registered against him in connection with the alleged irregularities that is said to have taken place when he was the KSOU VC. Following a…
Project Directors of Classical Language Centres meet at CIIL
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day meeting with Project Directors of all the Classical Language Centres was held at Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru on Sept. 24 and 25. T.S. Nagabharana, Chairman, Kannada Development Authority, Bengaluru, was the special invitee. He put forward many ideas and gave suggestions for the progress of classical languages. Prof. R.V.S….
Appointed as Mysore University Syndicate Member
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Chaitra Narayan, an entrepreneur, has been appointed as the Syndicate Member of University of Mysore. As per the notification issued from the Office of the Governor, the term of office shall be for a period of three years with effect from Sept. 22, 2020. Dr. Chaitra, Founder of Codagu Agritech and Shivam Distillations,…
Corporator stages protest against DC Sharat’s transfer
September 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after the Government transferred Mysuru DC B. Sharat barely a month after he was appointed to the post, Congress Corporator Lokesh Piya, along with his supporters, staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust, opposite the City Law Courts Complex here yesterday. Condemning the premature and abrupt transfer, Lokesh Piya said that…














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