Birds migrate, so do a lot of other species of animals. Migration is to move from one region of habitation to another region in search of various needs of life. Birds migrate mostly from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere, during the winter months. The winters are colder and harsher in the Temperate Zones…
‘Double Decker Root Bridge of Meghalaya’ : Dr. Salvia of JSS Medical College wins Intl. Painting Contest
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Dr. Salvia S. Raj, a House Surgeon in JSS Medical College, Mysuru, has bagged the prestigious ‘Emerging Artist-2019’ for her artwork ‘Double Decker Root Bridge of Meghalaya.’ Dushyant Gallery, Noida of Uttar Pradesh had organised an Online Painting (Landscape) Competition in which 795 artists across the globe had participated out of which 21 had…
Conquering all odds, he brings fame to his village Dr. Chandrappa, I presume?
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Hailing from a remote hamlet in Chamarajanagar district, Chandrappa is now a doctorate holder. What makes him exceptional is the fact that he is the only Ph.D. holder from his village. Coming from a poor background, Chandrappa has conquered many odds including poverty to achieve this feat. Recently, University of Mysore (UoM) awarded Ph.D….
Death for Nirbhaya convict, confirms Supreme Court; review dismissed
December 18, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court today confirmed the death sentence of one of the four convicts in the 2012 gang-rape, torture and killing of a young para-medical student, who came to be known as ‘Nirbhaya.’ The convict had questioned the woman’s dying declaration and argued in Court that he deserved mercy as the “pressure to…
Make Mysuru city the Cyber Security Hub of the country: CII
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) had organised its Annual IT/ITES Conference – 2019 on the topic ‘Cyber Security and IoT (Internet of Things) – Destination Mysore’ at Hotel Country Inn in city this morning. The Conference is being held as an initiative to create an enabling environment for the Indian home-grown businesses to develop…
Kaushalya Karnataka: Free skill training for youths
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Edukare ITES, an IT Training and Placement Services Institute, had organised a Skill Development Programme at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city on Tuesday. The event was held as part of the ambitious Kaushalya Karnataka programme launched by the previous Government, which was meant to provide skills to the unemployed…
Talk on ‘Universal Basic Income: Answer to Poverty?’ on Dec.21
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum has organised a talk on “Universal Basic Income – Answer to Poverty?” by Prof. V.K. Nataraj, former Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, at 6 pm on Saturday (Dec.21) at Kalpa Kshetra auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru [Mob:94498-19536]. The talk will address the issue of alleviating poverty…
Halegannada works have been digitised: KBA Chairman
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Kannada Book Authority (KBA) Chairman Dr. Nandish Hanche said that most of the Old Kannada (Halegannada) works have been digitised and uploaded online and on mobile apps for the benefit of readers. He was speaking after releasing ‘Ananthayatri’, the annual magazine (2018-19) of Maharaja’s College at a programme organised at the Junior B.A. Hall…
Training for Kannada and Tamil Teachers, Research Scholars
December 18, 2019Mysuru: A five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing, Evaluation and Item writing for the Kannada and Tamil teachers of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, on Monday. Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi, Officer In-charge of NTS-I, inaugurated the programme. In his inaugural speech he briefed about…
AIUTUC holds first District-level Labour Conference
December 18, 2019Mysuru: The first District-level Labour Conference, under the aegis of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), was held at Maharaja’s College Centenary Hall here on Sunday. Inaugurating the programme, AIUTUC State Secretary K. Somashekar observed that lakhs of workers have lost their jobs in the country owing to the Centre’s anti-labour policy supporting capitalists….















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