Mysuru: In the wake of reports that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is finding it difficult in Chamundeshwari Constituency, a group of veteran Vokkaliga leaders from the Constituency have thrown its weight behind the Chief Minister. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Mavinahalli Siddegowda, who had unsuccessfully contested from the constituency in 1989, said that Siddharamaiah had…
Retired Accounts Officer develops Park from his own funds
April 4, 2018Mysuru: A park which was lying in a state of neglect with wild growth is now blooming with greenery even in the summer season. In a park where hardly anybody could step in has now become a favourite place of the walkers. And one person, a retired government official is responsible for this transformation. Retired…
How could Rahul forget PU paper leak in 2016?
April 4, 2018Mysuru: Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on CBSE question paper leak, a senior BJP leader in Mysuru questioned how Rahul Gandhi could forget the Second PUC Chemistry question paper leak in Karnataka under the Chief Ministership of Siddharamaiah. “In 2016, the PU Chemistry paper was leaked not once but…
‘Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus?’ book launched
April 4, 2018The book highlights how the numerically small Kodava community is unique and deserves the religious minority status to safeguard its culture, ancestral homes, sacred groves, traditional land tenure systems and customary laws, which have come under threat in the recent years due to ‘outsiders’ outnumbering the local population, triggered by ‘vote bank’ politics. Mysuru: The…
TN bandh over Cauvery: Buses from Mysuru unaffected
April 4, 2018Mysuru: With the protests in Tamil Nadu escalating over the Cauvery water issue, there were fears that the bus services from Mysuru to different parts of Tamil Nadu would be affected. However, till yesterday the inter-State buses from both sides are plying regularly without any disruption in service. The buses to Chennai, Ooty, Coimbatore, Salem,…
Hike in third party insurance premium: Truckers to stage stir from Apr. 7
April 4, 2018Mysuru: Condemning the hike in the Third Party Insurance Premium amount by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) and terming the same as unscientific, various truckers associations will be staging an indefinite stir from Apr. 7. This is in response to the nationwide strike called by the Federation of Karnataka Lorry Owners Association in protest…
JSS Academy ranked 37th, third in the State
April 4, 2018Mysuru: Even as the University of Mysore missed the NIRF ranking in the list announced by the HRD Ministry, the JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER) has done the city proud by bagging the 37th rank among Universities in the country and third in the State. This is the only institution from…
Residential Retreat for Doctors at Suttur Srikshetra
April 4, 2018Mysuru: Jagadguru Sri Veerasimhasana Mahasamsthana Mutt, JSS Mahavidyapeetha and Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment Trust have jointly organised a three-day ‘Residential Retreat for Doctors’ at Suttur Srikshetra from Apr. 12. The camp will be held under the guidance of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji and Jnanayogashrama, Vijayapura Mutt Seer Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji. Distinguished speakers like…
Teachers urged to safeguard professional ethics
April 4, 2018Mysuru: The true hallmark of teaching profession largely depends on teachers practicing professional ethics, said Dr. N. N. Prahallada, Retired Associate Professor in Education, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysuru, while inaugurating a 13-day orientation programme on “Professional Ethics and Indian Constitution” for the faculty of Governemt Polytechnic Institutions from Karnataka organised at Nagamangala Polytechnic…
Annual Drawing Camp for kids
April 4, 2018Mysuru: A 24-day Annual Drawing Camp for school students organised by JSS Mahavidyapeetha commenced this morning at the premises of JSS Balajagath School on Ramanuja Road here. About 100 students have registered for the camp, open for students from 1st to 10th standard held under three categories daily from 9 am to 1 pm. The…
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