Mysuru: “Growing expectations of both quantity and quality have subjected higher education to unprecedented stress in terms of output and effectiveness. The search for the effective alternative has led us to new possibilities like Open Distance Learning (ODL),” said Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. S. Vidyashankar. Speaking in his welcome address during the…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh: A 74-year-old woman gave birth to twin girls, conceived through In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district yesterday. Daljinder Kaur of Punjab, had become a first-time mother at the age of 70 in 2016. Erramatti Mangayamma, wife of E. Raja Rao, 80, from Nelaparthipadu village of Draksharamam Block in East Godavari…
Mysuru: Ten giant century-old trees have been cut at Chunchanakatte in Mysuru District to widen the road that leads to the famous Chunchanakatte Falls. In all, 14 trees were marked to be cut and due to rain, the axing of remaining four trees has been put on hold now. The trees were chopped despite opposition…
Will annual Chunchanakatte Jalapathotsava be cancelled? Mysuru: Clarifying on the cutting of trees, the Forest Department officials told Star of Mysore that the Public Works Department (PWD) had sent a proposal to them stating that the trees were an impediment to development works and must be axed. “Following a proposal from the Tourism Department on…
Old Council Hall to be named after Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at its Council Meeting decided to confer ‘Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’ award to five persons during Dasara celebrations every year. This momentous decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Mayor Shafi Ahmed (in the absence of Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath)…
Mysuru: Vrukshandolana (growing of trees) is the need of the hour to save environment, said Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, here this morning. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Hasiru Mysuru-Laksha Vruksha’ campaign jointly organised by H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga, Mysuru District Journalists’ Association (MDJA), Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Gramabhivruddhi Yojane, Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samithi at…
Open to students of Classes 8 to 12 Mysuru: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) , a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has announced the dates for Karnataka edition of Rural IT Quiz. TCS has been organising the Quiz since 2000 in association with the Department of IT, BT and Science and Technology,…
Mysuru: Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Professor, DoS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, has received “Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriya Puraskar” given by Global Management Council, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in recognition of the noble work done in the interest of students, teachers and the entire education fraternity. He was also given the distinction of being one…
Mysuru: K.C. Biddappa, President of Coorg Wildlife Society, has resigned from the post citing health issues. During his short tenure, he took up important issues like resolving Man-animal conflict; Opposing four-laning of NH-275 and Railway projects in Kodagu through a petition to the Prime Minister, Union Ministers and Senior Officials concerned eliciting positive response from…
Mysuru: A 19-year-old girl student, who left her Paying Guest (PG) accommodation on Aug. 8 to her college has not returned and has since gone missing from city. The missing girl is D. Monisha, a native of Periyapatna, who was pursuing her first year B. Com course at a private college in city and staying…
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