Mysuru: The Department for Empowerment of Differently-Abled and Senior Citizens is conducting training programmes for Special Teachers to teach Visual and Hearing Impaired students at Helen Keller Government Training Centre for Visually Impaired (VI) and Hearing Impaired (HI) in Tilak Nagar. This special D.Ed programme is equivalent to the regular D.Ed course. The candidates who…
‘Vaidya Bhaskara’ Awards ceremony on July 1
June 29, 2018Mysuru: On the occasion of Doctor’s Day, city-based Ayurveda Prachara Parishat Trust has organised “Vaidya Bhaskara” Awards ceremony on July 1 to felicitate six doctors who have rendered selfless service to society. The event will be held at the Institution of Engineers, JLB Road, at 10.15 am. Former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University Prof. P. Venkataramaiah…
Pratibha Puraskar: Calling meritorious students
June 29, 2018Mysuru: Shivayogi Siddarameshwara Bhovi Hitarakshana Samiti, Mysuru, has invited applications from meritorious Bhovi community students who have scored above 85 percent marks in SSLC and PUC exams (2017-18) for presentation of State-level Pratibha Purakar at a programme to be held at Jagadguru Siddarameshwara Mahasamsthana Bhovi Gurupeetha, Sri Immadigirinagar, Davangere Road, (NH-4), Chitradurga on July 18….
Woman missing since a month MURDERED
June 28, 2018Mysuru: Nazarbad Police, on Tuesday night, have arrested a real estate agent who had taken a woman to show a site and had murdered her. He had gone absconding after stealing her jewellery and burying her. While the arrested real estate agent has been identified as 40-year-old Keerthi Kumar, a native of K.R. Nagar and…
TN scrap dealer loses Rs.10 lakh to conmen
June 28, 2018Mysuru: A scrap dealer from Tamil Nadu became a victim of conmen as he lost Rs.10.5 lakh to their smooth-talking and false claims. The conmen claimed ownership of scrap transformers and struck a deal with the TN scrap dealer. The dealer realised that he has been conned only when he tried to load the scrap…
A practice that cures but leaves a scar
June 28, 2018Mysuru: Here is a case that sounds as if it has come straight from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not TV show. A root from jungle is heated and tied to the arms of children suffering from jaundice, severe stomach ache and other ailments in the belief that Goddess Yellamma cures the pain and trauma. And…
Rain resumes in Kodagu
June 28, 2018Madikeri: After a brief break, monsoon has gained momentum in Kodagu yesterday. Heavy to very heavy rain has been reported from several parts of Kodagu, especially in Madikeri taluk. Following incessant rain, the Kodagu District Administration has declared a holiday for primary schools and high schools in Madikeri and Somwarpet taluks today. So far, three…
Move to include Kodava as third language in State, CBSE syllabus
June 28, 2018Bengaluru: The Karnataka Textbook Society that comes under Department of Public Instructions, Government of Karnataka, has written to Deputy Directors of Public Instructions (DDPIs) on the inclusion of Kodava language from First Standard to 10th Standard as a third language in the State Syllabus and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Society is responsible…
Server down at Mini Vidhana Soudha
June 28, 2018Higher-ups not aware; 2,300 applications pending; farmers unhappy Mysuru: The server at Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nazarbad, which houses the offices of the Sub-Registrar, Taluk Office, Taluk Panchayat, Assistant Director of Land Records, Assistant Director of Agriculture and many more, has crashed inconveniencing thousands of applicants for records. The server was down on June 8…
Appointment of non-teaching staff at University of Mysore: Government Order cannot be executed, says Registrar
June 28, 2018Mysuru: The issue of appointment of non-teaching staff in the University of Mysore (UoM) allegedly in violation of rules during December 2016 has got a new twist with Registrar R. Rajanna writing to the State Government claiming that the government order on terminating the staff was “non-executable” as the appointments were temporary for a period…
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