Mysuru: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted full autonomous status under Category II for the century-old University of Mysore (UoM), for having maintained high standards of excellence. The letter in this regard has been sent from the UGC office in New Delhi yesterday afternoon. Mysore Varsity In-charge Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. C. Basavaraju, speaking to…
Mysuru: Former Minister and Karnataka BJP Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad has an unblemished career though he was in a powerful position as a Revenue Minister. “Such people must not retire from active politics,” said retired Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka Justice N. Santosh Hegde. He was speaking at Kalamandira yesterday after releasing…
Mysuru: Former Union Minister and BJP State Unit Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad yesterday said that he has retired from electoral politics and indicated at quitting active politics too. Speaking at Kalamandira during his book release function, he said, “I have seen six Prime Ministers and five to six Presidents from close quarters and I have…
Bengaluru: Post the Karnataka government’s decision to accord an independent religion tag to the Lingayats, Kodavas have demanded that they should also be declared as a religious minority. Two representatives from the Kodava community, M.M. Bansy and Vijay Muthappa have yesterday sent a memorandum to the State asking for a separate religion tag. The…
Mysuru: K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, has described former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad as a real winner who won in the true sense though losing the recent Nanjangud by-election. He was speaking at Kalamandira yesterday about the book ‘Swabhimana Rajakaranada Hinnele – Nanjanagudu Vidhana Sabha Upachunavane’ written by Prasad. “I have known Prasad since…
Mysuru: “There are plans to host another Indian Science Congress (ISC) in Karnataka shortly and I have thought of inviting scientists from the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) nations to the ISC,” said former VC of University of Mysore (UoM) and the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Prof. K.S. Rangappa, who has been…
Three exhibitions under one roof Mysuru: For the first time, JSS Mysore Urban Haat is organising three exhibitions at a time, JSS Mysore Urban Haat Utsav, following overwhelming response from Mysureans and as well as tourists, at JSS Mysore Urban Haat premises, Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area here from tomorrow (Mar.23). The Utsav is sponsored…
Mysuru: Renowned Kannada Novelist, Professor of Philosophy (Retd.) and Saraswati Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, in a brilliant exposition of connecting philosophy and literature, questions about death and his own journey of life, had the packed hall spellbound for more than an hour. He began his talk by telling that he would not give an…
Mandya: Former MP and AICC Social Media Head Ramya’s mother Ranjitha has expressed her intention to contest from Mandya Assembly segment in the forthcoming Assembly polls. Ranjitha’s announcement created a flutter on Tuesday as she made no bones about her disappointment with the Congress for ignoring her candidature, though she has been with the party…
Mysuru: Actress and BJP Spokesperson Malavika Avinash, who has been appointed as Head of media in Karnataka, has announced that she too was an aspirant for the BJP ticket from K.R. Constituency in the city. Malavika, who was in city on Tuesday to oversee the setting up of the party’s regional media centre for the…
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