Mysuru: The 98th Annual Convocation of the University of Mysore (UoM) will be held in January or February 2018 and the dates will be announced soon. In a press release, the UoM Registrar has stated that admission to convocation is open to candidates for post-graduate degrees, doctorate degrees and winners of medals and prizes of…
Cheque books of some banks invalid after Dec. 31
December 30, 2017New Delhi: If one is an account holder of State Bank of India’s (SBI) erstwhile seven associate banks including Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the cheques of these banks will become invalid after Dec.31, 2017. The State-run seven SBI’s subsidiary banks are — State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur,…
Piyush Goyal-H.D. Deve Gowda meeting raises speculations on BJP-JD(S) tie up
December 30, 2017Bengaluru: The recent meeting between Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and former PM & JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, has given rise to speculations of a possible tie up between the BJP and the JD(S) in case of a hung Assembly in the 2018 polls. H.D. Deve Gowda had sought an appointment with the Union…
As election year nears, JD(S) Chief performs Tri-Ranga Darshana
December 30, 2017Mysuru: With Assembly elections just a couple of months away, former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda did a bit of temple hopping on Friday. Deve Gowda performed the Tri-Ranga Darshana, considered auspicious, visiting Adi Ranga at Srirangapatna, Madhya Ranga at Shivanasamudra and Antya Ranga in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Visiting all the three…
Semi nude protest by Law students in exam hall
December 30, 2017Mysuru: Protesting against the Principal and the College management alleging that they had taken money from ineligible candidates to write the exams, a few students of Sarada Vilas Law College, wrote the exams sitting semi nude and wearing black band, here yesterday. The authorities and many students were shocked to see a few male students…
Karnataka Public Schools to be set up in all hoblis: Tanveer Sait
December 30, 2017Kalaburagi: In order to compete with private schools, the State Government is planning to set up model schools to be named as ‘Karnataka Public School’ in 760 hoblis of the State. Announcing this while speaking to press persons here recently, Minister Tanveer Sait said that enough funds will be earmarked in the next Budget for…
Amit Shah to visit State tomorrow
December 30, 2017Bengaluru: With the State BJP mired in internal dissidence, BJP National President Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the State on Dec.31. Shah has convened a meeting of party MPs, Legislators and office-bearers at the party State headquarters here tomorrow. He is said to have asked the party leaders to come up with statistics and…
Kannada must in all schools from next academic year
December 30, 2017Bengaluru: The State Governments intent to make Kannada mandatory in CBSE and ICSE Schools will become a reality from 2018-19 academic year. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait said that students from other States who join here for higher grades, will have to take up a beginner’s course…
City Police to crackdown on non-ISI mark helmets
December 30, 2017Drive against non-standard helmets in January Mysuru: Even as the Union Ministry of Road Transport is planning to ban production and sale of non-ISI mark helmets as part of the government’s efforts to reduce road fatalities, the Mysuru City Traffic Police will soon launch a crackdown on the use of non-ISI certified helmets by motorists….
Wild elephants head back to forests in Madikeri
December 30, 2017Madikeri: The two elephants that had entered the main roads of Madikeri early yesterday morning have returned to the forests last night. Forest Department officials did not spot the pachyderms since last evening and they walked up to eight kilometres into the forests in their attempt to chase the elephants away. Tension prevailed in Madikeri…
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