Mysuru:The Department of Civil Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Gokulam III Stage, Mysuru, is organising a five-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “RS & GIS Challenges in Civil Engineering Applications” from Jan. 8 to 12. Twenty-five participants from different parts of Karnataka will be attending the FDP. Resource persons from reputed Institutions will address…
Pensioners Day Celebrated
January 7, 2019Mysuru: The Railway Pensioners Welfare Association (RPWA), Mysuru, celebrated Pensioners Day on Dec.17. More than 120 pensioners and family pensioners participated in the programme. Association President G. Arumugam spoke about the origin of pension payment and the historic judgement given by the Supreme Court that the pension is a right of the employees and…
Prof. Nagesh Bettakote is new Acting VC of Music University
January 7, 2019Mysuru: Prof. NageshV. Bettakote, who is currently serving as Registrar (Evaluation) of Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts in the city, has been appointed as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Music Varsity. The VC post had remained vacant after the tenure of Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar ended on May 5, 2018, following…
Paper presentation at Malaysia Meet
January 7, 2019Mysuru: P. Rashmi, Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (a Deemed to be University), Tumakuru, pursuing Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. M.C. Supriya, Associate Professor, Department of MCA, SSIT, Tumakuru, has been invited to present a Paper at the 4th International Conference on Multimedia and Image Processing (ICMIP…
Preparatory exams for Second PU students from this year
January 7, 2019Same pattern for SSLC students from next year Bengaluru: The Department of PU Education has decided to hold preparatory exams for Second PU students from this year. Since there was not much activity seen in the preparatory exams by the Principals’ Association in the past, the Department has taken upon itself to conduct the exams….
Elocution contest on Dr. Kalam held
January 7, 2019Mysuru: An elocution competition on the topic ‘Life and Achievements of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam — Kalam Ge Salam’ was held for the Interactors at Sri Sai Baba High School in Jayalakshmipuram, recently. In all, 26 children from seven Schools participated in the competition organised by Rotary Ivory City Mysuru. The Schools are: Hardwicke High…
‘Elephants on the Mind’ book released
January 7, 2019Mysuru: Former Prasaranga Director Prof. C. Naganna released the book ‘Elephants on the Mind’, an anthology of short stories written by K.B.S. Krishna at a programme organised by Mysore Literary Association at Rotary West Auditorium in Saraswathipuram on Saturday. Later, Prof. Naganna, who spoke on the book, said that the writer had made all attempts…
Tourism Department to take over Chamundi Hill land
January 6, 2019State to implement sustainable development under Rs.100 crore Central scheme Mysuru: The Centre has chosen the iconic Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill under its holistic Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) to develop without spoiling its surrounding ecosystem. The State Government had sent a proposal to the Centre to develop Chamundi Hill and…
Disneyland at KRS: Govt. sets up Advisory Committee
January 6, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government has set up a 29-member Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar to resolve problems that might arise during the upgradation of Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district on the lines of Disneyland in the United States. The Committee comprises elected representatives…
Mysore Palace entrance gates get new Metal Detectors
January 6, 2019Mysuru: As part of upgradation of security at Mysore Palace, new metal detectors have been installed at all the entrance gates of the Palace. The new metal detectors are installed after replacing the old ones. The new detectors called ‘Multi-Zone Door Frame Metal Detector’ has the latest security features. While the old detectors could…















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