Planning to acquire 4.5 acre MUDA land in Vijayanagar 4th Stage for the new Arts College Mysuru: Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has decided to bifurcate the Maharani’s College established by the Mysore royal family. Already Maharani’s Commerce and Management College for Women has been shifted to a spacious building in Paduvarahalli. Now, plans…
Modern technology-based Higher Education policy on cards
July 28, 2018GTD plans to bring in changes from next academic year itself Including Principals, 5,000 lecturers posts to be filled VCs appointments in a month Bengaluru: There will be drastic changes in the undergraduate and post-graduate system of education in the State based on modern technology and the new syllabus will be introduced in the next…
Pinjrapole type of shelter planned for stray dogs: MLA
July 28, 2018Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas has assured to set up a Pinjrapole type of shelter for stray dogs after holding discussions with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner. This promise comes following the increasing stray dog menace in the city. He undertook a padayatra recently visiting the wards in K.R. Constituency that includes wards 1, 4…
Close shave for students as School van catches fire
July 28, 2018Mysuru: School students, who were travelling in a van, had a providential escape last evening as their vehicle caught fire. However, all the students escaped unhurt though the damage to the vehicle was severe due to the intensity of fire. The incident occurred in Bannimantap near Srinivasa Talkies. The Maruti Omni van (KA-20-M-8961) was carrying…
Pickpockets target Chamundi devotees; four arrested
July 28, 2018Mysuru: Taking advantage of the large crowd that had come for the darshan of Goddess Chamundeshwari on the Second Ashada Shukravara yesterday, four pickpockets were found trying their hands on the devotees. They were arrested by Police. The pickpockets were targeting the devotees who were climbing the steps to reach the hill temple and as…
Petrol bunk owner returns 120 gms gold chain found on road
July 28, 2018Hanagodu: A petrol bunk owner, who found 120 grams gold chain on the road, handed it over to the Police, thus displaying good Samaritan spirit. The good Samaritan is Mylaralingeshwara Petrol Bunk (near APMC) owner and JD(S) leader Ganesh Kumaraswamy. Incident: Home-maker Pratibha, a resident of JLB Road, was on her way to the Town…
Minister donates Rs.5 lakh for assault victims
July 28, 2018Mysuru: Food and Civil Supplies and Wakf & Haj Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan has donated Rs.5 lakh for dowry attack victims who are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in city. The victims identified as Aslam Pasha, Dishad Banu (Pasha’s wife) and Naziya Banu (Pasha’s daughter), were allegedly attacked by a man at their…
City Police intensify night beat:Cops click picture of those moving around after midnight and enquire them
July 28, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, in a bid to prevent crimes taking place under the cover of darkness, have intensified their night beat since 15 days. The Cops are clicking pictures of those found moving after 12 am and are enquiring them regarding their names, address, profession, from where they are coming, reason for moving…
World Tiger Day at Zoo tomorrow
July 28, 2018Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens will be celebrating World Tiger Day tomorrow (July 29) to coincide with the inauguration of Youth Club-2018 at the Zoo Amphitheatre at 10 am. Vijay Kumar Gogi, IFS, Principal Secretary, Forest Ecology and Environmental Department, will preside. P.S. Somashekar IFS (retd.) and Rajendra Gharwad, IFS, Assistant Inspector General of Forests,…
Awareness programme on Tobacco Control held
July 28, 2018Mysuru: Under the National Tobacco Control Programme, the District Surveillance Office (DSO) held an awareness programme on the harmful effects of Tobacco and Nicotine consumption at Mysuru Central Jail recently. DSO staff Naveedulla Shariff delivered a lecture on the harmful effects of Tobacco and Nicotine consumption, while Psychologist and counsellor R. Jyothi called upon the …















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