Mysuru: Following seminar sessions will be held in city during Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Lit Fest) to be held from Nov.24 to 26: At Maharaja College Grounds Nov. 24 (Friday) Session 1 (2 pm): Education – Current Challenges. Kannada Development Authority Chairman Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah to preside. T.M. Kumar to talk on ‘Primary Education – Kannada…
Rural Housing Scheme: GTD takes Taluk Panchayat EO, PDOs to task
November 23, 2017Mysuru: There has been an increase in the involvement of middlemen while choosing the beneficiaries under the Rural Housing Scheme who have been cheating people collecting Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000, said MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) during a review meeting of Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) of Gram Panchayats (GP) coming under Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency at Mini Vidhana…
Over 6,000 Pourakarmikas to be regularised by January: Minister
November 23, 2017Belagavi: Municipal Administration Minister Eshwar Khandre has said that the services of one 6,000 Pourakarmikas serving in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be regularised by the end of January, 2018. Replying to a question by H.S. Shivashankar of the JD(S) in the Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday, Khandre said that the primary notification for regularisation…
Excel in drawing and debate
November 23, 2017Mysuru: Disha Jain, a 10th standard student of GSSS High School, Siddarthanagar, has won 1st prize in the Painting Competition organised by the Department of Tourism, Mysuru, on World Tourism Day. She has received a cash prize of Rs. 5,000 and a certificate. D.C. Chethan, a 10th standard student of the School, won consolation prize…
City students take part in Model United Nations Conference
November 23, 2017Mysuru: A team of 20 student delegates from National Public School International (NPSI), Mysuru, representing various countries and the four organs of the United Nations took part in the Model United Nations (MUN) Conference held from Nov.10 to Nov.12 at De Paul International School. The four organs namely, UNGA (United Nations General Assembly), UNDP (United…
Free Medical Camps held for school children
November 23, 2017Mysuru: Rotary Ivory City Mysuru conducted a general health check-up and dentistry camp for the students of ACME School, Niveditha Nagar, on Oct. 26 in association with doctors and technicians from JSS Dental and Medical Colleges. Around 250 students of the School were examined and treated where necessary. Dr. Sushma of JSS Dental College and…
265 infants die in Mysuru dist. in 7 months
November 22, 2017Mysuru: A total of 265 infants died in just seven months in Mysuru from April to October 2017. In all, 24,433 delivery cases were recorded during this period and in Mysuru city alone, 49 deaths have been reported. Likewise, 34 babies have died in Mysuru Taluk, 21 in T. Narasipur, 29 in Nanjangud, 24 in…
DC orders reinvestigation into woman’s death
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Participating in the meeting on District Health Mission at DC’s office yesterday, parents of a pregnant Bhagya from Hullahalli Hadya in Nanjangud alleged that their daughter died due to the negligence of the doctor at Hura Primary Health Centre (PHC). Bhagya’s mother Sannamma alleged that her pregnant daughter was admitted to Hura PHC on…
Double track commissioned
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The pending 1.7 kilometre stretch of track doubling between Bengaluru-Mysuru at Srirangapatna has been commissioned for traffic. With the commissioning of the track yesterday, the entire 138.3 kms stretch between the two cities is complete. For now, trains with diesel engines are plying both ways but once the electrification between Yeliyur near Mandya and…
High Court directs KSOU to admit students directly
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday directed the UGC to pass an order by Dec. 11 on KSOU’s request for recognition to commence non-technical degree courses for 2017-18 by making in-house admissions without academic collaboration with private institutions. The Court also directed KSOU officials to meet UGC officials on Nov. 27 in Delhi and put…
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