Mysuru: In a bid to keep the air clean this Deepavali, the State Government has asked people to burst firecrackers only between 8 pm and 10 pm and only for four days. The decision, in line with a recent Supreme Court directive, was taken by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday after consulting various stakeholders. Deepavali…
Bengaluru: Voting for the by-polls to five seats in the State ended last evening with two Assembly seats – Ramanagaram and Jamkhandi registering higher voter turnout than the three Parliamentary Constituencies of Mandya, Ballari and Shivamogga. Jamkhandi Assembly constituency in Bagalkot district saw 77.17 percentage polling, higher than its May 2018 Assembly poll turnout, while…
Bengaluru: Private players so far have not shown interest in setting up Toll Plazas on State Highways developed by the Government of Karnataka under funds provided by World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) schemes. The State Government had widened and developed more than 17 State Highways after taking huge loans from various lending…
After an exciting display of modern colour palettes, eye-catching silhouettes, ravishing accessories, contemporary Indian gowns, Day 2 of The Mysore Fashion Week being held at The Windflower Resorts and Spa in city took an even more interesting turn last evening. The runway sizzled with a spectacular assortment of designer-wear attires that used the elegance of…
Mysuru: V.V. Puram Traffic Police have submitted a chargesheet to the Third JMFC Court in connection with actor Darshan’s car accident case on the Ring Road in city. Darshan, along with senior Sandalwood actor Devaraj and his actor-son Prajwal Devaraj, who were travelling in Darshan’s SUV on Sept. 23, had sustained injuries while two others,…
Mysuru: In the last two years, the Forest Department trapped 22 leopards that entered into human habitat at various villages of Mysuru region. After capturing the felines, the Department released them to the wild. However, much to the surprise of the Forest Department officials, leopards that were released back to the woods are returning to…
Mysuru: Deepavali season is here and it is time for Diyas. The traditional earthen or oil lamp made out of clay have their own charm and utility, which no latest lamps or bulbs including LED can replace, said Murali, retired Deputy Manager, State Bank of India (SBI). He was speaking at the ongoing Gandhi Shilpa…
Madikeri: Deploring the growing tendency to give a caste touch to Universities, former Minister M.C. Nanaiah has said that such a tendency is dangerous to the society. He was speaking at the Alumni Association meeting of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa College in Madikeri recently, during which a new classroom donated by the Association was also…
B.Sc, M.Sc, BSW, MSW courses and Ph.D programme from next year Mysuru: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has decided to start additional under-graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) courses under Open Distance Learning (ODL) programme from the academic year 2019-20. A decision to this effect was taken at the Board of Management (BoM) meeting chaired by…
Mysuru: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has rejected University of Mysore’s (UoM) proposal seeking extension of deadline for admissions to various courses of distance education programme. The UoM had obtained permission from UGC to offer 11 courses through distance education programme this year. UGC had set Oct. 20 as the last date with penalty for…
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