Bengaluru: Knowledge and talent are nobody’s personal property, it is inborn. The aim of the government is to see that students go on to become good citizens and with this idea laptops are being distributed to students pursuing higher education, said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was speaking after distributing free laptops to SC/ST students doing…
‘Restructure syllabi and Q paper patterns’
January 5, 2018Mysuru: Prof. H.M. Maheshwaraiah, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, called upon the Department of Higher Education and the Universities across the country to restructure the syllabi and question paper patterns avoiding clichés as there were deficiencies in the present syllabus structure. He was speaking after inaugurating the five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing and Evaluation and…
CM to lay foundation stone for Women Entrepreneurs Park on Jan. 11
January 5, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will lay the foundation stone for Women Entrepreneurs Park on Jan. 11 at Adakanahalli in Nanjangud Industrial Area and also inaugurate the Women Industrial Exhibition at Nanjangud Government College Grounds on the same day. The Exhibition is being organised by District Administration and District Industries Centre in association with WISE (Women…
Cow slaughter ban: Ramachandrapura Mutt receives 1 crore petitions, claims Seer
January 5, 2018Mysuru: Ramachandrapura Mutt has received over 1 crore petitions from across the State seeking a ban on cow slaughter. Addressing the ‘Samarpana’ programme organised by Bharatiya Go Parivar at Vivekananda Circle on Jan.3, Ramachandrapura Mutt Seer Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji said cow urine has medicinal properties that can treat several heart ailments. Strongly condemning cow slaughter,…
CM’s photo on laptop
January 5, 2018Bengaluru: A sticker with huge photograph of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is pasted on each laptop. There is a small logo of the State Government and the photo of the Higher Education Department. However, the top portion of the laptop is filled with the CM’s photo. This is a government project and crores of rupees from…
BPL cards distributed to 15 lakh families: U.T. Khader
January 5, 2018Bengaluru: With the Assembly polls nearing, the State Government has distributed BPL cards to nearly 15 lakh families. Addressing a press conference here on Jan.3, Food & Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said that Aadhaar seeding of ration cards had led to cancellation of around 8.5 lakh bogus cards. Stating that each Fair Price Shop…
Annual Feast at Infant Jesus Cathedral
January 5, 2018Mysuru: The Annual Feast of the Infant Jesus Cathedral on Hunsur Road will be celebrated from Jan 6 to 14. Msgr. George Alukka, Vicar General, Diocese of Mandya, will hoist the flag at 6.30 pm on Saturday, followed by the Holy Mass and Novena. Fr. Joseph Thekkekarott MST will be the main celebrant for the…
Deadline for Akrama-Sakrama extended
January 5, 2018Bengaluru: Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa has said that the deadline for submitting applications for Akrama-Sakrama (regularisation) has been further extended to Feb.26. Thimmappa recently said that the bureaucracy is not responding to the Government’s Akrama-Sakrama scheme aimed at regularisation of houses constructed on Government land. Considering that the Revenue Authorities have not followed the Government…
Guest Lecturers threaten to intensify stir
January 5, 2018Mysuru: As part of the Statewide protest, Guest Lecturers under the banner of Government First Grade College Guest Lecturers Association, staged a demonstration in front of the Office of the District in-charge Minister in CADA premises here yesterday. The Guest Lecturers are urging the Government for job security and fulfilment of other demands. Addressing the…
Demand for Cauvery Taluk: Kushalnagar bandh total
January 5, 2018Kushalnagar, (Kodagu): The Kushalnagar bandh called by Cauvery Taluk Horata Kendriya Samiti demanding creation of Cauvery Taluk was total on Thursday, with the entire town witnessing a complete shut-down. Shops, commercial & other business establishments, barring medical shops & milk booths, remained closed since morning. Hotels and Cinema theatres too were closed in support of…














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