Mysuru: The entry to Statue of Liberty in New York costs $21, while the entry to the equally if not more famous, the Mysore Palace, used to cost Rs. 200 for foreigners and Rs. 40 for Indians. Since, there were lot of complaints from the foreigners about this discrimination, a uniform entry fee of Rs….
SSLC results: Pass percentage dips to a 7-year low
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: Academic results took a downward turn this year in Karnataka as the number of students in Karnataka clearing both the II PUC and Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 examinations came down when compared to last year. Of the 8,56,286 candidates who appeared for the SSLC exams, 5,81,134 passed, recording a pass…
Beneficiaries take part in Jana-Mana programme
May 13, 2017Mysuru: Around 1,000 beneficiaries of various welfare schemes announced by the State Government took part in the ‘Jana Mana’ programme organised by District Administration at Kalamandira this morning. Inaugurating the programme, District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that ‘Jana-Mana’ was a unique event which was a test for an elected government. “The Siddharamaiah-led government,…
New passenger-friendly facilities in KSRTC: Water bottles, newspapers, fast tag introduced
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) moving with the times has decided to give value for money to the passengers by introducing and reintroducing a few people-friendly facilities in its luxury fleet of buses. There were complaints about withdrawing bottled water given freely to the passengers. As a first step, KSRTC Chairman Gopal…
DC asks officials to expedite works on Samudaya Bhavans
May 13, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has directed concerned officials to expedite works on Samudaya Bhavans being constructed across the district. Speaking at a progress review meeting at his office here on Friday, Randeep instructed the officials to complete Samudaya Bhavans (community hall) meant for Backward Classes and SC/ST communities. Taking note of the unavailability of…
Siddaganga Seer discharged
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: Centenarian Siddaganga Mutt Seer Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji, who was admitted to BGS Global Hospital here on Friday following illness, was discharged from the Hospital today. The Seer underwent a surgery for implantation of a metal stent and was discharged today, according to hospital sources. The Seer was admitted to the Hospital last year too…
District SSLC topper aspires to be a doctor
May 13, 2017Mysuru: G.M. Sudeep from Marimallappa High School in city has emerged as the topper in Mysuru district by securing 623 out of 625 in the SSLC results that were declared yesterday. Along with Sudeep, M. Pavana and R. Prajna of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan School and K. Sneha of CKC Convent have scored 622, L. Ritesh…
Chief Minister completes four years in office today
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: Today, Siddharamaiah will complete four years as Chief Minister of Karnataka and having completed four years and basking in the victory of his party in the two recent by-polls to Nanjangud and Gundlupet, the CM appeared in no mood to entertain the charge-sheet released by the Bharatiya Janata Party against his Government. Speaking to…
Minister lays foundation stone for Ambedkar statue in Gangothri
May 13, 2017Mysuru: Department of Public Administration, University of Mysore, had organised a function at the auditorium of Humanities block in Manasagangothri here yesterday to mark the release of the book ‘Jyothiba Phule mattu Samajika Kranti’ written by Vice-Chancellor (in-charge) Prof. Dayanand Mane and Assistant Professor C.L. Somashekar. Inaugurating the programme, District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa…
Did shortage of teachers lead to poor SSLC results?
May 13, 2017Mysuru: In an embarrassing situation for Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait and also Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, their home district of Mysuru has slipped from the top positions in both Second PU and SSLC results. Mysuru’s overall position in the State has slipped from 8th to 21st place in the SSLC results and it…
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