Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), GoI, has launched a new programme “Global Initiative for Academic Networks” (GIAN) with aim at taping the talent pool of scientist and entrepreneur internationally and to encourage their engagement with the institutes of higher education in India. In this initiative, the Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College…
No helmet ? No insurance ? Then… No Vehicle
February 27, 2017Cops to seize vehicles of riders without helmets and insurance; Will release vehicle only after owner gets both Cracking a whip on traffic rule violators, the Mysuru City Traffic Police have intensified their drive for helmetless riding and other violations across city. City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, who held a meeting with DCP…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
February 27, 2017NHAI calls for fresh tenders; 10-lane HW to be ready by 2020 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which had cancelled the Dec. 6 tender for six-laning of Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, has now called for fresh tenders for which Apr.4 is the deadline. The reason for cancellation of the earlier tender, it seems, was…
Blunder at the Oscars !
February 27, 2017The 89th Academy Awards ended on a dramatic and embarrassing note after veteran actor and presenter of ‘Best Picture’ Warren Beatty wrongly announced the musical ‘La La Land’ as the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture. In an embarrassment to the biggest event in Hollywood, just as the cast and crew of ‘La La…
Selected for Global Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Meet in Singapore
February 27, 2017Artville, one of Mysuru’s first Green Businesses, co-founded by Aishwarya Sunaad (19 years), K.M. Kaushal (22 years) and V. Monish (18 years), has been selected from applications across the world to attend the Singapore International Foundation’s (SIF) Global Young Social Entrepreneurs’ (YSE) Meet in Singapore from March 15 to 18, to pitch the business idea…
Two-day workshop on Human Development held at St. Philos
February 27, 2017A two-day workshop on Human Values Development Programme for faculty of Christian Colleges in India, organised by All India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE) was held at St. Philomena’s College Auditorium here recently. Dr. D. Daniel Ezhilarasu, General Secretary, AIACHE who was the chief guest, said that the workshop was one of its kind…
HDK says will release documents of payments made by BJP leaders if Union Govt. promises action
February 27, 2017Former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy said that he would release documents pertaining to payments made by State BJP leaders to top BJP leaders if the Union Government promises to take action against such BJP leaders. Speaking to press persons at Basavanahalli Helipad near here yesterday, Kumaraswamy claimed that he had documents…
Forest workers combating fire in Bandipur: Mysureans play good Samaritans
February 27, 2017Mysureans have played good Samaritans by offering fruits, juices, water and snacks to Forest Department staff and volunteers engaged in dousing wild fire in Bandipur forest range. About 400 people are engaged in extinguishing the raging fire and the Forest Department Officials had pleaded for help as acute shortage of food and water was a…
Articles invited from students
February 27, 2017JSS Mahavidyapeeta, Mysuru, has invited articles from students to be published in ‘Prasada’, a bi-monthly magazine brought out by the Vidyapeeta. Students studying in PUC, Degree, Polytechnic and PG colleges can take part in the contest. Interested may send their articles on the topic ‘Role of Religious Institutions in a society’. The articles, written in…
Annual Day at Hardwicke High School tomorrow
February 27, 2017The annual day celebrations of Hardwicke Educational Institutions will be held tomorrow (Feb.28) at the School premises on JLB Road in city at 5.30 pm. The event will be inaugurated by Rt. Rev. Mohan Manoraj, Bishop, Karnataka Southern Diocese of the Church of South India, Mangaluru. CSI-KSD Mysuru Vice President Rev. Sister Sujatha will preside….
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