The University of Mysore has awarded Ph.D in Botany to G.M. Prashanth Kumar for his thesis ‘Documentation and Nutritional Analysis of Wild Edible Plants in Hassan District, Karnataka’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Shiddamallayya.
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Six-day orientation for CDPO and Superintendent Grade-l aspirants
April 18, 2017The Centre for Research in Rural and Tribal Development (CRRTD), founded by Prof. C. Parvathamma, former Chairperson, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Mysore, in collaboration with MSW Socialites (Alumni Association), UoM, has organised a six-day orientation programme in the specific paper for candidates appearing for entrance examination for the posts of CDPO…
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Admission to Govt. School for Blind
April 18, 2017The Government School for Blind in Tilaknagar here has begun admission for boys (1st std. to 10th std.) with impaired vision for the year 2017-18. The boys should be below six years for 1st std. The school offers yoga, meditation, physical education, music, dance, drama, computer training and spoken English along with regular curriculum. The…
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Workshop on Padam by Chitraveena Ravikiran
April 18, 2017A workshop on Padam, a specialised genre of Carnatic music, will be conducted by Vidwan Chitraveena N. Ravikiran under the auspices of SPVGMC Trust. Ravikiran has learnt Padam from the Vidushi T. Brinda, who hails from the illustrious family of Veena Dhanammal, who was supposed to be an authority on Padam singing. The workshop will…
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Lokayukta to receive public complaints
April 18, 2017The Lokayukta will receive complaints from public in specified formats 01 and 02 with supporting documents in the district against any Government Official. The schedule is as under: Apr.19: 11 am to 1 pm at Chamundi Guest House here on JLB Road. Apr.20: Mysuru Taluk Office. Apr. 21: PWD Guest House, T. Narasipur. Apr. 22:…
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Paper presentation
April 18, 2017Dr. Vijay Sheshadri, Professor of English, University of Mysore, has been invited to present a paper titled “Re-inventing the world: A reading of the select novels of Robert Kroetsch” in the upcoming three-day symposium on Robert Kroetsch: Essayist, novelist, poet, organised by the Department of English, University of Ottowa, from April 28 to 30.
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Cow electrocuted
April 18, 2017A cow was electrocuted when it came in contact with a power transformer in Metagalli Police Station limits early this morning. The cow, said to be belonging to one Nagaraj of Kumbarakoppal, came in contact with the transformer located on Kumbarakoppal burial ground road at about 6 am and died at the spot of…
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Avoid stagnation of water during rainy season
April 18, 2017With the district receiving pre-monsoon rains, the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambar, in a press release, has requested people to avoid stagnation of water around the house, prevent accumulation of trash near house and keep surroundings clean to avoid breeding of mosquitoes responsible for spreading of diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
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Mass termination: Employees of private firm stage protest
April 18, 2017Alleging mass termination, about 100 employees of ‘Multi Link’, an automotive spares manufacturing factory in Hebbal Industrial Area are on an indefinite strike in front of the factory which entered 8th day today. The employees alleged that at the first instance 25 of them were terminated without giving any reason and when questioned, all of…
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Award for child welfare service
April 18, 2017The Union Government will select three persons who have worked for over 10 years in Child Development, Child Protection and Child Welfare sectors for Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award. The award carries a silver medal, cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation. The award will also be given to five organisations which have…
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