Mysuru: Former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas has alleged that garbage mafia was involved in indiscriminate sewage disposal at Excel Solid Waste Treatment Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram here. Ramdas, during the last week’s protest he held demanding a permanent solution for garbage problem at Vidyaranyapuram, had alleged that some officials were permitting…
Dalai Lama on a five-day visit to Bylakuppe from tomorrow
December 18, 2017Bylakuppe: Tibetan Spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dalai Lama will arrive at Bylakuppe tomorrow on a five-day visit to the Tibetan Settlement Camp here. Hence, Additional SP Rudramuni has requested Tibetans at Bylakuppe to collect their Identity Cards and co-operate with the Police. Rudramuni was speaking at the preliminary meeting chaired by Tahsildar…
22-member Uzbekistan delegation in city
December 18, 2017Mysuru: “Compared to other nations, India is unique. Its culture and history are popular across the world,” said Utkirbek, who is leading the 22-member youth delegation to city as part of Youth Exchange Programme initiated by the Union Ministry of Youth and Sports. He was speaking after being welcomed by Nehru Yuva Kendra and Mysore…
Ramdas on four-day visit to Delhi from tomorrow
December 18, 2017To take up issues like UGC recognition to KSOU; Amendment to Motor Vehicles Act-2017 among others Mysuru: Former Minister S.A. Ramdas will take up some of the issues like University Grants Commission (UGC) granting recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) for the year 2017-18, amendment to Motor Vehicles Act-2017 (passing tenth standard not compulsory)…
Zoo Directors’ conference begins
December 18, 2017Running zoos is a big challenge; become self-sufficient, say experts Mysuru: The day- to-day affair of running zoos in the country is a big challenge these days and zoos should become self-sufficient, said a few experts at the Annual Conference of Indian Zoos organised by Central Zoo Authority and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru here…
Government writes to Search Committee for new names to UoM VC post
December 18, 2017Mysuru: It is already five months since the names of some of the aspirants for the post of Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM) had been recommended by the Search Committee headed by former VTU Vice- Chancellor Prof. H. P. Kincha. It may be recalled, Governor Vajubhai R. Vala had sent back the names recommended…
‘Wee Care’ seeks destitute-free city
December 18, 2017Mysuru: About 50 members of ‘Wee Care’ organisation took out a rally from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple here this morning passing through Gandhi Square Devaraj Urs Road, JLB Road and Hunsur Road before Culminating at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office. The members urged MCC authorities to make the city destitute-free as it has already won the…
ICSI to refund 100 % fees to poor, meritorious students
December 18, 2017Mysuru: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced a 100 percent fees refund scheme for meritorious and economically weaker students registering in CS Course in December 2017, in its Foundation and Executive programme. This initiative of the ICSI during its Golden Jubilee Year is to bring the meritorious students as well as…
Winners of rolling shield at Samartha Sadvidya
December 18, 2017Mysuru: The students of Vijaya Vittala PU College have bagged several prizes in ‘Samartha Sadvidya’ Inter-Collegiate Cultural Competitions organised by Sadvidya Composite PU College recently and were awarded with the rolling trophy. In classical vocal, C.V. Shruthi got first prize and Chilkunda Aruna Thyagaraju – third prize; in classical instrumental, C.V. Shruthi – first and…
Orientation on ‘Quality of Higher Education’
December 18, 2017Mysuru: A UGC sponsored one-day orientation programme on ‘Quality of Higher Education, Importance of Research and ICT-enabled Teaching’ was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysuru, recently. The event was inaugurated by Prof. P. Venkataramaiah, former VC, Kuvempu University. He opined, “Various changes have taken…















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