Mysuru: Hurmine Ridha, a student of Teresian College and Mysore University topper in B.Sc for the academic year 2016-17 by scoring 3,784 out of 4,100 in her degree examination, was invited for the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi. She was one among the privileged participants to be in the Prime Minister’s box to watch the…
National seminar at AIISH from tomorrow
January 31, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Special Education, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, is organising a two-day national seminar on ‘Traversing the Frontiers of Mainstream with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)’ on Feb.1 and 2 at AIISH premises in city. The programme will deliberate on strategies for successful mainstreaming of persons with ASD through…
RTE admissions must become a social endeavour: KDA Chairman Prof. S.G. Siddharamaiah
January 31, 2018Mysuru: Observing that admission of children in private schools under the RTE (Right To Education) Act should become a social endeavour, Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Prof. S.G. Siddharamaiah has urged Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait to take measures in this regard. He was delivering the valedictory address of ‘School education and the…
Sarvodaya Day in Mysuru
January 30, 2018Mysuru:“In today’s world of conflicts with bomb blasts killing thousands of innocent people, the time has come to overcome this by peace resolutions and I have been suggesting setting up of a Peace Chair in the University of Mysore since a long time. However, I am disappointed that no one is prepared to hear my…
Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line – Centre has not approved project: Pratap Simha
January 30, 2018New Delhi: Even as people of Kodagu are vehemently opposing the two Railway lines (Thalassery-Mysuru via South Kodagu and Hunsur-Periyapatna-Kushalnagar-Madikeri-Mangaluru), Member of Parliament Pratap Simha, speaking to Star of Mysore this morning said that he had met Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding the Railway line and the Minister informed him that the Centre has not…
High Court stays construction of Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji statue
January 30, 2018Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed the construction of Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji statue in front of JSS Mahavidyapeetha near Gun House, the foundation of which was laid by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Aug.29. The statue is being constructed by Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji Centenary Celebrations Committee. Karnataka Ursu Sangha and Akhila Bharatiya Kshatriya…
Customised Bus for Rahul Gandhi’s Karnataka tour
January 30, 2018Bengaluru: A specially designed bus that is fully loaded is getting ready for All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi to launch his campaign for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State. The AICC has made this arrangement to attract the voters, as Rahul Gandhi has taken the elections in Karnataka very seriously. “The…
Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan least polluted cities in Karnataka
January 30, 2018New Delhi: Here is some good news for Mysuru city ahead of this year’s Swachh Bharat rankings where it is hoping to reclaim the “Cleanest City in India” tag. Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan are the least polluted cities in Karnataka. A report released by Greenpeace India yesterday said that while Hassan is the least polluted…
Gauri Lankesh’s brother for CBI probe into her murder
January 30, 2018Bengaluru: Murdered journalist Gauri Lankesh’s brother Indrajit Lankesh said yesterday that he would move the Karnataka High Court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into her death. Unidentified persons shot dead Gauri outside her home in Bengaluru on Sept. 5, 2017. “It has been five months since Gauri’s death,” Indrajit Lankesh told the…
Frequent bandhs: High Court notice to State, Vatal Nagaraj
January 30, 2018Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday ordered notice to the State Government and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader and ex-MLA Vatal Nagaraj in response to a PIL challenging the bandhs called on Jan.25 and Feb.4. A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice H.G. Ramesh and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar, has posted the petition filed…















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