Bengaluru: Providing a big relief to thousands of students wishing to pursue higher education through the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), the High Court yesterday directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to grant recognition to the Open Varsity for 2017-18 within two weeks. Observing that the UGC’s act of not responding to KSOU’s plea for…
Double-decker buses from Mysuru to Bengaluru on cards
December 13, 2017New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified five potential routes between Bengaluru-Mangaluru, Bengaluru-Chennai, Bengaluru-Hubballi, Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad to run double-decker buses. The Ministry has identified over 70 routes across the country to ply double-decker buses for public transport. It has also announced the double-decker bus code, according to which the…
Forest officials prepare to drive ‘Gopal Bhakta’ back to the woods
December 13, 2017Gundlupet: The Forest Department is preparing to drive the wild Tusker that comes every day to Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple to eat leftovers and prasadam offered by devotees. The 20-year-old elephant, called ‘Gopal Bhakta’ by devotees, visits the temple every evening, goes around the temple lifting its trunk and leaves the premises after consuming leftovers, catching…
Siddharamaiah’s State-wide tour begins
December 13, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah began his month-long Government-sponsored tour of the State from today from Basavakalyan is Bidar. The tour will cover all Assembly segments represented by the Congress. During his month-long tour, the CM will participate over a 100 programmes. The CM is scheduled to visit Madikeri and Virajpet constituencies in Kodagu district on…
Mysore Varsity applies for Institute of Eminence status
December 13, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore is one of the seven premier institutions of higher education in Karnataka that has applied for the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status under a scheme of the Central Government and if selected will get a world class University tag. The University of Mysore, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), the…
Excel Plant stink: Ramdas to launch indefinite hunger strike from tomorrow
December 13, 2017Mysuru: Alleging that the State Government had failed to find a permanent solution for the stench emanating from the Excel Plant at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram here which is leading to health hazards among the residents, former Minister S.A. Ramdas has said that he would launch an indefinite hunger stir near the Plant from…
Organisation seeks action against teachers humiliating students for not paying fees
December 13, 2017Mysuru: Members of Human Rights Protection and Corruption Eradication organisation have sought action against teachers of a private school here for allegedly humiliating two girl students for not paying fees. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, organisation President K. Sudhamani alleged that the two girls studying in second standard at the private…
Water conservationists resolve to Save River Cauvery
December 13, 2017Mysuru: A group of like-minded individuals having a common mission to ‘Save River Cauvery’ met at Madurai from Dec. 9 to 12 and resolved to highlight the way the river and its basins are destroyed by indiscriminate industrialisation and destruction of green cover. The meeting ‘National Consultation on Restoration of River Water’ was called by…
UoM given Jan.9 deadline to submit Audit Report
December 13, 2017Bengaluru: The Chairman of Audit Committee of Karnataka Legislature and MLA S.R. Mahesh has set Jan. 9 as deadline to the University of Mysore (UoM) to submit the Audit Report of the University. He was expressing his displeasure with the University officials regarding information provided by them at a meeting held in Room No. 110…
ACB raids officials in Mysuru, Mandya
December 13, 2017Mysuru/Mandya: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths, headed by ACB Mysuru SP Dr. H.T. Shekar and Dy.SP Gajendra Prasad, conducted simultaneous raids on the residences and offices of officials in Mysuru and Mandya this morning on charges of possessing disproportionate assets. The raids were conducted on the office and residence of M.C. Shashikumar, Joint Director,…















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