Mysuru: The 44th Passing Out Parade of Jail Wardens was held in city this morning where 61 candidates from across the State passed out from Mysuru Prison Staff Training College after obtaining nine-month training. The parade was marked by an attractive and systematic march-past where senior Police officers led by Director General of Police (Prisons)…
Professors holding Administrative posts to return to parent Departments
June 23, 2017University of Mysore Syndicate decision Mysuru: There are some sweeping changes happening during the tenure of the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore. The decisions taken by the earlier regime is being questioned and rules rewritten. However, as one Syndicate Member told Star of Mysore, all within the ambit of the law and statutes…
UoM panel to meet in Bengaluru on July 6
June 23, 2017Mysuru: The reconstituted search panel to pick a new Vice-Chancellor (VC) for the University of Mysore will meet in Bengaluru on July 6. The four-member panel, headed by former VTU VC Dr. H.P. Kincha is likely to complete its assignment and submit three names to the Government on the same day. Former VCs V.B. Coutinho…
District Health Officer visits Cheluvamba Hospital, reviews dengue situation
June 23, 2017To send blood samples to Manipal for further tests Mysuru: Following instructions from District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. B. Basavaraj along with other health officials visited Cheluvamba Hospital yesterday and held discussions with doctors about fever cases besides interacting with patients suffering from fever. The DHO was accompanied with MMC&RI…
Cabinet clears free Laptop Scheme for SC and ST students
June 23, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government that had announced free laptop scheme for college students in its budget for the year 2017-18, has decided to implement it. The Cabinet meeting held yesterday gave the green signal for the Social Welfare and Education Departments to go ahead with the scheme. The students who have just passed their senior…
Two Mandya students launch GST app, apply for patents
June 23, 2017Mysuru: Goods and Services Tax (GST) era is round the corner and business community is desperately looking for an affordable accounting software which can fit their business and other needs with low investment. Realising the importance and impact of GST, two engineering students from PES College of Engineering in Mandya have devised ‘Kubera’ app,…
CM in relaxed mood
June 23, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was in a relaxed mood, here yesterday after he silenced the Opposition with his farmer loan waiver scheme. He carried the same mood as he sat on the ‘hot seat,’ of the reality show, ‘Weekend with Ramesh.’ Everyone was surprised when they saw the Chief Minister on the hot seat in…
Siddu to be seen in big and small screen as CM!
June 23, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is getting ready to don a new role as soon as the Assembly Session was over yesterday. The new avatar will be his appearance on the silver screen and in the small screen. He will be facing the camera acting as himself in Kavitha Lankesh directed children’s film and the popular…
Shanthi K. Appanna bags Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
June 23, 2017Bengaluru: Writer Kayappanda Shanthi K. Appanna from Kodagu has been chosen for the Yuva Puraskar of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi for 2017. Shanthi Appanna has been chosen for the award for ‘Manasu Abhisarike’. The collection of stories has earlier won Chanda Book Award and Kodagina Gowramma Award. ‘Baahugalu’, one of the short stories from the…
Ward No. 32 by-poll: All 10 nominations found in order
June 23, 2017Mysuru: The ten nomination papers of seven candidates for the MCC Ward 32 by-poll has been found in order. With the deadline for filing nomination papers ending on June 21, the scrutiny of nomination papers was taken up at the election cell of the MCC on Thursday. Two sets of nomination papers filed by JD(S)…















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