Bengaluru: Amidst severe opposition from several writers and Kannada activist, the State Government on Tuesday issued an order on starting English medium classes in a thousand Government Schools across the State from this academic year itself. The Government notification in this regard also mentions starting of 100 Public Schools and Pre-Primary Schools (Nursery Schools). The…
Non-functioning street-lights plunge Outer Ring Road into darkness
May 22, 2019Driving on this orphaned stretch is a nightmare for motorists Mysuru: In spite of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) handing over the complete maintenance of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the problems on the road seem to persist. The 42.1 km ORR was constructed to prevent…
MLA Ramdas regrets confining of great souls to particular castes
May 22, 2019Mysuru: It is a sad commentary of the times that great souls are being confined to particular sects, community or castes, regretted MLA S.A. Ramdas. He was speaking after inaugurating Sri Shankara Jayanti and Philosophers’ Day celebrations organised by the Karnataka Sena Pade at the Shringeri Shankar Mutt here on Sunday and said that in…
Learn Science through experiments: Former VC Prof. Shashidhar Prasad
May 22, 2019Mysuru: Students should eschew rote learning and instead come forward to learn Science through experiments, said former University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. J. Shashidhar Prasad. He was speaking after inaugurating a six-day workshop on ‘Science Model Building Programme-2019,’ organised by the Committee for Development of Science in Schools (CDSS) at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus,…
Competitive exam for recruitment of Primary School Teachers
May 22, 2019Mysuru: Examination will be held in 15 centres across the district for direct recruitment of graduate primary school teachers (2018-2019) through competitive exams, which will be held on May 25 and May 26. According to DDPI, during this recruitment process conducted by Department of Public Instruction, Mysuru, a total of 3,437 candidates will be writing…
Elderly couple murder case: Three Police teams continue investigations
May 22, 2019Mysuru: Three Police teams are continuing the investigations to nab the killers who had murdered an elderly couple at their farm house near Nagawala in the taluk on May 13 night and the murder had come to light the next morning. The deceased elderly couple — Veerappa (80) and his wife Shivamma (75) — was…
‘No insurance claims for passengers travelling in goods vehicles’
May 22, 2019DLSA Member-Secretary B.P. Devamane at awareness programme Mysuru: “Public, children and labourers should not use goods vehicles as a mode of transport. If people travelling in goods vehicle meet with an accident, the victims will not get any insurance claims,” said District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary B.P. Devamane. He was speaking after inaugurating an…
Free pre-cataract check-up camp
May 22, 2019Mysuru: Annapoorna Eye Clinic, Mysuru, will be conducting a free pre-cataract and pre-pterygium surgery investigations for all cataract and pterygium patients at the clinic’s Kalidasa Road branch from May 23 to May 26. The camp will be held between 10 am and 7 pm on all the four days. For details and registration call Mob:…
Classical Dance Training by Raasavrunda
May 22, 2019Mysuru: Nandini Eswer’s Raasavrunda School of Dance will be conducting regular classes in the classical art forms of Kathak, Mohiniattam and Bharatanatyam. Admissions are open for the academic year 2019-2020. Those interested may contact Mob: 98867-20924.
Srirangapatna Tahsildar fined Rs. 10,000 under RTI Act
May 22, 2019Mandya: It has now come to light that Srirangapatna taluk Tahsildar Nagesh has been fined Rs. 10,000 by the Karnataka Information Commission for reportedly not providing information under the Right To Information (RTI) Act based on a complaint lodged by one B.S. Vishwanath. The Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Department has been instructed to submit a report…















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