Mysuru: The contentious issue of minimum marks for admission to post-graduation in English sparked off a row at the Academic Council meeting held at Crawford Hall yesterday. University regulations has fixed 40 percent marks for SC/ST and 45 percent marks for general category students to appear for Common Entrance Test to join any course in…
336 vacant posts will be filled as per UGC directive
June 8, 2019Mysuru: The 336 vacant posts at University of Mysore will be filled within six months. This decision based on the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, was taken at the Academic Council meeting chaired by Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at the Crawford Hall yesterday. The UGC has warned of withholding the grants if the University does…
Mysore Varsity presents Rs. 2.98 crore deficit budget
June 8, 2019Mysuru: University of Mysore Registrar Prof. Lingaraja Gandhi presented a deficit budget of Rs.2.98 crore for the year 2019-20 at the Academic Council meeting held yesterday at Crawford Hall. The University had submitted a proposal for Rs.183.31 crore to the State Government. But the government has sanctioned Rs. 125.45 crore only. However, the University will…
UGC gives 6 months to fill faculty vacancies at all Colleges, Varsities
June 8, 2019New Delhi: All Colleges, Universities and Deemed Universities have been given a six-month deadline to fill up their faculty vacancies, via a process that will be monitored at every step by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Institutions which fail to meet the deadline were warned that their…
‘Spoorthi-2019’ four-day motivational camp at Kodava Samaja in city
June 8, 2019Mysuru: Maj. Gen. Codanda K. Karumbaya (retd.) has regretted that the State Government has given preference to performing puja for rains rather than taking up green initiatives and eco-friendly measures. He was speaking after delivering the inaugural address of ‘Spoorthi-2019,’ a four-day motivational camp-cum-workshop organised by Kodava Deenabandhu Charitable Trust for its beneficiaries at Kodava…
Praying for rains… again & again
June 8, 2019It is that time of the year again, when it is time to pray for rains again. Earlier this month our State Government ordered prominent temples under the Muzrai Department, which are ‘financially sound,’ to perform special pujas on June 6 to invoke the Rain Gods. The cost? Rs. 10,000 per puja to be taken…
Six shops burgled at Alanahalli; thieves return empty-handed
June 8, 2019Mysuru: Heavy rains last night provided a golden opportunity for burglars to break into six shops on Alanahalli Ring Road. Though they pried open the shutters, burglars had to return empty-handed as the shop owners did not keep any cash and valuables at the counters. The serial thefts were discovered this morning by walkers and…
Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Shruthi Gokul tomorrow
June 8, 2019Mysuru: The Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Vidu. M.S. Shruthi Gokul, disciple of Vidu. T.S. Sreelakshmi Kumar, Director of Sri Umamaheshwara Nrutya Kalakshetra Trust, Mysuru, has been organised at Kalamandira in city on June 9 at 6 pm. Pramathi Hillview Academy Secretary H.V. Rajeev will inaugurate. Lyricist from K.R. Pet Ballenhally Manjunath and VASP Theatre-Bengaluru Director S….
Girl student ends life
June 8, 2019Mysuru: A 21-year-old girl student ended life by hanging self at her residence in Hootagalli yesterday reportedly unable to meet the high expectations of her mother. Maanya, daughter of Myna and Mandanna couple and a resident of an apartment in Hootagalli, is the deceased. Maanya, a B.Com student at a city college, was found hanging…
Streets of Yore
June 8, 2019The streets of Mysuru are rich in history and steeped in yore. Hidden within street names are the occupations, owners, and even hobbies of the people who lived there centuries ago. A few of the street names include Kumbarageri, Kurubageri, Bandikeri, Gollageri, Halladakeri, Garadikeri, Thogari Beedi, Agasara Keri, Medarakeri, Budubuduke Keri and Kamatageri. Many houses…















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