K.U. Charmanna and Mokshith Omshree, students of De Paul First Grade College, won the Shuttle Badminton Competition in the Mandavya Zone Inter-Collegiate Tournament 2018-19, conducted by Shankare Gowda Education at PES College of Engineering in Mandya recently.
Richard D’Souza
August 25, 2018Richard D’Souza (65), a resident of N.R. Mohalla, passed away in city yesterday. He leaves behind a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Gandhi Nagar cemetery today.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Kodagu
August 24, 2018Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the flood-and-landslide affected areas of Kodagu, especially Madapura and took stock of the measures taken by the Armed Forces in mitigating the sufferings of people. She also visited some relief camps and interacted with flood victims. At a relief camp at Mythri Police Bhavan in Madikeri, she squatted on…
‘Loss and grief counselling’ for flood victims of Kodagu
August 24, 2018Mysuru: Every disaster that happens, such as a flood, will definitely leave impacts on the individuals in terms of the feeling of loss and grief. This inspires counsellors to find the most appropriate counselling approach in dealing with these victims of flood disasters. It has been close to two weeks since Mother Nature wreaked havoc…
At last, KSOU re-opens its doors to lakhs of students
August 24, 2018Mysuru: There is good cheer all round the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) campus on Hunsur Road as the premier Open Distance Learning (ODL) centre in the country is at last opening its doors again to the lakhs of students to pursue their degree and post-graduate degrees. The University has at last got recognition to…
Siddharamaiah visits Kodagu
August 24, 2018Kushalnagar: Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday arrived at Kushalnagar on a two-day visit to flood ravaged Kodagu district. Siddharamaiah inspected Dandinapet locality in Kushalnagar town where over a dozen houses had collapsed recently due to heavy rains. The former CM assured the residents of building houses for them in other places in the town. Siddharamaiah…
Putrefaction helps Armed Forces to locate dead bodies buried in slush
August 24, 2018Madikeri: As floods and landslides have left a trail of destruction in Kodagu, permanently scarring the district, the next task for the Armed Forces is to retrieve the dead bodies before the spread of epidemics. The Kodagu District Administration has put the official figures of the dead at nine and missing persons at six. The…
University of Mysore granted Grade-2 Autonomy Status
August 24, 2018Misses Grade-1 status by just 0.3 score; UoM can now start new courses Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has been listed to get full autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the category where institutions were selected based on the scores awarded by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with CGPA (Cumulative Grade…
Mysore Citizens Forum consoles victims of Kodagu floods
August 24, 2018Mysuru: As part of its initiative to help flood affected people of Kodagu district, the Mysore Citizens Forum (MCF) has extended a helping hand to them. A team from MCF, comprising Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, other Seers, SOM Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, JSS Mahavidyapeetha’s Dr. C.G. Betsurmath and S.P. Manjunath, Hotelier P.V. Giri,…
Government stops land conversion in Kodagu
August 24, 2018Bengaluru: Two weeks after devastating floods and landslides battered Kodagu district, the State Government has directed the local administration to stop all land conversion approvals with immediate effect. The decision has been conveyed to the District Administration to prevent any further unbridled growth in the hilly region. The government’s directive comes in the wake of…














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