Mysuru: There was a time when people depended on the Kannada news broadcast by All India Radio. They would switch on the radio during the news broadcast time and keenly listen to it. However, with the advent of internet, the number of listeners of Kannada news has gone down, said Akashvani retired news reader A….
Financial Literacy Week held
June 18, 2018Mysuru: Financial Literacy Week with the theme ‘Consumer Protection’ was held recently in T. Narasipur Taluk. On the advice of Reserve Bank of India, the Financial Literacy Week was conducted to create awareness among the consumers of financial services about their rights, responsibility, good practices for safe digital transactions and resolution mechanisms in a fast…
International Yoga Day at NIE
June 18, 2018Mysuru: The International Day of Yoga will be celebrated by NIE Group of Institutions in NIE DJISC on June 21, from 7 am to 8 am as recommended by UGC and VTU by performing Common Yoga Protocol adopted by AYUSH. C.L. Rudresh (YIC QCI), alumni of NIE and second best all-round Yogi-2015 (as declared by…
‘Hold Convocation every year’
June 18, 2018New Delhi: The HRD Ministry has written to all Universities mandating them to hold Convocation every year after few Universities were found skipping the event. “Convocation ceremonies must be held regularly and degrees awarded annually as the event carries a huge significance for graduating students and is a moment of pride for their families,” a…
Now, HRD introduces self-nomination for National Teacher Awards
June 18, 2018New Delhi: Now, school teachers can nominate self for the National Teacher Awards to be presented on Sept. 5 by the President of India on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. Teachers who have served at least four months in the academic session of 2017-18 before their retirement can also nominate themselves for the prestigious awards…
Helping Hands takes up Shiksha Project
June 18, 2018Mysuru:- Helping Hands under its Shiksha Project distributed school bags, books, stationery and water bottles to the children of its adopted Government School in Ittigegud recently in the presence of BEO Shivakumar and former Deputy Mayor Vanitha Prasanna. Secretary of Helping Hands Anand Patwa spoke on the various activities of Helping Hands.Both the dignitaries appreciated…
Art of Living to celebrate Intl. Yoga Day
June 18, 2018Mysuru: As part of Interbational Yoga Day, Art of Living Foundation has organised a live online session with Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji on the concluding day of its special programme. A 10-hour programme designed by Sri Ravi Shankar, makes yoga fun to learn. The sessions are held from June 17 to 21 at the following…
Doctor’s Diagnosis !
June 18, 2018Koppa was a small village town in Kodagu. The only government departments there are the ubiquitous Police Outpost and the Post Office. The government hospital was 20 kms away in the Taluk Head Quarters at Virajpet. The village town was in dire need of a doctor. When a young man Narayan from Kodagu completed his…
Making the world a better place to live in for all
June 18, 2018Play ‘Stage Chemistry – Neuro-psychiatric Disorders on Stage’ dismantles borders and barriers By Dr. R. Purnima, Director, Children’s Literary Club The play ‘Stage Chemistry – Neuro-psychiatric Disorders on Stage’ was recently enacted by Children’s Literary Club in Mysuru and I was the scriptwriter, director and producer. Let me tell you the story behind why I…
Warning on warming
June 18, 2018Climate, with its wider meaning as well as implications and weather with its limited meaning are commonly but erroneously understood to be synonymous. The two distinct features of nature are being discussed and debated in various circles across the globe pitching the experts in the western countries more than the rest of the regions. Choice…











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