Mysuru: Over 13 human skulls were found dumped this morning at a vacant site in Vijayanagar Second Stage here. As soon as the news spread, hundreds of curious onlookers gathered at the area. The skulls were thrown at a vacant site behind a school near the road that leads to Hinkal. The skulls of adult…
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issuance of notice to Prakash Kumar Thakur, Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, on a contempt of court petition, which alleged that the UGC failed to grant recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) to start non-technical in-house courses for the 2017-18 academic year. A Division…
Does he think Chamundeshwari and Varuna unsafe? CM’s contradictory statements about his place of contest lead to confusion; sources say he is looking for a safe constituency Bengaluru/Mysuru: Will Chief Minister Siddharamaiah contest from Chamundeshwari in the forthcoming Assembly elections? Will he return to Varuna constituency? Or is he looking for another safe constituency fearing…
Chamarajanagar: The works on widening National Highway (NH) 209 and the by-pass road is going on in full swing. The NH-209 is the last of the major roads and the last National Highway from Bengaluru which is still a single lane. The NH-209 connects Dindigul in Tamil Nadu from Bengaluru via Kanakapura-Malavalli-Kollegal and Chamarajanagar. It…
Periyapatna: Parents of school children at a Periyapatna school have been accused of practicing untouchability as they have reportedly asked their children to stay away from mid-day meals as the food is prepared by a Dalit woman. The issue has now been resolved with the intervention of Education Department officials. The incident came to light…
Karnataka Teachers’ Forum to move HC, file complaint with Anti-Corruption Bureau Mysuru: Karnataka Teachers’ Forum has alleged that University of Mysore (UoM) had illegally appointed about 40 guest lecturers who had not even applied for the post or attended the interview which was a gross irregularity. This was disclosed by Forum President Sharath Raj in…
Udupi: Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha Swamiji of Palimar Mutt ascended the ‘Paryaya Peetha’, also called the ‘Sarvajna Peetha’, at the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Mutt (Temple) here yesterday. It will be his second Paryaya. Verses from the ‘Dwadasha Sthotram’ and the ‘Mangalaashtaka’ rent the air as Palimar Seer ascended the sacred Peetha. The incoming Seer arrived at…
Mysuru: Minister for Medical Education Dr. Sharanaprakash R. Patil yesterday inspected the spot at PKTB Sanatorium on KRS Road here where the proposed Super-Speciality Hospital is likely to come up. The Minister, who participated in the Suttur Jathra, arrived in city and inspected the spot along with MLA Vasu and other officials. Speaking on the…
Gundlupet: In a straight ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ scene, copper pieces are oozing out of a wounded man’s leg at the Devarahalli village in Gundlupet taluk. Originally hailing from Doddatuppuru village, D.M. Mallappa is residing in Devarahalli. While he was working in his farm a few days ago, he hurt his leg. The gash…
Mysuru: A proposal has been made to confer an honorary doctorate on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah by the University of Mysore (UoM) during the convocation of the varsity scheduled to be held in the first week of February. Other names which have been proposed include the former ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar, environmentalist Salumarada Thimmakka and Suttur…
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