Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with the support of local residents, is renovating a neglected park with many constructions including an open air theatre and two spacious rooms, thereby redefining the very word park. The irony is, however, this park is being named after environmentalist and green crusader Salumarada Thimmakka. Residents, however, are defending…
PU Department revises fees after five years
April 1, 2018Fee under various heads for both students and colleges hiked between 30% and 60% Bengaluru: The fee prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education under various heads, including tuition fee, admission fee and re-evaluation fee, has been revised after five years. The new fee structure will come into effect from the 2018-19 academic year and…
City Churches conduct Easter Services
April 1, 2018Mysuru: Christian brethren across the city celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday today. Special prayers were held at various Churches where priests led the sermons. Thousands of devout attended the midnight Mass and other prayer services. Prayers that began across Churches last night continued till about 11 am today. The main celebration…
Vriksh Parichaya Walk at Kukkarahalli Lake
April 1, 2018Mysuru: A nature walk programme was organised at Kukkarahalli Lake premises by YHAI (Youth Hostels Association of India), Gangothri Unit, in city this morning with the objective of ‘Vriksh Parichaya’ (Tree Appraisal). Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist and SOM columnist (Tree Facts), was the resource person for the event. He conducted the walk ‘Namma Nadige Maragala…
Siddaganga Seer’s 111th birthday celebrated in city
April 1, 2018Mysuru: Marking the 111th birthday of Siddaganga Mutt Seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, programmes were held by various organisations in city this morning. Blood donation Members of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha, Veerashaiva Lingayat Sanghas and Basava Balaga Okkuta had organised a blood donation camp at JSS Balajagath School near JSS Mahavidyapeeta in association with JSS Hospital….
JSS AHER holds National Integration Camp
April 1, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports and JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), under the umbrella of National Service Scheme (NSS), had jointly organised a week-long National Integration Camp (NIC) at JSS College of Pharmacy recently. In his inaugural address, G.S. Jayadev, Secretary, Deenabandhu Trust, Chamarajanagar, said, “Great Saint Basaveshwara,…
Natl. Meet on ‘Entrepreneurship in Pharma Industry’ held
April 1, 2018Mysuru: “The purpose of holding national seminars is to create awareness among students about various opportunities available after graduation and to promote entrepreneurial learning in the Pharma curriculum,” said JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Registrar Dr. B. Manjunath. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day national-level seminar on ‘Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management in…
‘Restoring Shakespeare’s legacy doubtful’
April 1, 2018Mysuru: “I’m not sure, whether we can restore Shakespeare’s legacy, when we are struggling to find place for our own writers,” said Dr. Mahadeva, Professor of English, University of Mysore. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day State-level seminar on ‘Shakespeare-Our Contemporary,’ organised by JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, at its premises here…
UoM In-charge VC leaves for China
April 1, 2018Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) In-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju left for a six-day academic tour of China yesterday. He has received an invitation letter from Huanghuai University in China to visit the Varsity to work together with UoM on staff exchange, programme development and a variety of academic collaborations. He was accompanied by Assistant…
Khwaja-Ki-Chatti and Mehfil-e-Sama Khani held
April 1, 2018Mysuru: As part of the 806 annual Sandal Urus Shariff of Hazarath Khwaja Mohyeenuddin Chisty, Ajmeer Shariff, Rajasthan, the Atta-e-Rasool Movement, Mysuru and Hazarath Sufi Kwaja Azeem Ali Sha Chisty Sufi Samithi, Mysuru-Mangaluru, celebrated Sufi Conference and Mehfil-e-Sama Khani (Qawali) Ghousia Nagar in city recently. The celebration was held under the Chairmanship of Hazarath Khwaja…















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