By Prof. Y. Sreekanth, Principal, RIE, Mysuru Recently several news-papers have published news items expressing gender concerns in NCERT textbooks. This is based on the research report of Ms. Leclere, a French National, which provides a lopsided understanding of the gender concerns. Gender equality does not mean that in every aspect of ‘teaching and…
Mysuru: The historic Sosale Mutt got its 41st Pontiff following the anointment of Sanskrit scholar D. Prahaladacharya yesterday. Prahaladacharya was first given the sanyasa deeksha at the triveni sangama (confluence of three rivers) in T. Narasipur before being anointed as the Mutt’s Pontiff. Following the deeksha, Prahaladacharya was renamed as Sri Vidyashateertha Swamiji. After taking…
Mysuru: Of late, Mysureans seem to have caught up with the fashion world. After Shwetha Singh, a Mysurean who lives in Manchester (UK), was crowned the first runner-up in the ‘Mrs. South India-2017’ pageant organised by Mrs. India Pageants and Productions Pvt. Limited at Chennai recently, it’s now the turn of another fashionista from Mysuru…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) personnel this morning conducted eviction drive in front Government PU College for Girls located on Chamaraja Double Road here. The eviction drive was taken up following complaints from the students to DC D. Randeep regarding them facing problems from people gathering in front of petty shops located adjacent to…
The term average is made to be understood a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of numbers, while there is very little about average being typical value of that set of numbers. A glaring example of being misled by the term average is life expectancy in a population which is a…
Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO Dr. K. Harish Kumar has taken over as In-Charge Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the district, as DC B. Ramu has gone to Mussoorie in Uttarakhand on a 40-day training. Ramu, who was recently elevated to the IAS cadre, has been sent on a sabbatical to undergo advanced training at…
Mysuru: Dr. M. Suresh Babu, Professor of Medicine, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru, has been elected from South Zone to the Governing Council of American College of Physicians (ACP), India Chapter. He will be representing the Southern States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. ACP, India Chapter is the sixteenth international chapter…
Sir, I have been reading that many residents have been complaining about the increasing menace of parthenium in parks, vacant sites, roadsides etc.(SOM dated June 19, 24, 25). There have been complaints of increased problems of mosquitoes, rats, rodents and snakes. They have been exhorting the MCC to take action in controlling this menace. Parthenium…
Garbage, which is dumped at Cheluvamba Agrahara in K.R. Mohalla, is causing a lot of inconvenience as it emanates foul smell forcing the residents living in the surroundings and the public passing by the road to close their noses. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the garbage cleared at the earliest.
Mysuru: Samvahana Prakashana, together with District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, had organised a programme at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday for release of late Prof. U.R. Ananthamurthy’s (URA) book ‘Ashantha Santha Anantha.’ Releasing the book, Dr. Manu Baligar, President, State Kannada Sahitya Parishat, opined that URA was a unique writer who came out with new…
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