Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University’s (KSOU) decision to issue degrees to students (2012-13), who pursued education through its Academic Collaborative Institutions (ACIs) located outside the State, has stirred a hornet’s nest. The ACIs was a major reason for the de-recognition of KSOU courses by the UGC in 2015. The UGC had discontinued recognition of…
Tusker on truck brings back Gajapayana memories
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three months to go for the annual Dasara celebrations in Mysuru and at a time that there are indications that this year too Dasara would be scaled down thanks to the threat of COVID third wave, the appearance of an elephant on top of a truck in the heart of Mysuru city last evening…
No RT-PCR report needed for vaccinated travellers from Kerala
July 3, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has said that passengers from Kerala with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine certificates will be exempted from producing negative RT-PCR reports, as the State has taken special surveillance measures for people coming from Kerala. According to the order regarding special surveillance measures for persons arriving from Kerala, vaccination certificates…
Medical fraternity feted on Doctors’ Day
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of National Doctors’ Day, various organisations had organised programmes to felicitate doctors, who have been in the frontline during COVID-19 pandemic to treat COVID patients and help them to recover from the infection besides instilling confidence in them to overcome all odds. At a function organised at Maharaja College Centenary Hall during…
Weekend curfew: No curbs on bus services
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Despite weekend curfew in force till 5 am on July 5, there will be no curbs on the purchase of essential commodities tomorrow. According to guidelines issued by the State Government, the weekend curfew has been in force on the entire State from 7 pm on Friday up to 5 am on Monday. Since…
Global heat to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 degree Celsius by 2100, opines UoM VC
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: According to statistics, by 2100, the global temperature will increase in the range of 1.4 degree Celsius to 5.8 degree Celsius and it is going to change weather and will become a topic of discussion in the coming decades, opined Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM). He was delivering his presidential…
Now, pregnant women can take COVID vaccine
July 3, 2021New Delhi: In a much-awaited decision, the Union Health Ministry has accepted the recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) that COVID-19 vaccination is safe for pregnant women.With this, now they can register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC) to get themselves vaccinated. The operational guideline for…
Deploy mobile teams to vaccinate citizens in city: Congress leaders
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar and KPCC Spokesperson H.A. Venkatesh met Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham and appealed him to speed up the ongoing vaccination drive in district. The duo met the DC here yesterday and submitted him a memorandum requesting to hasten vaccination of Frontline Workers and Priority Groups. A number of Corona Warriors…
‘Khelo India’ sports meet early next year, says Minister
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports K.C. Narayanagowda said that ‘Khelo India’ Sports Meet for school children and youths will take place in the State next year as wished by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to press persons at the BJP Office here on Thursday, he said the Government is working towards making the…
Noted Science Communicator Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi passes away
July 3, 2021He was selected for Dr. Anupama Niranjana Medical and Science Literary Award by KBA Bengaluru: Noted Science Communicator in Kannada and former Scientist of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) Dr. Sudhindra Haldodderi (61) passed away here on Friday. Dr. Sudhindra, who suffered a heart attack last week, was being treated at a Bengaluru Hospital,…















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