Mysore/Mysuru: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, conducted a three-day online workshop on ‘Career Opportunities and Guidance’ post COVID-19. The Department of Civil Engineering organised the workshop, sponsored by the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-III). The workshop aimed at providing deep insight about MNCs, PSUs and higher institutes to students who were sensitised…
Hotels become COVID Care Centres
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With a lot of homes not having enough rooms to isolate COVID- positive patients, hotels have started offering rooms to be converted into exclusive COVID Care Centres for non-critical and asymptomatic patients. Addressing a press meet at Mysore Hotel Owners Association premises in Krishnamurthypuram this morning, Vice President of Mysuru Association of Hospitals, Nursing…
Accident victim succumbs
August 4, 2020Srirangapatna: A 52-year-old man, who was seriously injured in a road accident when a car hit him near Vontikoppal Traffic Signal Lights in Mysuru on July 26 and admitted to a private hospital, has succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The deceased is Boregowda, who was serving as an outsourced employee at the Task Force…
National-level Faculty Development Programme on “Contemporary Scenario in Power Systems”
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, ATME College of Engineering (ATMECE), Mysuru, had organised a National-level One Week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Contemporary Scenario in Power Systems” from July 25 to 30 to encourage Researchers and Academicians. The Resource persons were eminent Academicians, Researchers and Industry experts of prestigious organisations from…
Farmer falls prey to crocodile
August 4, 2020Saragur: A farmer falling prey to a crocodile and the croc partially devouring the farmer’s body has been reported from Kapila River near K. Belthur village yesterday. The deceased farmer is Shankaranayaka (56) of K. Belthur village. The deceased on Monday early morning had gone to the banks of the river to attend nature’s call…
Online Quiz on COVID awareness
August 4, 2020Mandya: To create awareness about COVID among the youths, the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Student Chapter of P.E.S College of Engineering in collaboration with Youth Red Cross Wing of P.E.S College of Engineering, had organised an “Online Quiz competition on COVID Awareness” on July 29. Principal Dr. H.V. Ravindra inaugurated the competition by…
Young Indians, Mysuru Chapter holds virtual hackathon
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Young Indians (Yi), Mysuru Chapter, for the first time, had organised a virtual 24-hour hackathon “InnovIndia-2020 — Challenging Young Minds” on July 31 and Aug. 1. This event was open to all Yi Chapters across India and a total of 65 teams participated. The problem statement related to the current pandemic situation on preparing…
In spite of COVID-19 pandemic, achieves Best Placement record
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, NIE Institute of Technology (NIE-IT), Mysuru, has achieved the Best Placement records for its 2019-20 outgoing batch. NIE-IT had arranged placement drives by a wide range of recruiters with a total 137 offers made with the highest package of Rs. 10 lakh per annum. A total of 84…
Vande Bharat beats China, Covid
August 4, 2020By T.J.S. George India’s view of, and dealings with, China are becoming curiouser and curiouser. Suddenly we are told that dozens of Chinese apps have been banned. Reasons cited include security and privacy. How come these became issues only now? For long China, like all other topics, has been a provider of opportunities for our…
On a Bullet Train Ride in Japan
August 4, 2020Sir, Reading Vikram Muthanna’s article “Train’s coming…Mysore changing” in his column “In Black & White” published in SOM dated Aug.1, I am reminded of my experience of riding a Bullet Train in Japan. In April 2014, we went on a short holiday to Japan. After sightseeing in Japanese capital Tokyo we wanted to experience the…















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