New Delhi: The Centre is exploring ways on allowing students, who had to leave their studies in foreign institutes due to the Covid-19 outbreak, to pursue the same in India. A Committee Chaired by University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman D.P. Singh will explore possibilities of Universities increasing their intake students and starting multi-disciplinary and innovative…
Congress launches postcard movement to oppose privatisation of Railways
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mysuru District Congress Campaign Committee held a postcard movement against privatisation of Railways. Members of the Committee inserted many postcards into the postbox opposite Mysore City Corporation Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road at 11.30 am, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former MLA M.K. Somashekar, City Congress President R. Murthy, former…
ASHA workers to lay siege to CM’s residence on July 27
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning Government’s inaction, the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) are going to lay siege to Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa’s residence in Bengaluru on July 27. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan this morning, All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) District Secretary Chandrashekar Meti said, “As our demands have not been…
Trainee Staff Nurses stir enters fifteenth day
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The indefinite stir launched by Trainee Staff Nurses of K.R. and Cheluvamba Hospitals seeking fulfilment of their various demands entered the fifteenth day today, with Nurses staging a protest in front of K.R. Hospital here this morning. The Nurses, who are staging a protest daily by wearing black bands, have been demanding a hike…
AITUC seeks minimum wages
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking minimum wages and payment of allowance, workers under the banner of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Saturday. Accusing the Government of pursuing anti-labour policies, the protestors condemned the State Government’s July 20 notification deferring the payment of Difference Allowance due…
Keralite goes missing from city
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 49-year-old man from Kerala, who had come to city in search of job and staying at a rented house in Subramanyanagar, has gone missing since Mar. 16. According to the complaint lodged by his mother Elizabeth Verghese, the missing person George Verghese is 5.8 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, medium built, oval faced and…
Newly-wed commits suicide
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 21-year-old woman, who had got married about five months ago, committed suicide by hanging self at her parents’ house in Janata Nagar on Wednesday. The deceased is Rakshita, wife of Arun Kumar. As Rakshitha was suffering from Thyroid problems, she was staying along with her husband at her parents’ house and undergoing treatment,…
Postal Department extends Small Savings Schemes to rural branches
July 25, 2020New Delhi: To strengthen its network and postal operations in rural areas and provide Small Savings Schemes to villagers, the Department of Posts has extended all Small Savings Schemes up to the Branch Post Office level. There are 1,31,113 Branch Post Offices functioning in the rural areas. Apart from facilities of letters, speed post, parcels,…
Appointed
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Kru. M.N. Vikram, Founder Director of city-based Academy of Martial Science (AMS), was appointed as the Chairman-Technical Commission of MMA INDIA, the sole governing body of Mixed Martial Arts in India affiliated to International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF). The selection was based on his 30 years of experience and leading Indian team as…
Should God save us?
July 25, 2020Karnataka Health Minister recently raised a storm when he said “Only God can save us.” Of course, no one bothered with the other part of his statement where he said “Awareness among the people is the only way.” Probably what he meant was, how can a Government protect its people if the people don’t want…















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