Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 15 City Policemen, including a Police Inspector, who excelled in crime detection and prevention in the year 2020, amidst the COVID-19 crisis, were distributed prizes and given Certificate of Appreciation, at the valedictory of the Crime Prevention Month held at the CAR Parade Grounds here on Jan. 13. Speaking on the…
Vaccination Drive: Countdown begins
January 15, 202120,500 Covishield vials arrive in city on Jan. 13 night Mysore/Mysuru: India is all set to write a new script in the history with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a nationwide vaccination drive online tomorrow for the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic which snuffed out lakhs of lives besides ruining the economy of all countries in the…
Packed with a prayer
January 15, 2021Sarve Santu Niramayah Mysore/Mysuru: The first consignment of Covishield vaccine that came to Mysuru in temperature-controlled trucks from Pune-based Serum Institute of India sported a Sanskrit shloka ‘Sarve Santu Niramayah’. The sticker was pasted on the boxes of the vaccine on the top right corner. Each box contains 50 vials of the vaccine and six…
No classes yet for intermediate semesters of UG and PG courses
January 15, 2021UoM VC calls meeting of College Principals on Jan. 18 Mysore/Mysuru: Offline classes for students of intermediate semesters for both Post-Graduate (PG) and Under-Graduate (UG) courses in degree, diploma and engineering did not commence in Mysuru today as the University of Mysore (UoM) has called a meeting of all Principals of its affiliated Colleges on…
Sankranti celebrated with fervour in city
January 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Makara Sankranti, the harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God, was celebrated with religious fervour across the city and in villages. Although the grandeur was not on par with previous years, a large number of women were seen visiting houses, performing the practice of Ellu Birodhu, which involves carrying a…
Number of foreign students dwindles at Mysore Varsity
January 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 has come as an unprecedented challenge to international education. Just as much as it is a concern for students aspiring for the experience of studying abroad, host Universities like the University of Mysore are in distress over how to manage the deficits in budgets. The number of foreign students in the University has…
DC gives conditional permission to use election thermal scanners at schools
January 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With Gram Panchayat elections over, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has given conditional permission for dispatch of thermal scanners provided by the Election Commission for Gram Panchayat polls, to Government Schools across the district. With the Government giving nod for re-opening of schools after a 10-month break following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19…
State received 7.95 lakh vials in first consignment: Dr. K. Sudhakar
January 12, 2021PM clears Covaxin and Covishield vaccines Bengaluru: Karnataka received 7.95 lakh vials of Covishield vaccine this afternoon as the first instalment to launch vaccine drive from Jan. 16, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to media persons here this morning, the Minister said that the State has been allotted 13.9 lakh…
Students, attend offline classes from Jan. 15
January 12, 2021Degree, PG, Engineering and Diploma classes to start fully; Attendance compulsory Bengaluru: After ten months due to COVID-19 pandemic, physical classes for all grades of Degree, Post-Graduate, Engineering and Diploma courses will commence from Jan. 15, announced Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Minister for Higher Education. However, he has clarified…
Corruption, casteism and immorality worst than Coronavirus: Former Speaker
January 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Corruption, casteism and immorality are worst than Coronavirus which needs to be banished from society, opined former Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly Krishna. He was speaking after releasing the 2021 calender brought out by University of Mysore Alumni Association and Dr. B.G.V. Groups at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Sunday. Krishna said good days…















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