Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Visiting Faculty Prof. H.A. Ranganath released former Zoology Department faculty Dr. S.N. Hegde’s book “Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine-Volume 2” at a virtual programme organised at Vignana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here on Monday, marking the 101st birth anniversary of Zoology Department Founder Dr. M.R. Rajashekar Shetty. Speaking on the occasion,…
Veteran actor Somashekar Rao passes away
November 4, 2020A gold medallist from Mysore University, he retired as Canara Bank AGM Bengaluru: Film and theatre actor H.G. Somashekar Rao passed away at a hospital here yesterday following a heart attack. He was 86. Son of freedom fighter Harihar Gundu Rao, he hailed from Chitradurga and was the elder brother of veteran actor H.G. Dattatreya…
COVID-19 impacts over 1.3 billion students across the globe: Mysore Varsity VC
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM)has said that 1.3 billion to 1.5 billion students and youths across the globe had been affected by the closure of Schools, Colleges and Universities over the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Presiding over the inaugural function of Rashtriya Uchhathar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)-funded video-conference hall, refresher course in…
Three books brought out by Oriental Research Institute released
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar released three books brought out by the city’s Oriental Research Institute (ORI) at a programme held at Crawford Hall here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Hemantha Kumar said that the three works — ‘Manushastra Vivaranam’, ‘Khadga Shastra’ and ‘Srimatkrishnaraja Gunaloka’ — are of…
Relocation of Classical Kannada Centre to mark Rajyotsava celebrations
October 30, 2020Central Sahitya Akademi President Prof. Kambara to attend CIIL event at Manasagangothri on November 1 Mysore/Mysuru: Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, Manasagangothri, has organised Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations at (National Centre for History of Science) NCHS Guest House premises, University of Mysore, on Nov. 1 …
Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar gets Ph.D from Mysore University
October 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka, Sanjiv Kumar, was among the 654 candidates who received Ph.D degrees in various subjects at the 100th Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM) on Oct. 19. Sanjiv Kumar, an IAS, started his Ph.D thesis titled ‘MGNREGA — Law, Rights, Processes and Sustainable Livelihood: A Critical Study in Karnataka’…
National e-Conference on ‘Food Safety and Nourishment’
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its Golden Jubilee events, the Department of Studies (DoS) in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore (UoM), in association with Indian Dietetic Association (IDA)-Mysore Chapter, has organised a National e-Conference on the theme ‘Sustainable Strategies for Food Safety and Nourishment’ on Oct. 22 and 23. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2419632…
Selfie time at Crawford Hall
October 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the University of Mysore (UoM) held its Centenary Convocation at Crawford Hall yesterday, many students dressed in white and carrying their degree certificates, were seen clicking selfies in front of the imposing Crawford Hall. Some students, after receiving their degrees, gathered near the Bronze Statue of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in front of…
Demanding jobs, students sell ‘Pakoda’ during University Centenary Convocation
October 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Urging Prime Minister to provide jobs for them, some Convocation-gown-wearing students, under the banner of Dalit Vidyarthi Okkoota, sold Pakodas near Crawford Hall yesterday, even as the Centenary Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM) was underway during which Convocation address was delivered by PM Narendra Modi virtually. Asking the PM to stop talking and…
UoM Centenary Convocation: PM Modi pays tributes to Mysore rulers
October 19, 202030 students receive Gold Medals Sudha Murty conferred with Hon. Doctorate in absentia Mysore/Mysuru: Batting for the proposed National Education Policy (NEP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning sought support from one and all for the new Policy which aims at making fundamental changes in the field of education from pre-nursery to Ph.D and to…
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