Mysuru: The Postgraduate Induction Programme 2025–26 for MBA, MCA, and M Tech programmes was held at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) on Wednesday.Shifa Samrin, a senior campus recruiter at a Bengaluru-based company, launched the programme and highlighted the drastic shift in corporate expectations and recruitment trends. “We don’t just look for candidates who excel academically…
Madikeri: Congress is exploiting SC communities by merely treating them as a vote bank, charged former minister Appachu Ranjan of BJP.Inaugurating a meet of BJP SC Morcha at Siddapura, he alleged the Congress govt of seeking votes in the name of leader BR Ambedkar. “BJP is accused of being a party of Brahmins. However, it…
Villagers and farmers in Mysuru and Mandya are disappointed with the NHAI’s Kushalnagar-Srirangapatna bypass project MYSURU: The National Highway Authority of India’s project to build a road between Kushalnagar in Kodagu district and Srirangapatna in Mandya, which commenced partially and achieved an average progress of 7% in six months, has deeply disappointed villagers and farmers…
Mandya: District minister N Cheluvarayaswamy said that success in any field requires a combination of effort, dedication, and genuine interest. Without these, achievements cannot be sustained, he said.Speaking after inaugurating a felicitation ceremony for students who brought pride to Mandya district, which was organised on Monday at Gandhi Bhavan by the district administration, ZP, and…
Mandya: A farmer attempted self-immolation in front of the Mandya deputy commissioner’s office on Tuesday, allegedly over the prolonged delay in resolving his land dispute.The farmer was identified as Manjegowda,50, a resident of Moodanahalli village in KR Pete taluk. According to sources, he was fighting a land-related case. Despite multiple visits to the taluk office…
Mandya: In a major development, officials on Tuesday measured and took possession of 2.3 acres of prime land located in the centre of Malavalli town. The property, valued at over Rs 50 crore, was reclaimed by the city municipal council (CMC) following a high court order.Lokesh, tahsildar, Malavalli taluk, said, “Based on a court order…
Shivamogga: Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences is organising a four-day agriculture and horticulture fair from Friday (Nov 7) at the university premises in Navule, on the outskirts of Shivamogga city. The fair’s theme is ‘Sustainable Agriculture through Cooperative Farming’.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, vice-chancellor RC Jagdish said the fair would feature…
Madikeri: When the police tried to take custody of an accused who allegedly missed appearing before a court of law, he poured petrol on himself and self-immolated on Tuesday morning in Gandhi Nagar in Somwarpet.The police said Sanjay was facing charges of theft, which was probed and the chargesheet submitted to the court. The court…
Madikeri: A 21-year-old man died at his wife’s house on Monday. Though it was initially believed to be a case of a heart attack, the family of the deceased lodged a police complaint, suspecting foul play over the cause of the death.The deceased is Rohan, 21, a resident of Premnagar in Aiguru village, married a…
Mysuru: Several organisations and religious leaders from Chamarajanagar district have opposed the proposal to upgrade MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary into a tiger reserve. The forest department convened a public hearing in mid-Oct to collect local opinions, even as community groups planned protests in the ecologically-rich region.Locals and tribal representatives said they feared that a tiger…
