Hassan: Three engineering students were among nine killed in a road accident in Holenarasipura, Hassan, late on Friday. All three were meritorious students who were waiting for their job placements in the next few days. According to T Rangaswamy, principal of the Govt Engineering College, Mosalehosahalli, Mithun Raj, 23, a resident of Gavigangapura village in…
Hassan: Former PM and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda, who called on the injured undergoing treatment at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, enquired about their health on Saturday.Gowda, who arrived in Hassan from Bengaluru, said the incident should not have happened, and “it is particularly distressing that most of the deceased were engineering students”. He…
Mysuru: Karnataka State Higher Education Council vice-chairman SR Niranjan stated that the state govt is committed to the overall development of youth and has placed greater emphasis on skill-based academic programmes under the Karnataka State Education Policy.He was speaking after inaugurating the national seminar on ‘Society of Cytologists and Geneticists – New Trends in Botany’…
Mysuru: Former Union minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday asked International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to abstain from inaugurating the Dasara festival.Speaking to reporters, Yatnal said as she has to offer puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari’s idol during the inauguration of the festival, the writer has to make her stand clear. Maulvis must answer what…
Madikeri: The Somwarpet Raitha Horata Samithi has demanded compensation of Rs 30 lakh for the farmer whose crops were destroyed by the forest department. Speaking to reporters, the farmers demanded resolution in this regard before Sept 26 and cautioned that they would lay siege to the Aranya Bhavan Office if authorities failed to take appropriate…
Mandya: Mandya zilla panchayat CEO KR Nandini took part in a mechanised paddy planting demonstration at Holalu village, sending out a message that women too can efficiently handle modern agricultural machinery.The event, jointly organised by the zilla panchayat and the department of agriculture at the Daksha Machine Paddy Seedling Production Unit on Wednesday, aimed to…
Mysuru: The district administration and adult education department have begun measures to improve adult literacy in the green-rich, tribal-dominated Chamarajanagar district, which stands at 60%, below Karnataka’s 70% average.The literacy rate of males is 82% and 68% for females in the state. The national literacy average rate is 75%.Starting with Ajjipura and Nagavalli gram panchayats,…
Mysuru: From developing a khadi experience centre to the restoration of heritage buildings, state govt has started discussions with stakeholders on strengthening the Badanavalu khadi centre in Nanjangud taluk of the district.The plans include developing the centre as a tourist site and for those interested in India’s khadi and freedom movement. The govt plans to…
Mysuru: Mysuru will have another spot for water sports adventure activity in the surroundings of the Kabini reservoir.Tourism minister HK Patil, responding to a query by HD Kote MLA Anil Chikkamadu, informed the assembly that the govt has plans to utilise the backwaters of Kabini reservoir to promote water sports and is awaiting the green…
Mysuru: After a man experienced a close encounter with a charging elephant inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) in August, forest authorities are planning to install solar-powered security cameras. These cameras aim to monitor travellers and prevent them from getting out of their vehicles.Despite the Gundlupet-Ooty interstate national highway passing through the Bandipur Tiger Reserve…
