Mysuru: By 2030, nearly 800 million people will be seeking employment globally, posing a major challenge for govts and the formal employment sector alone. Grassroots initiatives and co-creation models will be crucial to bridge this gap, said Shamanth SN, director, Rakuten India, and co-chairman of the International Business Expert Committee at the Bangalore Chamber of…
Mandya: Acting on recent Supreme Court directives, Mandya deputy commissioner Kumara has instructed all urban and rural local bodies to take urgent, coordinated measures to tackle the rising stray dog menace.Chairing a review meeting at the DC’s office on Monday, he announced that nodal officers would be appointed in every urban local body to closely…
Shivamogga: The 35-year-old tusker that was rescued near the Balehonnur region in Chikkamagaluru district on Sunday was shifted to the Sakrebailu Elephant Camp near Shivamogga.The elephant, reportedly in a state of must and showing signs of aggression, is currently confined in a wooden kraal under the care of Sakrebailu staff. However, the camp is already…
Mysuru: Sericulture and animal husbandry minister K Venkatesh, who is also Chamarajanagar district minister, stated that the CM’s post is not vacant, and the question of whether a Vokkaliga, Lingayat, or Dalit leader should become the CM will arise only when the post falls vacant.Speaking to reporters at the ZP hall premises here on Monday,…
Mysuru: Senior minister K Venkatesh on Monday asked the Mysuru district administration to ensure that the tobacco auction resumed quickly. Venkatesh, who represents the Periyapatna Assembly segment, where tobacco is the major commercial crop, said that procurement was halted for a week following a GST hike on cigarettes, after which prices were reduced.He held a…
Mysuru: A total of 1,832 students of JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU) will graduate at the eigth convocation to be held on Feb 25.Speaking to reporters at the SJCE campus on Monday, JSS STU VC AN Santosh Kumar, said: “This year, the university will confer degrees on 1,081 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) graduates,…
Mandya: Former Nagamangala JD(S) MLA Suresh Gowda sustained injuries in a car accident on Saturday night near Bonthekoppalu in Mandya taluk after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned.Basaralu Police said the incident occurred while Gowda was returning after attending a marriage function at Vasgove Koppa in Maddur. The driver lost control of the car,…
Mysuru: Autorickshaw drivers in Mysuru have resolved to undertake a massive padyatra from Mysuru to Bengaluru from Feb 26, pressing for housing facilities and enhanced welfare measures in the upcoming State Budget.The decision was taken at a meeting held on Sunday, where drivers and union leaders discussed their longstanding demands. The padyatra will begin at…
Madikeri: Social welfare minister HC Mahadevappa on Sunday urged the Congress high command to elevate a Dalit leader as the next chief minister of Karnataka.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Dalit conference in Madikeri, he said Dalits were the backbone of the Congress and the party would weaken if it lost their support….
Madikeri: Kodagu-born Dr Navita Somaiah has been invited by the British royal family to attend the presentation ceremony of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education—regarded as the United Kingdom’s highest national honour in the academic and research sector—to the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London.The award will be presented at St James’s…
