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ASP.Net C# sqlDr.GetValue(a) Date Column Displaying Time too

I tried to use
sqlDr.GetValue(a).ToString()
to display a DATE column from my database which looks like this..(the Date Submitted column)
But the problem is , when i display it using getValue(8).toString(), something like this is displayed..
Thanks for taking your time to read my post , any reply is much appreciated!

The problem is .Net does not have a Date-only primitive type. Therefore the Sql Server Date column type maps to a full DateTime value in .Net, which always includes a time component. If you don't provide a time component, the DateTime struct will have a 0-value time component, which maps to 12:00:00.000 AM.
To get around this, you need to specify the output format for your column, so that it explicitly does not include a time value. You want something like this:
((DateTime)getValue(8)).ToString("d")
However, the exact code you need will vary wildly depending on how your result table is created. If necessary, check the SqlDataReader.GetDataTypeName() function to know what type you're dealing with.

Try using the DateTime.ToShortTimeString Method ():
Console.WriteLine("Short date string: \"{0}\"\n", myDateTime.ToShortDateString());
Output: Short date string: "5/16/2001"

Datetime format is 'mm-dd-yyyy' when getting while using SqlDataAdapter but if I run the same query in ms sql then its 'yyyy-mm-dd'

I know the question is a bit confusing. Please let me elaborate.
Suppose
I have a table student master which has a column DOB
I have inserted a record and in DOB I have inserted '1991-01-01'
running select statement from sql server is returning date in the same format as it is inserted '1991-01-01' but when I am running the same query from C# using SqlDataAdapter then its returning date as '01-01-1991'
Can anyone explain why it is happening and is there any way to fetch the date in same format as it is inserted.
Query
Is it possible to get the DateTime using SqlDataAdapter as it was inserted?
P.S: column data type is Datetime

let's separate the wheat from the chaff :)
if for your needs meaningful is data type (datetime in this case), then formatting does not matter at all. All layers which will exchange or process the data will use data type information for that.
But
if the meaningful part is formatting, i.e. string representation of the data, then you need to consider the appropriate settings of UI tools you use to display your data. SSMS, for example, uses regional settings for that. If you need to visualize data in the identical manner, so you need the identical strings, you should take care of formatting by your self or in another words, you need to convert your datetime data to string in the same way in all places where you need it.
In T-SQL, for example, you could use CAST and CONVERT functions for formatting your data in a format you need.

If you can't match up the "Cultures" between the SQL Server and the machine you're building the application on (and, in fact, you cannot rely on that really if you're application is going to be deployed to other machines!), then the cheap and quick way round it is to run your date returns through a parse function such as this:
private string FncFormatDate(string date)
{
DateTime formattedDate;
if (DateTime.TryParse(date, out formattedDate))
{
return formattedDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
}
else
{
return "Invalid date";
}
}
I hope this answers your question.

Different format for timestamp when using c# datareader

I'm reading a timestamp from a mysql table using an OdbcDataReader. When I look at the data in the table it is in the format 2013-09-12 11:11:09. But the reader seems to read it in the format 12/09/2013 11:11:09.
I then try to insert this into another mysql table but receive the error:
Incorrect datetime value: '12/09/2013 11:11:09' for column 'timestamp'
at row 1
How can I sort out this difference in formatting? Should I be referencing some Unix timestamp value somehow?

The data shouldn't be in the table in any text format. It's just a date and time.
You'll see the format when you convert the data to a string - which you should do as rarely as possible. In particular, when you're inserting the data into a different table, you shouldn't use a formatted value at all - you should use a DateTime in parameterized SQL.
Basically, unless you really need a string representation of the data, you should keep it in the "native" representation (DateTime in this case). Every time you have a conversion to or from text, that's an opportunity for failure. Dates and times are hard enough with time zones etc, without extraneous conversions getting involved.

How are you looking at the data "in the table"? I'm not familiar with the MySQL implementation, but with Oracle and Sql Server datetime values are stored in an unreadable binary format, and translated to a readable timestamp by the query tool. MySQL is likely doing something similar.
try to insert this into another mysql table
If you care about format when you're inserting the data, you're doing something really bad. That's a strong indication you're using a technique that will be vulnerable to sql injection attacks, rather than parameterized queries. If you use parameterized queries, you assign a C# datetime type to the query parameter value directly, and the ADO.Net object handles any formatting you need. At that point, anything you can successfully DateTime.Parse() or DateTime.TryParse() becomes a valid input for your query.

Get value of date and store it in MySQL database?

I've got the error:
INPUT STRING WAS NOT IN A CORRECT FORMAT
when running the code below.
So what do you think here is the error? How will I format the date in the DateTimePicker to store properly in MySQL database?
Here is my code (I included only the relevant code which I think is the error):
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Rdate", _order.dateTimePicker_Requested.Value.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"));
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Ndate", _order.dateTimePicker_Needed.Value.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"));
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#CodeDate", Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Now).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"));

Unless your MySQL columns are strings (which they shouldn't be), you should be passing actual dates as parameters.
Don't call .ToString().

You should set :
string.Format("{0:yyyy-MM-dd}", your_date);
Hope this helps!

If your variable represents datetime value then its no need to convert it to string it automatically mapped with MySQL column type and if it still not work then reply.
I will post with some code that will convert datetime to proper so that it would mapped with column.
Thank you.

How to change date format in mysql stored procedure insert statement "22-12-2010" to "2010-12-22"

I send the registration date parameter to mysql database like "22-12-2010". But my sql date date type is in another format how can I change the date format like "2010-12-22" also I have to insert this into table.
Give code in C#,asp.net code behind either sql query statement!

Use this comprehensive MSDN pages as your guide: Standard Date and Time Format Strings and Custom Date and Time Format Strings.
There are many examples on those pages on how to reformat a date string in C#, and they also provide a good clear explanation on how date formatting works in the DateTime class.
Once you've reformatted your date string in C#, you should be able to pass it on down without needing to use SQL to reformat it.