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May 22, 2013


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HEMAVATHI REACHES KRS

City to get respite from water woes for 15 days

Caption: MLA M.K. Somashekar is seen inspecting the Hongalli Pumping Station near KRS this morning. He was accompanied by VVWW Executive Engineer Subramanya, Superintending Engineer Krishna and others.

Mysore, May 22- With KRS reservoir recording an inflow of 3,336 cusecs water from Hemavathi river and registering a rise of 2.5 ft. at the storage level, the water-starved citizens of Mysore city can now heave a sigh of relief as the received water can be supplied to the citizens for the next 15 to 20 days.

Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar, accompanied by Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) Executive Engineer Subramanya, Superintending Engineer Krishna and Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) Executive Engineer Subbegowda today conducted an inspection of the KRS reservoir and Hongalli water pumping station where an additional 240 HP pump was pressed into service.

Corporators Jagadish and Manjula Manasa and others accompanied Somashekar during his inspection.

The level of KRS dam has now increased to 66.55 ft. as against 64 ft. on May 20.

It is believed that the ongoing problem related to water scarcity would be solved once the monsoon starts, which is expected to commence at the end of this month.

At Kabini

Kabini reservior has also recorded a marginal increase in its inflow following rains at catchment areas.

DC instructs JUSCO to supply more water to city

Meanwhile, in the wake of increase in the water level at KRS, Mysore Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha and KUWS&DB Managing Director Prabhakar held a meeting yesterday with JUSCO officials here and instructed them to supply the available water to the city adequately.

They also instructed the officials to attend to complaints related to drinking water 24x7.

Briefing the officials regarding the current situation, MCC Commissioner P.G. Ramesh said that an additional 15 to 20 MLD water can b...more

Special Coverage

Siddharamaiah in Delhi

Udupi Sri Krishna and Gokarna temples to come under Muzrai Department

Five cops receive �Best Police Constable� awards

Bankers� Recreation Club presents Pratibha Puraskara to students

Encroachment of government land will be firmly dealt: Revenue Minister

Bee attack: Seven IOC officials injured

Mini Vidhana Soudha in city all set for inauguration

Doctor gets khata after �one-man� protest

Dowry death in Mandya: Absconding doctor held

STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION AND THE DAY I SAW SIDDHARAMAIAH'S FUTURE!

Caption: Sonia Gandhi, Siddharamaiah, Oscar Fernandes, Yeddyurappa

"The man of power is ruined by power; the man of money by money; the submissive man by subservience; the pleasure seeker by pleasure."

� Hermann Hesse

[These are the very reasons why BJP in Karnataka got ruined the way we see it.]

Like reinventing the wheel, Congress in Karnataka has reinvented itself. It has regained power that it had lost mainly because of S.M. Krishna's un-wise decision to face the electorate before his term ended as Chief Minister in 2004.

Not much water had flowed down the Cauvery since to wash the sins both of Congress as also its successor BJP under the leadership of B.S. Yeddyurappa. Unfortunately, in electoral politics voters are made to make their choice within the limited options from among candidates whom the voters have seen many times earlier and discovered them as non-performers, worse, many of them depredators and looters of State Treasury and State property � iron ore for example.

And Karnataka made its choice this May 5, 2013 once again in favour of Congress with clear majority of 121 seats jettisoning the much hated, yes that is the word, BJP. The result, with just 40 seats for BJP, which equals to the regional party JD(S), speaks for itself. The voters have simply dumped BJP for better or worse and those 40 who have won can't claim their victory for the Brand BJP but for their personal charisma, virtue (like Suresh Kumar in Rajajinagar, Bangalore) or their money and muscle power for which BJP is well-known in Karnataka.

Those past five years have been years of disgust and disgrace for Karnataka people because of the hubris and scandalous behaviour by BJP MLAs beginning with Reddy brothers of Bellary and the infamous 'Operation Kamala' to bridge the gap of MLAs needed to form the government. There was corruption all round, sex scandals involving Ministers and worse, non-governance.

There was no respite from i...more

Feature Article

HEALTH & MEDICINE: COPING WITH VITILIGO: A STIGMATIC CONDITION

By Dr. K.H. Basavaraj

Vitiligo Day was observed by Indian Association of Dermatologists,Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) on May 19. It is an endeavour to remove myths and stigma about vitiligo in the society and spreading awareness regarding its treatment.

What is vitiligo?

Patients with vitiligo develop white spots on the skin that vary in size and location. The spots occur when pigment cells, or melanocytes, are destroyed and the pigment melanin can no longer be produced. Melanocytes normally occur throughout the skin, as well as in the hair follicles, mouth and eyes. In vitiligo, pigment cells can be lost in any of these areas.

Who gets vitiligo?

Vitiligo affects approximately 1% of the population worldwide. About half of the people who develop this skin disorder experience some pigment loss before the age of 20, and about one third of all vitiligo patients say that other family members also have this condition. Though it is more noticeable on darker skin tones, vitiligo does not discriminate based on race, gender, socioeconomics or any other basis.

Though most people with vitiligo are in good health, they face a greater risk of having hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism (increased or decreased thyroid function), pernicious anemia (vitamin B12 deficiency), Addison�s disease (decreased adrenal function), alopecia areata (round patches of hair loss) and/or uveitis (inflammation of eyes).

What determines skin colour?

Melanin is the substance that normally determines the colour of skin, hair and eyes. This pigment is produced in cells called melanocytes. If melanocytes cannot form melanin or if their number decreases, skin colour will become lighter or completely white as in vitiligo.

Leukoderma is a general term that means white skin. Severe trauma, like a burn, can destroy pigment cells resulting in leukoderma. Vitiligo is just one of the forms of leukoderma.

Cause ...more

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