Sir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has done a commendable job by limiting cash donations to political parties. This is one of the main sources of black money in the country. Kickbacks for political favours is rampant and every politician, irrespective of political affiliation is a crorepati these days which, majority of them hardly reveal. Payment…
Sir, An ingenious move is in the offing to video shoot for classroom transaction to assess the effectiveness of teaching by a committee of experts, followed by feedback to be given to improve one’s teaching skills ! I may freeze and even hate to play the role of an actor before a camera! This seems…
Mysuru lad and Karnataka’s No.1 men’s player Suraj R. Prabodh taking part in the Rs. 5 lakh AITA Men’s Tennis Tournament at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, entered the semi-finals in the men’s singles event on yesterday. Suraj in the quarter-finals beat Ritwik Anand 6-1, 6-3. In the earlier round, Suraj beat C. Jaydeep 6-2, 6-3 and…
City-based Muay Thai boxers participating in the Karnataka State Senior Level Muay Thai Championship-2017 held at Bengaluru won three gold medals in various categories. The medal winners are as follows: Jithin Simha (70 kg category) Anandaraju (75 kg category) Raghu (75kg+ category) The trio is being trained under C. Chethan.
Mysuru’s men and women handball teams hogged the limelight by winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the handball tournament held as a part of State Olympic games yesterday. In the basketball women’s section, Mysuru’s DYES team secured the third place. In the play-off match for the 3 & 4th place, DYES, Mysuru beat…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Surprise, surprise, the Finance Minister in his budget speech did actually mention tourism this year ! His actual words: “Tourism is a big employment generator and has multiplier impact on the economy of the State. Five Special Tourism Zones, anchored on spvs [Special Purpose Vehicles] will be set…
A teenage nephew, in all his innocence and driven by a desire to understand the ways of his uncle asked him: Uncle, tell me which is the best time to consume the heady stuff? Not to be outsmarted by the youngster, also not to sound harsh, the good-natured uncle hinted to his nephew to get…
Will Mandya MLA M.H. Ambarish join the BJP? It appears so. The BJP has been wooing him for a few months and is close to succeeding in its attempt, say political sources. Speculations are rife in political circles that the State BJP has invited Ambarish to join the party promising him a Rajya Sabha (RS)…
Sir, It was a pleasure reading Ballal’s article “My Embarrassing Moments-4” (SOM dated Jan. 12) and it took me decades back when I had spoken to him over phone. I became aware only recently that Ballal is connected to the Ballal family of Krishnamurthypuram. We would eagerly await to see Lava-Kusha twins from the Ballal…
Award-winning architect-turned-farmer Norma Burns has been running her organic farm in Bennet, North Carolina, for the last 18 years, but she’s now looking to turn over a new leaf, so she’s giving the farm away to whoever wins her essay contest. Norma says that the Bluebird Hill Farm has been “everything” to her during the…
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