Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar today performed guddali puja for 25 houses to be constructed for the poor at Ashokapuram here. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said that a total of 1,329 houses would be constructed at various localities in city under Rajiv Awaz Yojana (RAY). Giving the list of number of houses to…
Sign language as land’s lingo
June 22, 2017Public speakers of a not-too-distant past in the land, irrespective of the language they spoke, have carved a niche for themselves in a distinct class as orators. The range of subjects they chose and presentation of their thoughts have not only been published by the periodicals of their times but also have been preserved in…
Pramoda Devi appears before Lokayukta
June 22, 2017Bengaluru: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar appeared before the Lokayukta here yesterday and recorded her statement with regard to the five-acre land in Alanahalli in Mysuru belonging to the royal family. She appeared before Lokayukta Justice Vijayalakshmi Devi and gave her statement. Late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar had filed a complaint in 2013 alleging that the then…
Badminton: Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth enter 2nd round in Australian Open
June 22, 2017Newly-crowned Indonesia Open champion K. Srikanth and title-holder Saina Nehwal progressed to the second round with contrasting wins at the Australian Super Series on Wednesday. Olympic silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu and Singapore Open Champion B. Sai Praneeth also entered the second round but it was curtains for four other singles player, including giant-slayer H. S. Prannoy….
Dewan Rangacharlu indeed needs a statue
June 22, 2017Sir, Prof. AVN’s article “Remembering Dewan C.V. Rangacharlu” with the editorial note is most welcome (SOM dated June 19). I had met a close relative of Rangacharlu fifty years back in Hyderabad who had expressed similar sentiments that was much needed to remember the late Dewan who introduced democratic representative assembly in the State and…
R.T. Nagar provisional site allottees list disappoints many
June 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has published the provisional list of site allottees for Rabindranath Tagore Nagar or R.T. Nagar. The list has been published on the notice boards of MUDA, providing an opportunity for the site aspirants to check if their names are in the list or not. The R.T. Nagar Layout…
Burial of dead horse: Attention MRC
June 22, 2017Sir, The golfers at the Mysore Race Club’s (MRC) golf course are experiencing foul smell on some days. It is because the dead horses are buried on the periphery of the ground along the road connecting to Nanjangud road. Will the MRC avoid burial in the golf course and save the golfers from the stink?…
Rs.10 coin: Legally illegal and illegally legal !
June 22, 2017Sir, The Rs.10 coin of India is not being accepted at many places in Mysuru. Even Metagalli Post Office refuses to accept the same stating that they already have Rs.10 coin totalling to about Rs.3000 which they are unable to use as a legal currency. This is legally illegal. Why this aversion to Rs.10 coin…
BJP leader Kautilya Raghu for law about site allotment
June 22, 2017Mysuru: BJP leader and former KEA Chairman Kautilya R. Raghu has urged Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to announce ‘Manekattuvavarige Niveshana’ Act (sites only for those who build homes), just as D. Devaraj Urs enacted ‘Uluvavanige Bhoomi’ law (land for the tiller). He was addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning. Expressing concern over…
Unable to pay daughter’s college fees, man ends life
June 22, 2017Mysuru: A person unable to pay his daughter’s college fees has ended his life, this morning in the city. The unfortunate victim is Gangadhar, a resident of Brindavan Extension, who used to make ‘Prasadams’ to the Ganapathy Temple in the area. His daughter was studying in B. Sc and he had to pay a fees…
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