Bengaluru: Disgruntled Channapatna MLA C.P. Yogeshwar on Saturday announced that he was quitting the Congress Party. The MLA who had contested the 2013 elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket had quit that party and joined the Congress as an associate member in 2014. Yogeshwar, who is said to be courting the BJP, however said that…
Sir, While it is sad to note that unsuspecting residents were caught unawares by heavy rains and rising water levels up to seven feet at Paduvarahalli, one look at the topography of the area will make it evident that this disaster was waiting to happen. From time immemorial, excess rainwater from present day Jayalakshmipuram and…
Sir, This is to convey to the people concerned my concurrence with the views expressed by Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere (SOM dated Oct. 12) in the matter of widening the Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. That the accidents are more due to negligent driving and over-speeding than due to ‘bad’ roads is evident from…
Mysuru: Mysuru’s’ first liver transplantation was performed by a team of expert surgeons from Apollo BGS Hospitals. The patient successfully underwent donor liver transplantation surgery on Sept. 20, under the guidance of Dr. Mahesh Gopasetty, Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon and Dr. Rajkumar Wadhwa, Chief Gastroenterologist. Showcasing a promising recovery, the patient was then discharged on…
Mysuru: Maintaining that Buddhism was born in India hundreds of centuries ago, MP R. Dhruvanarayan has said that countries such as Japan and Singapore which have embraced Buddhism have made rapid strides in development. He was speaking after inaugurating a special lecture on ‘Bouddha Dhamma: Ambedkar Torida Bidugadeya Daari’ organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research…
Mysuru: ‘Nadabrahma tadaanandam adviteeyam upaasmahe,’ I praise Naadabrahma which itself is the ultimate bliss. Saptaswara which is the base of Shastriya Sangeetha derived from the pranava OM kaara, connects a man to his soul. Such divine art in the form of Dasarapada through saint poets reached to every common man. One such saint poet was…
About 600 people took out a bike rally organised by Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Samarpana Trust and other organizations urging the public to boycott Chinese products and go for desi products in city this morning. The bike rally which commenced from Vivekananda Circle, passed through Kuvempunagar, Vijaya Bank Circle, Sharadadevi Nagar Circle, Chamundipuram Circle, Jayanagar, Ballal…
Mysuru: Suvarna Karnataka Kerala Samajam (SKKS) inaugurated its fourth zone in Mysuru recently at a function held at Lions Bhavan, Gokulam here. The Socio Cultural organisation of Malayalees in Karnataka is based at Bengaluru and spread over five districts in the State, including Bengaluru Urban and Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, Kolar and Tumakuru. Dr. J. Alexander,…
Mysuru: The Dakshina Kannada District Zilla Panchayat stall at Dasara Exhibition, set upon the theme ‘Stop running of water; make stagnant water soak’ has been attracting the visitors through its educative information on conservation of water. The stall unveils the ZP CEO Dr. M.R. Ravi’s plans for conserving water and protecting Bio-diversity. The stall features…
Athletics is very popular in the sporting scene. Our city’s athlete Boby Sabu created a flutter by erasing the 54-year old Triple Jump record in the men’s section, erasing the old record of 14.95m set by M.A.Cariyappa of Maharaja’s College, Mysuru, in 1963-64, in the 89th University of Mysore Inter-Collegiate Athletic Championships (2017-18) by leaping…
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