Mysuru: ‘AMBICON-2017,’ a 3-day National Conference of the Association of Medical Bio-chemists of India (AMBI) marking its silver jubilee celebration, began at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel premises in city this morning. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will formally inaugurate the conference this evening. The conference features a medical expo, which was inaugurated by City…
Flower Show at Palace from Dec. 23
November 17, 2017Mysuru: After successfully conducting flower shows at Mysore Palace premises since the last two years, the Palace Board has decided to continue the tradition this year too with a ten-day flower show from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1. The Palace Board’s move is to provide an add-on attraction to tourists visiting Mysuru during Christmas season….
National Highway passing through Hunsur to be converted into 4-lane: MLA
November 17, 2017Hunsur: Hunsur MLA H.P. Manjunath has said that the National Highway passing through Hunsur will be converted into a 4-lane Highway. Speaking to SOM over phone from Belagavi where he is attending the ongoing Winter Session of the State Legislature, Manjunath said that the NH 275 is being converted into 4 lane as a number…
Gone Away: To Germany & Austria 8: A pictorial tour of Oktober Beer Festival
November 17, 2017(Continued from Nov. 12) Tuesday 19th September 2017 was the day we were waiting for. Attending the Munich Beer Festival. We took a taxi from our hotel and as arranged, our German friends were already there at the entrance waiting for us. There is no need to remind ourselves that Germans are known for their…
Havildar ends life in city
November 17, 2017Mysuru: A city-based Army Havildar ended his life by hanging self at a city lodge yesterday. The deceased has been identified as T.V. Kumar (37) a resident of Gandhinagar in the city. Kumar, who was serving the Army at Sikkim, had come to city on leave. Kumar who had repeatedly abstained from duty for the…
KPME Muddle-3: Can private healthcare survive in this scenario?
November 17, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The ongoing state-wide agitation by private doctors and medical establishments against the proposed amendments to the KPME Act of 2007 has now become an ugly standoff between them and the State Government which seems hell-bent on implementing a very illogical, if not completely insane, statute that it says is…
CHARIOT ROW: Artist says he was forced to refurbish old chariot due to fund & time crunch
November 17, 2017Mysuru: Amidst allegations thick and thin about the gross misuse of money and blatant corruption hovering over the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, here comes a shocker regarding the ‘Kannada Theru’ (chariot). The artist who designed the chariot has stated that he had indeed refurbished the chariot that was earlier used at a private function of a…
JSS Mysore Urban Haat to host Gandhi Shilp Bazaar
November 17, 2017Mysuru: JSS Mysore Urban Haat will be hosting ‘Gandhi Shilp Bazaar’ handicrafts exhibition for 10 days from Nov.17 to Nov. 26. The exhibition will be inaugurated today at 4 pm at the JSS Mysore Urban Haat in Hebbal by Dr. Rajvir Pratap Sharma, ADGP and Managing Director, Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., Bengaluru. Dr….
Egg prices soar in Mysuru
November 17, 2017Mysuru: Consumers in city have been shelling out more to buy eggs, a staple in many homes. Egg prices are touching a new high that too in the month of Kartika, when the prices are supposed to drop as the consumption is low. The wholesale rates stand between Rs. 560 to Rs. 600 for 100…
When Mrs. Gandhi’s car was stopped by my father: Former BCCI Chief A.C. Muthiah – 2
November 17, 2017[Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam SOM: Oh, was your fertiliser manufacturing unit the world’s largest? A.C. Muthiah: Yes, at that time it was. From there we went into other chemical industries. My father had a great liking for developing agriculture-based industry. The input for the fertiliser was fuel oil that was not the…
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