Mysuru: City-based amateur theatre group ‘Abhiyenthararu,’ as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations, has organised a National Theatre Festival in city from Jan.30 to Feb.4. The Theatre Festival features six plays of different languages, music concert, folk music, State-level Seminar, art, handloom and book exhibitions. The Festival will be inaugurated by well-known Theatre & Film…
First place in Box Cricket
January 29, 2018‘Cricket Team of Kautilya First Grade College, Vijayanagar, managed by Sapient Education Trust, won first place in Box Cricket beating ATME team at the Inter-Collegiate Cricket Tournament conducted by SDM-IMD recently. Seen in the picture are M. Akash, S.S. Sumanth, Shamanth Nanda, Abhishek Padiyar, Gaurav Patla, Shahshank Simha and Utham Aiyappa (Captain).
Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title
January 29, 2018Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic here yesterday. The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1. Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court,…
Man killed as he gets sucked into MRI machine in Mumbai hospital
January 29, 2018Three held, CM announces compensation Mumbai: A 32-year-old man holding an oxygen cylinder was killed when he was sucked into an MRI machine after he entered the room at a hospital in Mumbai. The victim, Rajesh Maru, was holding the oxygen cylinder for an elderly relative who was admitted at Nair Hospital and was helping…
National Roller Skating Championships: Varsha Puranik of Mysuru wins gold
January 29, 2018City’s skater Varsha S. Puranik, representing Karnataka in the National Roller Skating Championships 2017-18 being held at Chennai, won gold in the speed event in the Women’s section. This is Varsha Puranik’s 50th gold medal in National Championships. City’s Rea Elizabeth Achaiah won a silver and a bronze, while Dhanush Babu, Shika Dashel won a…
Farmer dies of snake bite
January 29, 2018Periyapatna: A farmer, who was indulged in watering the crops at a field, died after being bitten by a venomous snake yesterday morning. The deceased farmer has been identified as Ravi (33), a native of Kunturu Mole in Kollegal taluk, who was cultivating the agricultural land at his wife’s place in Chikkamagali village and residing…
T.S. Santhanam Memorial National AITA Veteran’s Men’s Tennis: Nagaraj bags double
January 29, 2018City’s R. Nagaraj, an Administrative Officer in Income-Tax, Mysuru, taking part in the T.S. Santhanam Memorial AITA National Veteran’s Tennis Tournament for men held at Chennai on Saturday, won 55 plus men’s singles and doubles and clinched a grand double. In the men’s 55 plus singles final, Nagaraj beat Nirmal 6-2, 6-2 to clinch the…
Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2018: City’s Sonam Chugh fares well
January 29, 2018City’s professional women’s golfer Sonam Chugh taking part in the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2018’s 2nd leg held at Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Mumbai, from Jan.22 to 25 fared well. Sonam Chugh returned with a three-day card of 231 (80+77+74) and finished 12th in the final ranking. Sharmila Nicollet won the title with a…
Focus on positivity
January 29, 2018By S.B.S. Surendran, Accredited Master Feng Shui Consultant Staying focus on whatever one attempts to do is often not quite easy as they could tend to get distracted, bored and run out of energy, eventually the task remains either incomplete or shabbily done. There are many ways to keep focus, be intelligent, genuinely productive and…
Workshop on ‘Preparation for UPSC exam’ concludes
January 29, 2018Mysuru: The two-day workshop on ‘Preparation for UPSC exam,’ organised by the Department of Public Administration, University of Mysore (UoM), at Humanities Block in Manasagangothri here concludes today. Inaugurating the programme yesterday, DC D. Randeep asked the students to select the right subject and field before facing the competitive exam. He opined that a dedicated…
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