Mandya: A 30-year-old man, who was married three months ago, allegedly committed suicide citing harassment from his wife in a seven page death note. He committed suicide by hanging self in the outskirts of Aladahalli village in Malavalli taluk. The deceased has been identified as Manohar. According to the death note, Manohar was in love…
Admission to UoM Colleges
May 6, 2018Mysuru: Admissions for B.A., B.Com, and B.B.A (B.B.M.) to the University of Mysore (UoM) Evening College has begun from May 4 for the academic year 2018-19. The prospectus for the courses will be issued from 10 am to 4.30 pm in the College Office. The students can avail facilities of a well-stocked library, sports, NCC,…
Two held for snatching gold chain of former MP’s son
May 6, 2018Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, on May 4, have arrested two persons on charges of snatching the gold chain of the son of a former MP and have recovered the chain weighing about 140 grams, worth about Rs.3.75 lakh and have seized a two-wheeler used for the crime. The accused have been identified…
Workshop on “Insight to Industry” for MBA students held
May 6, 2018Mysuru: The Department of MBA, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysuru, had organised Ed Bridge, a workshop recently in association with Ed Touch and Innovative Forum of HR Associates (IFHA) to bridge industry expectations with educational practices in the area of management. In all, 91 students participated in the workshop conducted by…
A one-horse race in Varuna: Cake-walk for Dr. Yathindra
May 6, 2018Last Friday, 4th May 2018, I gave a sprinter’s chase to Dr. Yathindra, son of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who was on a roller-coaster election tour of his Varuna Constituency as a Congress party candidate. A medical doctor by profession, he was brought into politics by his father after the sad and untimely demise of his…
Will TJS change his “Point of View”?
May 6, 2018Sir, This has reference to TJS George’s article titled “Hitler, Nehru & a worthless Bose” in his column Point of View (SOM dated May 2). He used a Pak professor to prop up his dislike against the BJP by comparing what would have happened if Modi had become the PM of India in 1947 instead…
The Day of the Jackal revisited
May 6, 2018By U.B. Acharya In December 1971, at the height of India-Pakistan war, I was stuck in Mumbai on a prolonged project for my oil company in Assam. As the work had to be carried out on a computer located in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) at Colaba, the company had very kindly provided me…
Talented Tennis Player: Suraj
May 6, 2018Tennis is a global sport and Mysore has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different events. One such player from Mysuru, who has made his mark in the National and International level is Suraj R. Prabodh. Ranked No.1 in the State in the…
IPL 2018: Hyderabad beat Delhi, moves closer to playoffs
May 6, 2018Sunrisers Hyderabad moved closer to the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they defeated Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets here yesterday for their fourth win on the trot, and a victory that drove them back to the top spot. Teenaged sensation Prithvi Shaw’s 65-run knock followed by skipper Shreyas Iyer’s 44 helped Delhi…
City girl for National U-11 Chess Championship
May 6, 2018Dhatri Umesh of NPS Mysuru and a product of Mysore Chess Centre secured runner-up place in the recently conducted Karnataka State Under 11 Chess Championship held at Kundapur. Dhatri is well supported by her parents Umesh and Brunda Umesh. Dhatri Scored seven points out of nine round — she had an upset win over Top…
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