By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The transient villager that I once was out of my own volition by choosing to practice for many years as a doctor attached to a very remotely located village hospital, I have seen a great deal of difference between the way villagers and townspeople view our elections. Today, our…
Lack of concern towards road safety
May 4, 2018Sir, In an attempt to reduce deaths and injuries in road accidents, most of which are preventable, National Road Safety Weeks are being celebrated in our country (ranked No. 1 in the number of road accident deaths and injuries) every year to increase awareness among citizens. However, many people are not taking the message out…
NIE Women’s team Runners-Up in VTU Chess
May 4, 2018The NIE Women’s Chess team won the Runners-Up trophy in the VTU Inter-Collegiate Inter-Zone Chess Championships 2018-19 held at MVJCE, Bengaluru, by scoring 12 points out of possible 20 points from 5 rounds. Sitting from left: Sindhu S. Rao (Captain), Dr. G. Ravi, Principal, H. N. Shankaranarayana, PE Director and R. Kavya, Assistant PE Director;…
IPL 2018: Narine, Gill star as KKR scores over CSK
May 4, 2018Kolkata: Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik complemented the efforts put in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinners as the home-side eased to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Eden Gardens on Thursday. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Karthik got the perfect response from his bowlers as they restricted Chennai…
Federation Cup Basketball: Facile win for Indian Overseas Bank
May 4, 2018Chittoor: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) from Chennai began their campaign in the men’s section in the 32nd Federation Cup basketball championship with a facile 85-70 win over the Madras Sappers (Madras Engineer Group -MEG) from Bangalore at Chittoor on Thursday. The match saw a lot of fireworks as both the teams took it hard against…
KSCA Mysore Zone Inter-District Cricket: Combined XI triumphs
May 4, 2018A good knock by L. Manvanthkumar (63 n.o) combined with good bowling by Aryav Hegde (two for 18) and Hridhay Singavi (two for 10), helped Combined XI to register a facile eight wicket win over Chamarajanagar XI in the KSCA Mysore Zone U-16 Inter-District tournament played at the SDNR Wadiyar grounds here recently. Scores U-16:…
Prof. B.K. Banker
May 4, 2018Prof. B.K. Banker, who served in the Department of English, University of Mysore, for more than two decades, passed away in Murudeshwar on May 1. He was ailing for some time. The funeral was held in Murudeshwar. He leaves behind his wife Sheela Banker and a host of relatives and friends. Condoled: Prof. Banker’s colleagues…
Fairs, shandies postponed
May 4, 2018In view of Assembly polls, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has postponed all fairs, shandies, festivals and the like across the district, which were earlier scheduled to take place on May 12.
Free workshop
May 4, 2018Toon2 Animation and Multimedia School will be conducting a free Animation workshop at its premises on Anikethana Road in Kuvempunagar on May 5 at 4 pm. For details, call Ph: 4276640 or Mob: 74066-01888.
Free health camp
May 4, 2018Suyog Hospital, Ramakrishna-nagar, has organised a free piles, fissure and fistula check-up camp at its premises on May 5 from 9 am to 5 pm. For details, contact, Ph: 2566966 or Mob: 87628-50960.
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