The two-word caption of today’s column may need a footnote at the outset. Even as the intended meaning of the words may become clear in the lines to follow, the first word is about the rate at which the country’s headcount is increasing from a given year to the next and the second is about…
Sir, The recent posturing by the Tourism and Sericulture Minister against the MRC has been widely covered by the press and as a common citizen of Mysuru I was wondering whether the top priority of the Minister is to shut the racing activity and dismantling of horse stables or to address the rot that has…
Sir, If one wishes to have a glimpse of the hell, come straight to the temple town Nanjangud and take a ride (or even a walk) on the R.P. Road, one of the two ‘Raja Margas’ here. The Road, haphazardly dug up a couple of years ago on the pretext of repair, still lies as…
Sir, The Mysore Race Club (MRC) is not troubling the people of Mysuru nor the people have any problem from MRC. Even if MRC is shifted and the place converted into a Botanical Garden, which is not required for the time being, it will become a “Lovers Point.” Moreover, the Government is getting lot of…
Vidu. Sukanya Ramagopal (Ghata and Konnakkol), Vidu. J. Yogavandana (veena), Vidu. Sowmya Ramachandran (violin), Vidu. G. Lakshmi Pillai (mridanga) and Vidu. Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna (morching), are seen presenting ‘Layavadhya Goshti’ at Suttur Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, on June 28 as part of Moonlight Music – 201.
Federer relishes Nadal rivalry as Wimbledon kicks off today London: Roger Federer marked the 10th anniversary of his epic Wimbledon final loss to Rafael Nadal by claiming his rivalry with the Spaniard is the equal of the battle between football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Federer will start his bid for a ninth Wimbledon…
Chennai: Mysuru’s R. Nagaraj, representing India in ITF Grade 4 Seniors Open Tennis Championships held at Chennai from June 25 to 30, won Men’s 55 Plus Singles title. In the 55 plus Men’s Singles final, second-seeded Nagaraj beat Sharad Tak 4-0 (retd). In semi-finals, he beat Sanjiv Mehra 6-0, 6-0 and in quarter-finals, had a…
Moscow: Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals where they will face either Denmark or Croatia. Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev saved Koke’s and Iago Aspas’ spot kicks in their first ever penalty shootout to send the hosts through following a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. Croatia…
Breda: India’s quest for their maiden Champions Trophy hockey title remained unaccomplished as they lost 1-3 to defending champions Australia via penalty shootouts in the summit clash of the 37th and final edition of the tournament. India came agonisingly close to securing their maiden Champions Trophy triumph, only to be denied by a valiant show…
Delhi: Maharashtra’s Mohite Ranveer (Rating 2089) held Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru to a creditable drawn in the seventh round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018 held at Delhi on Sunday. After seven rounds, GM Thejkumar of Railways has secured 4 points and is placed 53rd in the rankings. GM Vaibhav Suri of…
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