Mysuru: Sri Andal Mandiram Trust, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla, has organised a series of cultural programmes on the occasion of Ashada and Adi Shukravarams (Adi Fridays) from July 20 to Aug.13. The events will be held from 6 pm to 7.30 pm at Mandiram premises. July 20 (Friday): Vocal recital by Vid. Praveen Sridharan and…
MoU to set up skill centre
July 18, 2018Mysuru: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was formally signed between GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru and VSG Software Solutions, Mysuru at the Department of Information Science & Engineering recently. The signatories of the MoU were Dr. M. Shivakumar, Principal, GSSSIETW, Dr. Reshma Banu, Professor and Head, Department of ISE, GSSSIETW,…
Monsoon bounty for denizens at Bandipur and Nagarahole
July 18, 2018By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & Mahesh Hanagodu Lush green, not dust and mud, is the dominant colour at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park now, thanks to the rain that has been lashing this vast expanse of forests since the end of May this year. While the pre-monsoon showers in February provided the much-needed…
Pet Talk
July 18, 2018By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about the need for proper dental care in horses and life cycle of a honey bee and Guinea pig Do horses get fleas? Horses can get fleas, although it’s not very common. They tend not to get infested, but they can be affected by them….
Taking things for granted
July 18, 2018The opening puzzle posed to three contestants five days a week in the Kannada quiz programme telecast in the evening by DD channel invariably features a Kannada idiom. The contestants, after the mostly inappropriate response to the puzzle, are enlightened by the quiz master saying the meaning of the whole phrase has no connect with…
George on ‘Hindu Pakistan’: Minorities too should vote as ‘Indians’ not as ‘Vote-Banks’
July 18, 2018Sir, I am an addict to the Point of View column by TJS George for many years. His political comments are like heat-seeking missiles which sometimes misses its target. In his yesterday’s column titled Much ado about ‘Hindu Pakistan’, George says, “Shashi Tharoor’s point, therefore, was valid, but perhaps he made a phraseological mistake.” Shashi…
Seer climbs Hill, MLA cleans Hill steps
July 18, 2018Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji, the junior Pontiff of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, who annually climbs the 1001 steps leading to Chamundi Hill Temple as part of Ashada Masa, undertook Hill climbing this morning. He was accompanied by a large number of devotees. Picture below shows K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas launching the step cleaning…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Badam Burfis and Ladoos for devotees on July 20
July 18, 2018Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi, 100 ft. Road, Mysuru, will distribute badam burfis and ladoos to devotees during Anna Santharpane (mass feeding) atop Chamundi Hill as part of first Ashada Friday on July 20. Samithi Director Arun Kumar Jain said that preparation of 20,000 burfis and 10,000 ladoos was going on at Nityananda Kalyana Mantapa in…
Hunt for a good meal…
July 18, 2018A snake is intensely sensing the world around it through its forked tongue, looking for its prey. This photograph of Sri Lankan Cat Snake or Ceylon Cat Snake was clicked at the forest near Bittangala near Virajpet in Kodagu by Dr. C. Bishan Monnappa, an Orthopaedic Surgeon. This snake (scientific name Boiga Ceylonensis) is nocturnal…
Rotary Mysore West-Sri Sharada Scholarship Awarded
July 18, 2018The students, who received Rotary Mysore West-Sri Sharada Scholarship Award at a programme organised by Rotary Club of Mysore West and Sri Sharada Educational Trust at Rotary West auditorium in Saraswathipuram last evening, are seen with District Governor Elect – RI Dist. 3181 Rtn. Prof. Joseph Mathew, Star of Mysore Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna, Rotary…
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