The students of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, JLB Road, participated in the High School Zonal-level Sports 2018 conducted by the Department of Physical Education recently and won first place in Kho-Kho (boys) and second place in Volleyball (both girls and boys teams). The teams will now represent the School in the High School City-level Sports….
Winners of Volleyball Tournament
August 23, 2018The girls Volleyball team of Sadvidya High School, Mysuru, won the South Zone Inter-School Girls Volleyball Competition (2018-19) conducted by the Department of Public Instruction recently. The winning team — (standing from left) P.M. Monika, Spandana Kumar, H. Aishwarya, B. Lekhana, Pragna, R. Kavya, D. Aishwarya, T.S. Aryashree; (kneeling from left) M. Sinchana, P. Abhigna,…
5th Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty All India Basketball: Vijaya Bank beat Indian Customs-Pune in opener
August 23, 2018Hosts Vijaya Bank confidently started their campaign in Group B against Indian Customs, Pune, in the 5th Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty All India Basketball Tourney by beating Indian Customs 100-77 on Sunday at Malleswaram courts here. Customs were headed by their powerful backcourt duo of Ajinkya Mane and former Indian Team guard Siddhant Shinde. Meanwhile,…
“We need to rescue politics from being reduced to Saam Daam Dandh Bhed”—2
August 22, 2018By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] Star of Mysore (SOM): Till recently you were a Rajya Sabha MP and earlier Advisor to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Many diplomats retire quietly but you resigned. What made you take the decision to plunge into politics? Pavan Varma: (Smiles) Well, as a result of my writings…
Fraud after flood
August 22, 2018Kushalnagar: Shocking, but true. Truckloads of relief items that were meant to provide some succour to the flood victims sheltered in Kodagu have been diverted to private godowns by politicians and party workers to be used to woo voters in the forthcoming Kushalnagar and Somwarpet Town Panchayat elections. Following a series of complaints from the…
Thousands offer Bakrid prayers at Eidgah Maidan
August 22, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of Muslim brethren gathered at the Eidgah Maidan in Tilak Nagar to offer Eid prayers as part of Bakrid, this morning. The prayer was led by Sir Khazi of Mysore Hazrath Moulana Mohammad Usman Shariff. In his message, Sir Khazi said that it is that time of the year when families come together…
ISRO team to study landslides in Kodagu
August 22, 2018Madikeri: A team from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to reach Kodagu today to study the massive landslides that has ravaged the district. Landslides of such a magnitude have never occurred in Kodagu and it is for the first time that the district is reeling under widespread devastation. The ISRO team will study…
Man walks three days in forest to reach son-in-law’s house
August 22, 2018Gonikoppal: An aged man Chandru, hailing from Hebbattageri, Mukodlu village, walked for three days in the forest in torrential rain and strong winds and finally managed to reach the main road from where he got a lift in a truck to his son-in-law’s house in Devarapura. Along with him, 40 other residents from neighbouring villages…
Demarcation of Eco-Sensitive Areas in Western Ghats: State rejects Dr. Kasturirangan Committee Report
August 22, 2018Bengaluru: Days before the Karnataka government was to submit its recommendations to the Centre on the demarcations of Ecologically-Sensitive Areas (ESA), the State has conveyed to the Centre that it has rejected Dr. K. Kasturirangan-led Committee Report that had suggested declaring 1,576 villages (in Karnataka) along the Western Ghats as ESA. The Committee had recommended…
Rains destroy not only houses, but marriages too in Kodagu
August 22, 2018By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: Torrential rains in Kodagu has not only caused floods and landslides but also destroyed marriages. Soon after the rainy season (monsoon), the Shravana begins and with that, the marriage season which is suspended during Ashada, begins again. Whether one is rich or poor, months and years of planning goes into a…
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