Mysuru: Agastya Credit Co-operative Society, Krishnamurthypuram, has been conferred ‘Sahakara Sri’ award for the year 2018-19. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, Society President S. Ramakrishna said the award was instituted by Karnataka State Credit Co-operative Societies Association. Agastya Credit Co-operative Society was conferred the award at a function held on Sept.8. Stating…
Cyclothon tomorrow
September 27, 2018Mysuru: As part of World Heart Day celebration, Cauvery Heart & Multi-Speciality Hospital, Siddarthanagar, has organised ‘Cyclothon — Cycling for a healthy heart’ tomorrow (Sept.28). The Cyclothon, starting from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at 7 am, will pass through Hardinge Circle, Mirza Road, Nazarbad Police Station Circle, Bannur Road, Mysore Dairy, Vinaya Marga, Siddarthanagar, Teresian College…
Attends Poultry Science Meet at Thailand
September 27, 2018Mysuru: Dr. Shashi Bhushan of Shravanthi Pet-Poultry Clinic, Mysuru, is attending a Conference on Poultry Science, organised by Varsha Multitech Limited, Bengaluru, between Sept.24 – 28 at Thailand. Around 250 Poultry Industry Professionals are attending the deliberations by eminent professionals from Poultry Industry about Poultry Diseases, Feed Management, Nutrition and Silos. Varsha Multitech organises such…
Bags NTSE Scholarship
September 27, 2018Mysuru: K.V. Sudhanva, alumnus of Acharya Vidya Kula (2018 batch), has qualified for the NTSE Scholarship by clearing the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2018 at the National-level conducted by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), Educational Survey Division. He is presently studying in Alpine Public School, Bengaluru. Fiaz Ahmed, a 11th…
Prize winners in athletics
September 27, 2018Mysuru: The following students of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, JLB Road, have won prizes at the U-16 City-level Athletics Meet organised by the Department of Physical Education at Chamundi Vihar Stadium recently: Prathiksha – 100 mts, Skanda Mahadev – Relay 4×100, D.M. Suhas – Relay 4×100, 200mts and Long-Tri-Jump; Rahul Nayak – 400 & 800…
Rally marks World Suicide Prevention Day
September 27, 2018580 suicide cases reported in district last year Mysuru: Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, an awareness rally was organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, District Health Office and District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) in city this morning. About 200 NSS volunteers and staff of Health Department participated in the rally carrying placards with meaningful…
Krishna as a Girl
September 27, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Back in the year 2011, I went to an exhibition of Sudarshan Sahoo, master stone carver from Odisha, at Jehangir Art Gallery, and saw an image of Krishna, standing with flute in hand. What caught my eye was the nose-ring worn by Krishna on the right…
Learn to respect your parents and elders
September 27, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A very interesting story, courtesy Facebook: A family was dining out in a posh restaurant. In the family group, there was an old man, who was very clumsy. He dropped the food all over his shirt. The diners in the restaurant, amused in the beginning, showed their resentment by…
Geologists pinpoint extensive land damage for Kodagu disaster
September 27, 2018After a series of reports that pointed accusing fingers at extensive and unabated human interference, here is another report that says human exploitation of nature and heavy rains were the two main reasons for the catastrophic-proportion landslides and floods in Kodagu. This time, the report is official and has been presented by Geological Survey of…
Harnessing human capital
September 27, 2018Two features of cities, both globally and across India, seem to be of great concern to both their administrations and the residents themselves. One is the headcount, both resident and floating numbers, and the other is the motorised vehicles of all descriptions, both personal transport and public fleet. Mysuru is said to have hosted about…
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