Mysuru: P. Jayanth has bagged one Gold Medal and two Silver Medals in Pistol Shooting at the Dasara Games CM Cup – 2018 organised by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Mysuru and Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru recently — Gold in 50 Meter Free…
Prize-winning Karatekas
October 21, 2018Mysuru: The following students of Rotary West School, Saraswathipuram, have bagged prizes at Open National Championship organised by International Meibukan Goju-Ryu in city recently: B.B. Koushik – 1st place in Kumite and 3rd place in Individual Kata and Team Kata; V. Keerthana – 1st in Kumite, 1st in Individual Kata and Team Kata; Tarun –…
Runner-up in Natl. Tennis
October 21, 2018Mysuru: R.N. Ramesh, employee of CSIR- CFTRI, Mysuru, emerged runner-up in the 55+ category of the All India Senior Tennis Championship held at Jaipur in Rajastan from Oct.3 to 7. He defeated V. Shankar (Hyderabad) 6-2,4-6, 10-8 in the quarter-finals and Meghanath 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals. However, Ramesh lost to Srinivas Reddy 2-6,3-6 in…
Sudha Murty regrets she cannot cook well, doesn’t know yoga, swimming
October 21, 2018“I used to read a lot in the library from morning till evening. After fourth standard, I had left school telling that I know Kannada and I do not need to study anymore. However, at 16 when I did my PUC was the time when I was fascinated by science. That was the time when…
Of Common Salt and Common Sense !
October 21, 2018If the salt loseth its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? —Bible For want of a nail the Kingdom was lost,” is a proverb, reminding that seemingly unimportant acts or omissions can have grave and unforeseen consequences. It refers to the horse-shoe nail. Seemingly unimportant but it crippled the horse and led to the loss…
Dasara during Vijayanagar period
October 21, 2018By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Dasara is one of the most popular festivals in India but celebrated in a variety of ways in different parts of the country. The underlying factor is victory of good over evil, which has been our motto from the…
The Road not to be taken
October 21, 2018Sir, This is concerning the road right in front of Nirmala Convent on Gokulam main Road where half the road has been broken (dug up) for some work. The same has not been repaired forcing all vehicles to use only one side of the road. Can the authorities concerned please look into this and do…
Effective traffic management during Dasara
October 21, 2018Sir, Kudos to Mysuru City Traffic Police, Traffic Wardens and Home Guards for effectively controlling the traffic during last couple of days. The vehicular traffic density was very high during Dasara season but owing to proper planning and apt use of manpower, this year the traffic chaos was minimum. At some points motorists were causing…
Overflowing garbage bin needs to be cleared at Vontikoppal
October 21, 2018A garbage bin placed at Vontikoppal 3rd Main Road is overflowing and is not cleared resulting in the garbage spilling on the road and stray dogs feeding on leftover food dumped there. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the garbage cleared and also take steps to get the bin cleaned regularly.
Plea to clear garbage in Vijayanagar 3rd stage
October 21, 2018Uncleared garbage at Basavaraj Circle in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, D Block, is causing a lot of problems to the residents living in the surroundings and also motorists passing by the Circle as empty plastic covers, waste paper and other light materials fly around due to wind, sometimes entering houses and also blocking the visibility of…
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