Mysuru: The Global Achievers Foundation, New Delhi, is organising Indo-Thai Summit at Hotel Holiday Inn, Silom, Bangkok, on Feb.15. At the evening, achievers in various fields will be presented with “Platinum Achievers International Award.” While Mysuru’s Dr. H.T. Chidananda (former Director/ Principal, Mandya and Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences and currently Professor and HoD of…
Leopard trapped near T. Narasipur
February 14, 2019Mysuru : A 7 to 8-year-old leopard was trapped at a mulberry farm at Tummalla village near T. Narasipur early this morning. It is learnt that the leopard which was found prowling in the village since about 15 days had killed dogs, sheep and cattle at the village following which the villagers had lodged a…
ASI’s son killed in road accident near Bilikere
February 14, 2019Mysuru: A youth was killed while two others sustained injuries, when the car in which they were travelling toppled near Ullenahalli near Bilikere last morning. The deceased youth is Dhanush, son of Devaraja Traffic Assistant Sub-Inspector Subbanna, while the injured are Sridhar and Prashanth, who are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in city. Speaking…
Man goes missing from city
February 14, 2019Mysuru: A 51-year-old man, who left for Salem for treatment on Feb. 9 at about 9.45 pm has gone missing since then. The missing person is James Raj. According to the complaint lodged by his wife at Lashkar Police Station, James, who had suffered an injury on his right leg was frequently going to Salem…
Primary School teachers to take out protest rally on Feb.16
February 14, 2019Mysuru: The District unit of State Primary School Teachers Association will take out a protest rally in city on Feb. 16 to urge the government to initiate the transfer process at the earliest. Disclosing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Association District General Secretary Somegowda said that the rally would commence…
Indo-Israel Cultural Exchange event ; Army Veterans feted
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Rotary Mysore, in association with Sri Vedavyasa Yoga Foundation, conducted an Indo-Israel Cultural Exchange Programme and honoured Army Veterans during the Republic Day celebrations at a gala event at Rotary Centre recently. Freedom fighter M.K. Gopal Iyengar, 96, formerly of the Azad Hind Fauj, who had also participated in the Quit India Movement, along…
Institutionalising Mahabharata
February 14, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Ramayana, when Dashrath asks his son, Ram, to go into exile and Ram obeys, one wonders what is Ram’s motivation. Is he obeying his father? Or is he taking an action that ensures that the integrity of the royal family is never questioned? In…
Unidentified man dies in hospital
February 14, 2019Mysuru: An unidentified person, who was found in a semi-conscious state in front of L&T main gate on Feb.8 coming under Hebbal Police limits and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has breathed his last at the hospital on Feb.11. The unidentified person is about 60 years old, 5.9 ft. tall, oval faced, normal built and oily…
March of Mysuru
February 14, 2019Mysuru’s residents learnt with surprise not too long ago that the city was bestowed the tag of India’s cleanest city. Earning the same rating second time in a row was no less surprising. The series of surprises yielded place to disappointment as the city slid to fifth rank on the count of cleanliness for the…
Maintenance of Heritage Structures
February 14, 2019Sir, In recent times, there is a lot of hurt expressed at the rebuilding of heritage structures. Any structure has a defined lifetime, which can be extended with proper maintenance. The basic question that arise is about the maintenance part of such structures, which calls for expenditures that can be high depending on their age….
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