Madikeri: Rtn. PDG Col. Biddanda Mandappa Chengappa (101), a native of Virajpet here, passed away at Ahmedabad last night. He leaves behind three sons and a host of relatives and friends. He had served as the Madikeri Rotary District Governor during 1983-84. He had joined Indian Army at the age of 24 (1941) and had…
Youth falls from bike, dies
March 7, 2019Mysuru: A 19-year-old youth died after he lost control of the bike he was riding and fell on the main road in Nehru Nagar here on Tuesday. The impact of the accident was such that the victim was flung far away from the bike. The deceased youth is Syed Salman, a resident of Udayagiri in…
SDM-IMD students at British University in Dubai
March 7, 2019Mysuru: Four students of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysuru, visited the British University in Dubai on a student – faculty exchange programme. The students Navya Seetharam, Devyanee Rani, Shruthi K. Raj and M.S.Jahnavi were on a week-long SAP scheduled visit recently. The students selected for the programme were exposed to the…
Questions I did not ask our Defence Minister !
March 7, 2019Whoever said that ‘politics is an art of possibilities’ should be given an award. I guess with 70 years of Democracy without any break, except for the aberration of 1975-76 Emergency, our politicians have mastered this art and made what appears to be impossible, for ordinary mortals like me, quite possible. Otherwise, how could BJP…
Council meeting
March 7, 2019The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has convened a Special Council Meeting at the MCC’s Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar auditorium on Mar.8 at 4 pm. Members have been asked to attend the meeting on time, according to a press release from the MCC Council Secretary.
Raghavendraswamy Pattabhisheka, Vardhanti
March 7, 2019As part of Sri Raghavendraswamy Pattabhisheka and Vardhanti, Sri Raghavendraswamy Seva Samiti has organised Sri Venkatesha Ashtakshara Mahamantra Yaga (Lakshahuti) and Mrutyunjaya Homa, Navagraha Homa, Srinivasa Kalyanotsava and Sri Raghavendra Ashtakshara Mahamantra Homa at the Mutt premises in Jayalakshmipuram from Mar.8 to 13. Every day rituals will begin at 6.30 am.
Mega health camp
March 7, 2019Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre has organised a Mega Diabetes and Cardiology screening camp – 2018 on the eve of its second anniversary celebrations. The mega camp will conduct free check-ups for diabetes, cardiac patients and also for general public on Mar.10 at the Centre premises, Gokulam Road, V.V. Mohalla.
Yoga retreat
March 7, 2019Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama will be conducting a retreat for foreigners who are yoga aspirants at the Ashrama premises in Yadavagiri on Mar.10 at 9.30 am. Swami Muktirupanandaji, former President, Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore, will give a discourse on yoga.
No CGPA meeting
March 7, 2019There will be no monthly meeting of Central Government Pensioners’ Association (CGPA), Mysuru, scheduled for Mar.13 (Wednesday), according to Association President Dr. T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao.
Public auction
March 7, 2019The Administrative Training Institute (ATI) will auction old and worn-out spare parts of various vehicles at its premises at 12 noon on Mar.14. Bus Tyres, Tyres and Batteries of TT, WagonR and Bolero vehicles and other spare parts will be up for public auction.









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