By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam It is indeed amazing to see how people are constantly rushing ahead with their lives. All of them seem to be in such an undue haste. Very few actually stop, take a pause and ask themselves why they are in such an undue hurry. It seems as though man is engaged…
Consuming-Conserving Enduring-Exhausting
July 15, 2019Debates on climate change and global warming that only the cognoscenti were busy with have not only interested lay people but also become louder and wider in public domain. Keen observers of the twin phenomena have sounded the world at large about warming and its consequences, particularly changed pattern of monsoon and soil productivity leading…
MCC must reconsider practice of allowing depreciation in calculating property taxes
July 15, 2019Sir, The readers of SOM may recall my letter in this column some time back about calculation of property taxes in Mysuru excluding the depreciation in the property value. Some time later I sent an e-mail directly to the MCC Commissioner on the same subject, of course, not expecting any response from her. However, I…
Traffic Police personnel felicitated
July 15, 2019V.V. Puram Traffic Police Sub-Inspector Mamata, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Shivaswamy and Krishna, who have been transferred, were felicitated by Karnataka Rakshana Vedike District President K. Madesh in city recently as Inspector Prakash and Vedike office-bearers look on.
Euphoria, Ecstasy, Agony, Disappointment at The Lord’s and Wimbledon
July 15, 2019By V.N. Prasad Nerves shattered at ‘Mid Night’ on Sunday, the 14th of July 2019, as two of the most popular world sporting events concluded in the historic city of London — ‘The Wimbledon Cup’ and ‘The ICC World Cup.’ Both the venues set the world on fire as sports lovers across the globe watched…
England crowned World Champions
July 15, 2019In what can be termed as a sensational final and a nail-biting finish at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, hosts England beat New Zealand on a better boundary count after the match ended in a tie even in the super over on Sunday. Brief Scores — New Zealand: 241 for 8 in 50 overs (Henry Nicholls…
Wimbledon – 2019: Djokovic beats Federer in five-set thriller
July 15, 2019Novak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th Major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer’s bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament. Despite being outplayed by the 37-year-old Swiss for large parts of the knife-edge encounter, the world number one…
G. Raman
July 15, 2019G. Raman (95), retired Junior Engineer at the South Western Railways and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife Susheelamma, daughter Gayathri, sons G.R. Sathyanarayana, Dr. G.R. Nagabhushan, G.R. Krishnamurthy and G.R. Vishwanath, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot…
K.C. Yogesh Kumar
July 15, 2019K.C. Yogesh Kumar (45), proprietor of Chandru Studio and a resident of Raghavendranagar, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his mother Nagamma, wife Veena, sons Nikhil and Manish, brothers Vasanth Kumar (Police) Basavaraju (Photographer) and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at N.R. Mohalla Burial Grounds here last evening.
Co-op. Bank AGM and eye donation
July 15, 2019The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank on Jaganmohan Palace Road, which is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee year, has organised its Annual General body Meeting (AGM) on July 28 at Basanth Convention Hall in J.P. Nagar. On the occasion, the Bank has organised an eye donation campaign and the members are requested to register their names to…
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