Mysuru: Alleging that irregularities had taken place in the written test for recruitment of Civil Police Constables in 2014-15, Brashtachara Nirmoolana Samithi has called up on all affected candidates to join hands with it for getting justice. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Samithi Convenor Rajesh Gadi said that 1,824 candidates had appeared for the…
Farmer dies of snake bite
July 5, 2019Hunsur: A 55-year-old farmer, who had gone to his field to harvest water to the ginger crops, died after being bitten by a venomous snake at Haralahalli village in the taluk on Tuesday night. The deceased is Shivalingegowda. He is survived by his wife and two children. Shivalingegowda was rushed to a hospital, where he…
Unidentified woman found dead
July 5, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru Railway Police have found a body of a woman at City Railway Station. The unidentified woman is aged about 75 years and the Railway Police have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary. The kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact Mysuru Railway Police Station on Ph: 0821-2516579, according to…
Of Smart Drones & Dumb Leaders !
July 5, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yesterday morning when I saw my newspaper headline I almost choked on my own laughter. Although we are told that it is a good thing to start your day laughing since we can never say how the rest of the day may turn out, it was no laughing matter…
Guiding the Guides
July 5, 2019Authors of the land’s scriptures that date back to an era of undetermined vintage, lyrics in the land’s different languages attributed to composers of long past, biographers of eminent persons of their times, novelists, essayists, of ancient frescoes, poets, painters, sculptures, playwrights, columnists, Statesmen whose speeches have been saved for posterity and scholars commanding respect…
Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill: Welcome move but other concurrent actions needed
July 5, 2019Sir, It is indeed a good news that the long-pending Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill has been passed by both the Houses of the Parliament to infuse greater momentum to bring down the accidents on our roads. Presently, according to statistics, road accidents in India constitute a whopping 12 % of world accidents. Raising the fines…
ICC World Cup 2019: West Indies end on winning note, beat Afghanistan by 23 runs
July 5, 2019Former champion West Indies ended their campaign in this edition of the World Cup 2019, with a winning note by registering a 23-run win over a fighting Afghanistan team at Headingley yesterday. Inspiring performances with the willow by West Indies batsman Shai Hope (77), Evin Lewis (58), Pooran (58) and skipper J.Holder (45) combined with…
Kick-boxing Championships Medal Winners
July 5, 2019IIIMA Fight Club team has won the State-level Kick-boxing Championships organised by Mysore District Kick-boxing Association (MKA), sanctioned by Karnataka Kick-boxing Association (KKA), at the International Youth Hostel premises in Gokulam, Mysuru, recently under the supervision of M. Krishna (President, KKA), C. Ravi (General Secretary & Technical Chairman, KKA), Grandmaster M.S. Shyam (Founder of IIIMA)….
Commonwealth Chess Championship: Thejkumar held to a draw
July 5, 2019Karnataka’s first Grand Master M.S.Thejkumar (Elo 2458) was held to a draw by Wagh Suyog (Mah) in the fifth round of the Commonwealth championship played at Delhi on Friday and after five rounds has secured 3.5 points and is 13th in the rankings. Results (after fifth round) GM Abhijeet Gupta (4.5), 2. GM Debasis Das…
M.V. Ramachandra Rao
July 5, 2019M.V. Ramachandra Rao (88), retired Headmaster of Vidya Vardhaka High School and a resident of N.R. Mohalla, passed away on June 29 at a private hospital in city following brief illness. He leaves behind one son, one daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed on June…
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