Mysuru: Miscreants have snatched a gold chain of a woman near Dufferin Clock Tower on Aug.8. The woman, who lost her 18 grams gold chain, is Puttamma, a ‘D’ Group employee at Maharaja’s High School. Puttamma, after finishing her work, was walking near Dufferin Clock Tower to go to Devaraja Market to purchase vegetables, when miscreants,…
Awareness on Organ Donation
August 12, 2019Mysuru: As part of ‘World Organ Donation Day,’ Rotary Mysore, in association with Apollo BGS Hospitals has organised an awareness programme on Organ Donation at Rotary High School, next to Mandovi Motors at 4.45 pm tomorrow (Aug. 13). Rotary Mysore members along with Apollo Hospitals, Rotary Panchsheel, Rotary Midtown, Inner Wheel Club, Lions Club, Round…
Malabar Gold and Diamonds showcase Gemstone Jewellery Festival with Precia and Era
August 12, 2019Mysuru: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the world, launched the latest edition of its Gemstone Jewellery Festival in the regions — Karnataka, Andhra, Telengana, Delhi and Pune — to showcase its Precia and Era brands of gems and uncut diamond collections. The campaign started from Aug.3…
Leadership is Risky Business
August 12, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Traditional thinking associates leadership with authority and it is intuitively interpreted as having the power to lead people and organisations to bring about the change that one desires. Occupying positions of authority reinforces this understanding and people start relying more and more on the ‘power’ that goes with the position. Over…
Intl. Islamic Scholar arriving in city
August 12, 2019Mysuru: International Islamic Scholar Hazarath Sha Moulana Mufti Syed Mohamed Madni Miya Ashrafi Jeelani and successor Hazarath Moulana Peer Syed Hamza Ashrafi Saheb, hailing from Kachucha Shariff U.P. State, is arriving in Mysuru city on Aug.18 and will stay till Aug.24. Jameel Ahmed Ashrafi, Co-ordinator, has said that the International Islamic Scholar, had earlier visited…
Bags first prize
August 12, 2019Mysuru: N.R. Preksha, a tenth standard student of Ideal Jawa Rotary School, has bagged the first prize in the Inter-High School Science competition held at the Karnataka Public School, Kuvempunagar, recently. G.H. Keerthana of Bantwal Madhava Shenoy High School won the second prize, while Trisha of Karnataka Public School, Kuvempunagar, bagged the third prize, according…
A sight to behold
August 12, 2019River Lakshmanatheertha is in full spate in Hunsur as can be seen in this photograph of the old bridge taken last evening. Heavy rains in Kutta, Brahmagiri ranges, Nagarahole National Park, Balele and Nittoor in Kodagu has contributed to the rise in water of Lakshmanatheertha that takes birth at Brahmagiri Hills. Traffic on this bridge…
MDCA U-19 Open Chess Tournament: Prasiddhi Bhat wins title
August 12, 2019Prasiddhi Bhat with 6.5 points from seven rounds won the title in the Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) Open U-19 Chess Tournament held at the University Lions Hall here yesterday. Three players, R. Ashutosh Srinivas (6 points – 24 PG score), S. Abhinayak (6 points – 23.5 PG score) and M.U. Thejas (6 points –…
Anonymous agendas
August 12, 2019Advisory and suggestions on a steadily rising number of responsibilities, duties and unfinished works are pouring in addressed to different target sections of the land’s diaspora through many communication channels, particularly dailies in English and all regional languages, including Kannada. Two columns stand out such as Voice of the Reader and WhatsApp regularly featured in…
Plight of Lansdowne building typists
August 12, 2019Sir, I was back in Mysuru, after working for a few years in the Gulf. Quite a few important works were waiting for me to attend to on my arrival. And on top of the list was work at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). With an application written in English, I went to MUDA to…















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