Mysuru: A 20-year-old youth sustained injuries after he fell from an electric pole due to electric shock at Kyathanahalli village in H.D. Kote taluk yesterday. The injured youth is Dinesh, son of Amavasegowda of Shindenahalli. He was rushed to a private hospital in city where he is undergoing treatment. It is alleged that the Lineman…
Former President of Kodagu Cricket and Hockey Assn. Kumar Appachu passes away
September 19, 2019Madikeri: Former sportsperson and one of the best-known hockey umpires Machimanda Kumar Appachu passed away yesterday. He was 70. Kumar, a resident of Ammathi, was the President of Kodagu Cricket and Hockey Association. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Mysuru. He leaves behind his wife Seetha, son Koushik, a host of relatives…
SC sets Oct.18 deadline to conclude Ayodhya arguments
September 19, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday set Oct.18 as deadline for all parties to finish their arguments in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid title suit land dispute case. The Top Court asked the respective parties to make all the necessary efforts to conclude their arguments and submissions before the deadline. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who…
World Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat wins bronze after Olympics qualification
September 19, 2019Kazakhstan: Vinesh Phogat ended her medal drought at Wrestling World Championships as the star Indian wrestler clinched a bronze in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. Vinesh Phogat defeated two-time world bronze medallist Maria Prevolaraki of Greece by fall in the bronze medal bout of 53 kg freestyle event. Vinesh is only the fifth Indian woman wrestler…
Integrity, a rare commodity…
September 19, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An old Irish saying goes: “Three apples fell from the tree. One for he who tells the story, one for whom reads and finally one for the who understands.” You will have one apple when you read this. I hope you receive two ! Once upon a time,…
How we are motivated by Kama & propelled by Yama
September 19, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Shiva is called the destroyer because he destroys our desire — Kama, and he destroys death itself — Yama. Kama is associated with life, and Yama with death. Shiva destroys both the desire for life and the fear of death and thus he is the God…
Know the Eligibility Criteria for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Scheme
September 19, 2019Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a Central Government initiative to provide affordable housing for the urban and rural poor of India. It was launched in 25th June 2015, with an aim to complete by the end of 2022. The Government of India proposed to build almost 2 Crore houses for the urban poor under the…
Echoing the Mentor’s Style
September 19, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Senior vocalist Sangeetha Kalanidhi T.V. Shankaranarayan performed on Sept.9 at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla. He was accompanied on violin by Nagai Sriram, mridanga by Tumkur B. Ravishankar and ghata by Sharat Kaushik. Shankaranarayan’s music is never stale. It is always lively and full of energy, which is transferred to the audience….
Profligate with spublic funds
September 19, 2019Expenditure incurred on advertisements by companies manufacturing products that are sought and bought by citizens as well as services availed by target sections in the land’s population seems to be rising phenomenally, given the tariff charged by television operators with high TRP ratings, calculated in seconds occupied on the small screen. Compared to the earnings…
Lalitha Mahal Road residents complain of water scarcity
September 19, 2019Sir, We the residents of Sankalpmahal on Lalitha Mahal Road wish to bring to the notice of MCC Commissioner regarding irregular and poor supply of water. It is an irony that when both KRS and Mettur Dams are full and thousands of cusecs of precious fresh water is being let off into the sea, we…
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