Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took some time off from his busy schedule and cleaned the Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) beach by picking up plastic wastes littered on the beach as he went for his morning walk. Modi, who is in Mahabalipuram for a two-day informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, began Day-2 of…
Dasara Food Mela nets Rs. 30 crore
October 12, 2019Mysuru: The 12-day Dasara Aahara Mela concluded at Bharath Scouts and Guides Grounds and at MUDA Grounds near Lalitha Mahal Helipad here last evening with the turnover together touching Rs. 25 crore to Rs. 30 crore. Consecutive holidays coupled with good cultural programmes at the venues drew extra crowd for the event, according to District…
In quest of quality
October 12, 2019Urbanites in their relaxed mood without being stressed for time are given to debate in their drawing rooms over a cuppa comparing quality of life in our times with that in days past focussing on various things that contributed to their happiness. Generally, they are unanimous about its steady decline in all spheres of life,…
Fear grips villagers of Kothanahalli after sighting tigress and three cubs
October 12, 2019Begur: Fear has gripped the villagers of Kothanahalli near Bandipur Tiger Reserve following the sighting of a tigress and her three cubs near the village on Thursday morning. Labourers working at an agricultural field spotted the tigress and the cubs feeding on a wild boar at a banana plantation near the village and immediately informed…
Rajkumari Maya Devi Urs passes away
October 12, 2019Mysuru: Rajkumari Maya Devi Urs (75), wife of late C. Krishne Urs and a resident of V.V. Mohalla, passed away on Oct.10 following age related ailments. She was also the princess of Sanand in Gujarat. She leaves behind her daughter Hemamalini Urs, sons Amarendra Urs, Ranjit Dutt Urs and Yudhishtir Urs and a host of…
Illegal resort at Talacauvery: DC suspends Revenue Inspector
October 12, 2019Madikeri: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anees Kanmani Joy has issued an order suspending Revenue Inspector at Madikeri Tahsildar Office, J.T. Satish, with regard to the illegal construction of a resort by demolishing a hill near Talacuvery coming under Bhagamandala Gram Panchayat limits. It is alleged that for the construction of the resort in Kolikadu and Cherangala…
More on Cheluvamba Park Walking Path
October 12, 2019Sir, This has reference to the letter “Cheluvamba Park Walking Track Crying for Attention” (SOM dated Oct. 9). That the walking path requires immediate attention of the authorities has been the demand of hundreds of walkers using this park both in the morning and the evening. SOM had carried a full page article with photos…
Winners of National-level Bicycle Design Championship
October 12, 2019Mysuru: The students of Mechanical Engineering Department, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, participated in ‘SAE ISS Bicycle Design Challenge – 2019’ organised by SAEISS (Society of Automotive Engineers India Southern Section) at Kongu Engineering College, Erode, recently by designing, testing, fabricating and successfully performing with bicycle in the event. The objective of the event was…
Gangothri Hostel students up in arms against University authorities
October 12, 2019Mysuru: Accusing University of Mysore (UoM) authorities of turning a blind eye to their persistent demand for better civic amenities and food, hundreds of inmates (men) from all hostel blocks in the Manasagangothri campus of UoM, staged a snap stir in front of Kuvempu statue at the campus entry gate on Bogadi Road here this…
ACB traps Virajpet Tahsildar and SDA while accepting bribe
October 12, 2019Madikeri: The sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday caught Virajpet Tahsildar and a Second Division Assistant (SDA) at the Tahsildar office while they were accepting bribe from a villager for granting permission for land conversion. M.N. Narendra, a resident of Toochamakeri village in Virajpet taluk, had applied at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office…
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