Mysuru: The six-day Suttur Jathra Mahotsava-2020 will be held between Jan.21 and Jan.26, 2020 at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk here. Jathra Committee, headed by Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, held a preliminary meeting Oct.30 to discuss on the preparation for next year’s Jathra Mahotsava. The meeting decided to organise Haalaravi Utsava on Jan.22,…
Enhanced Visual Assessment device launched for cervical cancer screening
November 4, 2019Mysuru: Public Health Research Institute of India (PHRII) launched a new device called Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) colposcopy, a mobile colposcopy which supports the routine cervical cancer screening programme with visual inspection of cervix to identify pre-cancer lesion of cervix, at a programme organised at Rajendra auditorium in JSS Hospital premises here recently. EVA device…
An apology of a Fence
November 4, 2019Mysuru’s heritage properties are victimised by modern expansion, official apathy, lack of concern and a total lack of knowledge about the structures built by the erstwhile Wadiyars. These properties are, however, crucial in helping Mysureans to connect with their past. While the heritage structures that dot the city get some attention, the least attention is…
For active homes
November 4, 2019Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy that seeks to harmonise the human experience with our surrounding environment. Feng Shui teaches us that everything is energy, and we are in a constant energy exchange with everything around us. Hence it is very important to create a Feng Shui home that has a happy and healthy…
Trailing traitors
November 4, 2019Pages of the land’s long history reveal episodes of trusted persons betraying the trust vested in them by the rulers of their times enabling the unwelcome marauders making inroads into the territory first, conquering next, destroying exquisitely carved sculptures in places of worship and finally setting shop to rule over the locals for long periods….
Plea to clear encroachment by roadside eateries
November 4, 2019Sir, Krishna Vilas Road has been declared as No Hawking Zone by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) a few years back. But of late several eateries have mushroomed on the road especially in and around Khadri Shamanna Circle making it a nightmare to walk, more so in the evenings. The shops occupy the entire stretch…
Online water bill: Set right discrepancies
November 4, 2019Sir, The online payment of water bills on the MCC website has often been unsuccessful, as reported earlier in these columns by consumers. Added to this, the water bill payments made at MysoreOne (Karnataka One) Centres also at times have not been posted against our accounts and often reflects as ‘previous dues’ in the subsequent…
District Minister felicitated
November 4, 2019Helping Hands, a Jain youth organisation, felicitated District Minister V. Somanna for successfully conducting this year’s Dasara in a grand manner. Picture shows Minister Somanna with Helping Hands President Mahaveer Khabiya, Secretary Anand Patwa, Treasurer Rajan Baghmar, members Sampath Baghmar, Pavan Sancheti, Manohar Sankala, Prakadh Gandhi, Sunil Patwa, Goutam Gandhi, Goutham Patwa, Jambu Lodha, Darmichand…
Vacant site posing danger to residents at Bannimantap
November 4, 2019A vacant site on HUDCO Main Road behind Someshwara Temple in Bannimantap 3rd Stage is filled with over grown parthenium plants, bushes and other weeds. Residents say that the place is infested with reptiles of all types and there are instances of snakes entering neighbouring houses. The residents have urged the authorities concerned to get…
A disaster waiting to happen near Suburban Bus Stand
November 4, 2019With a portion of the road near a manhole damaged and a huge crater-like pothole formed, a disaster is sure to happen if the authorities concerned do not asphalt the road and set right the manhole near the Suburban Bus Stand in city. Hundreds of vehicles including buses ply on this ever-busy road and there…
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