By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy [Continued from yesterday] The famous Somnath temple was in Junagadh State (or Junagarh, a Princely State in Gujarat) before Independence and was known for its splendour and wealth. It was first plundered and destroyed by Gazni Mahamood in 1025 and subsequently by many more foreign invaders. After India’s Independence and…
In the face of the country’s economy being bestowed focused attention by analysts both globally and nationally, steadily witnessing the much disturbing slowdown due to many factors resulting in the verdict of the annual rate of increase of gross domestic product at 4.8 percent over earlier periods against the target of more than 7.5 percent,…
Sir, A few days ago, one of my friends suddenly realised that she couldn’t find her mobile phone. As usual, the opinion was that if it was left behind in the autorickshaw, she wasn’t going to find it or get it back. So she went to block the number with the service provider. In the…
Sir, This refers to the news item “Thermal drones to battle wildfires at Nagarahole” (SOM dated Jan.22). Thermal drones to be deployed to detect wildfires and adopt instant preventive steps is a new addition which may go a long way in controlling wildfires. Hope these drones could be used to detect poachers and also watch…
Junior Under Officer (JUO) Santhosh from Senior Division, NCC 13 KAR. Bn, Mysore Group, will represent Karnataka and Goa Directorate at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi tomorrow. A IV semster BA student of Maharaja’s College, he will also take part in Prime Minister’s Rally. He is seen with Capt. Dr. Diwakar Chandy.
The art connoisseurs of Mysuru were treated with a musical extravaganza last evening at Vijaya Vittala School Grounds in Saraswathipuram. The World Music Concert, organised by Sree Mookambika Creations featuring different genres of music — Indian, Jazz and European Classical — was presented by world renowned instrumentalists led by city’s violinist Dr. Mysore Manjunath. The…
Empty PET and liquor bottles, coconut shells, dry leaves and other such garbage which is dumped on the 11th Cross in V.V. Mohalla is not cleared since many days resulting in the garbage getting scattered and becoming an eyesore. The residents have urged the authorities concerned to get the garbage cleared at the earliest and…
The fire lit to garbage dumped at a vacant site in Rajivnagar and also near Jaganmohan Palace in city are forcing the residents and school children to inhale toxic smoke emanating from it. While residents of Rajivnagar say that the vacant site has been a dumping yard since a year, the residents living in the…
City’s senior tennis player R. Nagaraj of Income-Tax Department, taking part in the T.S. Santhanam Memorial Seniors Tennis Championship-2020, held at Mylapore Club, Chennai, from Jan.20 to 24, won the 55+ singles and doubles titles on Friday. In the 55-plus men’s singles final, top-seed Nagaraj beat Nirmal Kumar 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the title. In…
Saagari N. Rai, a 9th std. student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mysuru, has won the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the Yogasana Talent Show in the group of 10-15 years organised as part of the 26th International Yoga Festival by the Department of Tourism, Government of Puducherry, at Puducherry recently. She is trained under Yoga Guru Dr….
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