By T.J.S. George The hills are alive with the sound of slogans. We’ve sung for a thousand years Inquilab Zindabad. The heart still wants to sing Hindustan Hamara. The halls fill the soul with the sound of Jai Hind, now said at the end of every speech. Above and beyond all this has emerged a…
Presence of elders, honourably perceived as senior citizens, in the country is placed at ten percent of the total population. Assuming that the current population of the land is made up of about 300 million families and every family blessed with an elderly member, the count of senior citizens has to be 300 million. But,…
Sir, While completely agreeing with the views expressed by N. Bhaskar in his letter titled “Two-wheeler riding: Indiscipline and lawlessness on city roads” (Star of Mysore dated Mar.7), I would like to add that, at present Police are concentrating only on penalising the riders of two-wheelers for helmet and DL violation. In addition to this,…
Sir, Congratulations to the Inspector of Traffic Police and her team attached to V.V. Mohalla Traffic Police Station for initiating an immediate action against a complaint lodged through the Traffic Advisory WhatsApp Group. While laying underground cable by a private agency near Railway Choultry, opposite Sri Venkataramanaswamy Temple, Vontikoppal, a part of the road caved…
Kushi, the female giraffe at Mysuru Zoo, gave birth to a healthy male calf on March 8 at the Zoo. Picture shows Mary, the granddaughter of Kushi, looking after the newborn as mother Kushi was away grazing. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Malabar Gold & Diamonds, B.N. Road, Mysuru, celebrated Women’s Day by honouring achievers in various fields — Vidushi K.S. Jayalakshmi, Padma Shri awardee; Shashikala, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Member, Chamarajanagar; Dr. Anitha, Superintendent, ESI Hospital and B.G. Hemalatha, former Indian Hockey Player — in the presence of Store Head P. Sharafuddeen, Assistant Store Head Fasalurahman and…
Dr. K.B. Praveena, who took over as new Head of the Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Education, University of Mysore (UoM), was felicitated by the faculty of the Department, Ph.D scholars and M.Ed students in a function organised at the Department auditorium recently. Dr. N.N. Prahallada, former Faculty, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysuru, who…
Though there are enough street-lights from Hootagalli to Paduvarahalli on Hunsur Road, they are not being switched on daily, says a SOM reader. This is causing a lot of inconvenience to the public and motorists who pass on this road in darkness everyday. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the street-lights switched…
Daily dumping of garbage on Valmiki Road in V.V. Mohalla has become a nuisance to the public passing by this road who are forced to inhale the foul smell emanating from cow dung and other types of waste at the garbage heap. Authorities concerned are urged to get the place cleaned and also take steps…
The ATP and WTA Tennis Tournament in Indian Wells, California, has been cancelled over concerns about the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus, organisers said Sunday. The Tournament, one of the biggest outside the four Grand Slams, was due to begin tomorrow. It’s the first major US sports event to be cancelled because of concern over…
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