Mysore/Mysuru: Aparna Garg, Divisional Railway Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru, inspected the nearly 270-km stretch of Section from Mysuru-Arsikere-Chikjajur on Friday accompanied by senior officials of Operations, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and Medical Departments of the Division. She again reminded the core team that the priority of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) was…
COVID-19: City Top Cop asks public to save themselves
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asking the citizens to save themselves from COVID-19 rather than looking at ways from escaping Police, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta said that it was important to follow the lockdown regulations when the country was battling in full might against the deadly pandemic. Speaking to SOM, Dr. Chandragupta said that it was important for…
Rajasthani women perform ‘Sheetala Puja’
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: All the ladies from Rajasthani community performed ‘Sheetala Puja‘ at Bisilu Maramma Temple in Janatha Nagar here recently. This is a special puja performed by Rajasthani community ladies, to make the Goddess cool. Basoda Puja is dedicated to Goddess Sheetala and celebrated on Krishna Paksha Ashtami after Holi. Basoda is also known as Sheetala…
Former Hunsur CMC Member arrested for organising prayer meet
April 5, 2020Hunsur: The Hunsur Police on Saturday arrested a former Hunsur City Municipal Council (CMC) Member for organising a religious prayer meet (Namaz) at his house in the town, in violation of the lockdown regulations. Mohammad Mohidullah Shariff is the former CMC Member who was arrested and later released on Station Bail. Acting on a tip…
There is scientific reasoning behind PM’s call for lighting lamps: MLA
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that there is a scientific reason behind the Prime Minister’s call for lighting of lamps tonight (Apr.5), K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas claimed that the deadly Coronavirus will die due to the heat generated by the lighting of lamps. He was speaking after distributing candles, earthen lamps (Diyas) and masks to members of the…
On Vani Vilas Club
April 5, 2020By Girija Madhavan An old memory came back to me recently after seeing a vintage black and white clip on TV about women tennis players. In 1960 I was visiting my parents in Mysore after a year abroad in Burma [Myanmar] where my husband, A. Madhavan, was posted in the Indian Embassy. Our Ambassador’s residence…
Hubballi-Ankola Rail Project: An Environmental Disaster
April 5, 2020Sir, National newspapers of 22nd March 2020 have announced that our Chief Minister has approved Hubballi-Ankola Rail Project mainly under pressure from politicians of North Karnataka. Do Railways have approval of the Ministry of Environment for this project? I doubt it. It goes without saying that the rail-line will result in cutting lakhs of trees…
Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birth anniversary celebrated
April 5, 2020The 113th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram was celebrated in a simple manner by the District Administration in city by offering floral tributes to the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram opposite at City Railway Station Circle this morning. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth, Assistant…
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