From the very beginning India has been under the influence of the foreign and different. We could say it rose from the ashes like the phoenix when it gained independence, and the Western culture was the only gift of the 200 year oppression. Even our constitution is built from the positives of various other constitutions….
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist This is the repetitive, monotonous, steady sound, one hears in a grove of trees, or a single standing heavy tree, that gives the bird that makes this sound, the name Coppersmith Barbet – Megalaima haemacephala as known in the Ornithological world. In yesteryears, when the metal copper was manually beaten into…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains how to keep surroundings around the cattle sanitised By Maneka Gandhi What do the movement and position of the tail mean in cattle? The tail is an important signalling device in cattle. The tail will usually be held horizontal during defecation and urination. If, together with the head,…
Sir, The recent write-up on the Architect of Mysore AIR Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy by his grand-daughter (SOM dated Sept.12) makes it a worthy reading. She has unearthed many facts we never knew. The toils and troubles he faced in turning his dream a reality are really appreciable. Attempting at an unknown project, with literally zero-technology…
Sharjah: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Monday visited Sharjah Cricket Stadium — one of the three venues for IPL 2020 — to review the preparations, with only few days left in the start of the cash-rich tournament. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 was moved overseas to…
After over two-and-a-half years of journey on a 21-year-old Bajaj Chetak scooter along with his mother Choodarathna, Dakshinamurthy Krishnakumar retuned to his home in city this morning. It may be recalled here that Dakshinamurthy, a modern day Shravan Kumar, had undertaken the scooter sojourn across India as per his mother’s desire. This story had drawn…
Thousands of families are converging on the banks of River Cauvery at the historic town of Srirangapatna to pay respects to their elders in the form of offerings during this season of ‘Pitru Paksha.’ People are crowding the river banks in and around Srirangapatna including Paschimavahini, Sopana Katte, Snana Ghatta, Gosai Ghat and Cauvery Sangama….
The Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Midtown, keeping in mind the safety of autorickshaw drivers and passengers, fixed plastic sheet separators in 50 autos. As part of the awareness programme, stickers highlighting the safety measures during the pandemic have been stuck on these autos in Mysuru city. Masks were also distributed to the drivers. S.N….
Indiscriminate dumping of garbage on Service Road near Bank Employees Colony is causing a lot of problems to the public as well as hundreds of road users as the garbage is emanating unbearable stench. Though the garbage dump is visible, none of the authorities concerned or officials have bothered to clear it, allege public. They…
The road right under the railway bridge at Jayanagar which connects the backside of NIE College is in a pathetic condition and filled with potholes of various shapes and size. This is causing a lot of problems to motorists especially two-wheeler riders and the problem worsens during rains as the potholes will not be visible…
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