Month: October, 2025

Squash: Joshna Chinappa wins Japan Open 2025
Sports

Squash: Joshna Chinappa wins Japan Open 2025

October 15, 2025

New Delhi, Oct. 15 (UNI) – Two- time Asian champion Joshna Chinappa continued her remarkable comeback by winning the women’s singles title at the Japan Open 2025 squash tournament at Yokohama in Japan yesterday. The 39-year-old Indian squash player, 117th in the women’s singles rankings and unseeded in Japan, defeated third seed and world No….

Gahan emerges second in chess tourney
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Gahan emerges second in chess tourney

October 15, 2025

Gahan Ganapathy, a Grade 2 Aaruni student at Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra, Srinagar in city, won second place in the PAZZO Inter-School Chess Competition Tournament, Class 1-4 category, organised by Carmel Catholic Association (CCA) at St. Joseph’s Central School premises in Yelwal recently. Gahan is seen posing with the trophy along with Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra Principal…

Eating out with friends
Feature Articles

Eating out with friends

October 15, 2025

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Ah, nostalgia. It is that magic masala that makes the past look better than it probably was. Yesterday’s pav bhaji, eaten on a steel plate with questionable hygiene, somehow tastes better in memory than today’s overpriced avocado toast in a cafe that charges extra for water. Through its rose-tinted lens, the…

Avila Convent students excel in sports
Sports

Avila Convent students excel in sports

October 15, 2025

The students of Avila Convent Girls High School, Mysuru, won the U-14 and U-17 Mysuru Taluk-level Basketball, Handball, Netball and Table Tennis Tournaments conducted by the Department of School Education at Puttaraja Gawai Stadium in J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, recently. The wining team players — (back row – from left) Manya, Bindu, Lipi, Shreya, Chinmayi, Keerthana,…

Prathiba excels in swimming
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Prathiba excels in swimming

October 15, 2025

Mysuru: Pratibha Goutham of Mysuru, taking part in the State-level Non-Medallist Swimming Competition-2025 organised by Mangala Swimming Club at City Corporation Swimming Pool in Mangaluru recently, won two medals including gold in Masters 50mts backstroke and silver in 50mts freestyle. A home-maker and mother of two, Pratibha began her swimming journey only in 2024. She…

Paleyanda K. Karumbaya
Obituary

Paleyanda K. Karumbaya

October 15, 2025

Mysuru, Oct. 15 -Paleyanda K. Karumbaya (Kittu), a resident of Brigade Tranquil at Yadavagiri, passed away yesterday in city. He was 91. Husband of late Jyothi (Kodimaniyanda), he leaves behind sons Kaushik Kushalappa and Pankaj Ponnappa, daughter Dr. Rekha Paleyanda and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held at Chirashanthidhama in…

KSRTC to operate 2,500 additional buses during Deepavali
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KSRTC to operate 2,500 additional buses during Deepavali

October 15, 2025

Bengaluru, Oct. 15 (KMS&DM)- With the three-day Deepavali festival (Oct. 20 to 22) coming just after this weekend, the KSRTC will be operating 2,500 additional buses from Bengaluru to different destinations across the State and also to neighbouring States. These additional trips will be in operation from Oct. 17 to 20 and with the Deepavali…

Kudos to Police for Anti-Rowdy Squad
Voice of The Reader

Kudos to Police for Anti-Rowdy Squad

October 15, 2025

Sir, Two shocking murders have rocked Mysuru in recent months. In May, a rowdy-sheeter named Karthik was brutally killed. Now, in October 2025, his associate Venkatesh, known as ‘Gilki Venkatesh,’ has met the same fate — murdered in broad daylight, in full view of tourists and residents alike. Such incidents expose a grave lapse in…

Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway Robbery
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Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway Robbery

October 14, 2025

Tamil Nadu Sub-Inspector, family attacked at knifepoint; 3 arrested Mysore/Mysuru: After a brief lull, the stretch of NH-275 between Mysuru and Bengaluru has once again become a hotspot for late-night robberies. Commuters, including families and out-of-State travellers, are being targeted by armed miscreants striking under the cover of darkness. Yesterday, the Channapatna Rural Police arrested…

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