By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last weekend, I had written about how I made a friend while travelling on a train by exchanging books with her and then tragically lost her too. I had also asked my readers to stay tuned to the remaining part of my narration about another memorable train journey and…
Stop digging up roads without restoration
March 1, 2026Sir, Frequent road-cutting by utility contractors has become a daily nuisance for commuters across Mysuru. Be it for drainage lines, water pipelines, telephone cables or broadband works, roads are dug up again and again. In most cases, once the work is completed, the trenches are merely filled with loose soil and left without proper re-asphalting….
Jayaramu
March 1, 2026Jayaramu (58), a resident of Kuppegala village in the taluk, passed away on Friday at the village. He leaves behind his wife Jayamma, son Naveen, daughter-in-law Anjali, daughter Vijayalakshmi, son-in-law Nagaraju (Building Contractor), grandchildren Dhanush & Yashaswi and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the village on Friday evening, according…
Kottibeeregowda
March 1, 2026Kottibeeregowda (75), a resident of D. Salundi village in the taluk, passed away on Friday at the village. He leaves behind his wife Ningamma, sons Basavanna and Shivaraju, daughters Mahadevamma and Rathnamma, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the village on Friday, according to family sources.
Vijaya Chandramouleshwar
March 1, 2026Vijaya Chandramouleshwar (88), a writer and a resident of Gangothri Layout in city, passed away yesterday. A spinster, she leaves behind a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill yesterday. A Post-Graduate in English Literature, she has to her credit a novel titled ‘The New Horizon’ and…
Events TOMORROW – mar. 2: Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram
March 1, 2026Monthly series, lecture programme on ‘Dental Problems’ by Dr. Lokesh exclusively for senior citizens, Council President Dr. H.M. Nagaraju presides, Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavana, Council premises, 5 pm. [Mob: 99804-12406]
Events TOMORROW – mar. 2: Sri Raghavendraswamy Seva Samiti
March 1, 2026Special Discourse on ‘Rukmiksha Vijaya’ by Vid. Kheda Vedavyasachar, Sri Raghavendraswamy Mutt, Jayalakshmipuram, 5 pm.
Ph.D awardees
March 1, 2026M.L. Manjula has been awarded Ph.D in Commerce by the University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru, for her thesis ‘A Study of Awareness, Perception and Satisfaction of BPL Card Holders Under Ayushman Bharat – Arogya Karnataka Scheme with Reference to Karnataka State’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. A. Thanapackiam. M.P. Priya has been awarded Ph.D…
Events TOMORROW – mar. 2: Kannada Department, St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru and Navakarnataka Prakashana, Mysuru
March 1, 2026Inauguration of 3-day Mega Book Exhibition by Rev. Fr. Dr. Lourdu Prasad Joseph, Rector, St. Philomena’s Institutions; Rev. Fr. Jnana Pragasam, Campus Administrator, Dr. Ravi J.D. Saldanha, Principal, St. Philomena’s College, Satyanarayana, Manager, Navakarnataka Prakashana, Mysuru Branch and Dr. A.T. Sadebose, Head, Kannada Department, will be present, College auditorium, 10 am.











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