Month: August, 2026

District Football Association dissolved
Sports

District Football Association dissolved

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA), headed by MLA N.A. Haris, has dissolved the Mysuru District Football Association (MDFA) Executive Committee for failing to conduct  District-level Football League for three consecutive years. Presiding over a meeting of Mysuru District Football Association at a private hotel here recently, Haris said that following the dissolution of…

Mahabodhi School wins Referee Cup
Sports

Mahabodhi School wins Referee Cup

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: City’s Mahabodhi School emerged as the champions of Referee Cup, a two-day inter-school football tournament orgasnised by Mysuru District Football Referee’s Association at University of Mysore Football Ground here yesterday. In the finals of U-14 category, Mahabodhi School defeated NPS 3-0 and won 2-0 against HUDA Public School in finals of U-16 category. The…

The phone that was smarter than me
Feature Articles, The Lighter Side

The phone that was smarter than me

August 5, 2026

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There comes a moment in every man’s life when he realises that the world has quietly marched ahead and forgotten to leave him a note. Mine arrived the morning my old phone, a faithful companion of many years, decided it had laboured enough and began switching itself off in the middle…

New Head Board of Mysore Amity Round Table-156
Photo News

New Head Board of Mysore Amity Round Table-156

August 5, 2026

The investiture ceremony of the new Head Board of Mysore Amity Round Table-156 for the tabling year 2026-27 was held at the 25th Table AGM at Birchwood Retreat Coorg recently. Seen are (sitting front row – from left) Tr. Pradeep Kashyap, Immediate Past Chairman; Tr. Manu Bharath, Treasurer; Tr. K. Mithun, Secretary; Tr. Suraj Upadya,…

S.U. Krishnaswamy Iyengar
Obituary

S.U. Krishnaswamy Iyengar

August 5, 2026

S.U. Krishnaswamy Iyengar (84), President of Vishwaroopa Anjaneyaswamy Temple on KRS Road at Mogarahalli in Srirangapatna taluk, passed away at a private hospital in Mysuru this morning. He leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.  Last rites will be held tomorrow (Aug. 6) at…

R. Jagadish
Obituary

R. Jagadish

August 5, 2026

R. Jagadish (51), a resident of No. 2660/6, 4th Cross in V.V. Mohalla, passed away yesterday midnight in city. He leaves behind his wife Veena, children Lipika & Poorvika and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Gokulam Burial Grounds this afternoon.

V. Manjunath
Obituary

V. Manjunath

August 5, 2026

V. Manjunath (70), Proprietor of Shankar Handicrafts on Dhanvantri Road and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram, passed away this morning in city. He leaves behind his wife Subhashini Manjunath, son Pradeep Manjunath, daughter Prathibha, brother Gangadhara, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam at 6 pm…

C. Sampathkumar
Obituary

C. Sampathkumar

August 5, 2026

C. Sampathkumar (89), retired Railway Department Assistant Engineer and a resident of Yadavagiri, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife S. Rajalakshmi Sampathkumar and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Gokulam Burial Grounds today.

U.R. Prabhakar
Obituary

U.R. Prabhakar

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: U.R. Prabhakar (83), a resident of No. 2623, Vittal Vihar on Princess Road (KRS Road), passed away in the wee hours of today in city. He leaves behind two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held tomorrow (Aug. 6) at 1.30 pm at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam.

Voice of The Reader

Public offices, hospitals must set a cleanliness example

August 5, 2026

Sir, The Government has been promoting cleanliness and hygiene through the Swachh Bharat Mission. While considerable efforts are made to keep our streets and public places clean, equal attention must be given to maintaining cleanliness inside Government offices, public institutions and hospitals. A visit to many public offices, including the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Taluk Offices,…

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