In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about mood swings in dogs and need to change diet as they grow old By Maneka Gandhi Do dogs have mood swings? Yes, dogs also go through mood swings especially during puberty, pregnancy and because of noises. Michigan State University researchers found that not only do dogs have…
By T.J.S. George In a non-democratic family enterprise such as the Congress, even the appearance of rebellion is unthinkable. That is why last month’s letter of dissent by 23 senior leaders triggered an earthquake in the party. The letter was in fact no rebellion. It raised a call for internal reform, a reasonable idea in…
When I came to Mysore for good in 1977, D. Devaraj Urs was the Chief Minister and Azeez Sait from Mysore city, NR Constituency, was a Minister. Azeez Sait was considered the right-hand man of Devaraj Urs as a Cabinet Minister. Devaraj Urs was Indira Gandhi’s most favoured Congressman in Karnataka though he belonged to…
As Covid-19 rages on and ravages our lungs, the demand for oxygen is at an all-time high. So high that the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Karnataka Chapter has stated that oxygen cylinders will not be enough and recommends that the Government invest in liquid oxygen tanks in Hospitals with more than 150-200 beds….
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Government has announced that schools across the country will be re-opened to conduct face-to-face teaching for students of class 9th to 12th from the 21st of this month. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging at its peak I feel this is a very unwise move which may prove…
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,…
It was a time Star of Mysore was catching the imagination of its readers and its circulation was gradually soaring. With my wife and child in Kodagu, I was finding life here difficult so also my lecturer wife-mother. None of my politician-friends was of any help. It was then my brother, Dr. K.B. Subbaiah, suggested…
When I read the poem ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ by the English poet Thomas Gray (1751) many years ago, I found many quotable quotes in that rather long poem. But the one that remained in my memory and used it in some of my writings about our heroes and achievers who go unrecognised…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how long should a guinea pig be in its cage and do they need exercise By Maneka Gandhi How often do you need to cut a guinea pig’s nails? Guinea pig nails do not stop growing, so you will have to trim them once they get too long….
By T.J.S. George A few days ago, for the first time in my eventful life, I felt jealous of the Americans. I was watching a press conference with President Trump facing his usual crowd of White House correspondents. One of them, with no dramatics, leaned back on his chair and asked matter-of-factly: “Do you regret…
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