For a few days now one video has been making the rounds on WhatsApp. The video shows some empty pizza boxes strewn alongside a road in Kodagu and you can hear a local Gram Panchayat’s (GP) former President angry with tourists from Mysuru who threw that trash. What happens next is interesting. The ex-GP member…
[Continued from yesterday] During 1975 Emergency, A.K. Subbaiah was the first Karnataka politician to be imprisoned and spent a total of 18 months in various jails before being released from the Bangalore Central Jail. D. Devaraj Urs was the Congress Chief Minister then. Probably, becoming a political prisoner was an important turning point in Subbaiah’s…
I first heard of and saw A.K. Subbaiah when I was in the first year BA at Madikeri First Grade College (Kodagu). I was staying in the upper hostel close to the College and I guess he too was in the hostel doing his BSc. He was a senior student in age compared to others…
Republic TV is in the dock as its senior editors have been booked for allegedly airing “false” news about a “revolt” within the force against Mumbai Police Commissioner. This TV channel has had repeated run-ins with the Mumbai Police over the last several months with its reportage. Though the Mumbai Police say it’s not “revenge”…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Like the rest of the world we too are engaged in waging a war on COVID-19, the global pandemic. Like the way each country is fighting this problem in its own way, our country too is no different in having its own battle strategy. While some measures have been…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about symptoms & treatment of parvo in puppies Can a puppy suffer from both distemper and parvo at same time? Yes, a puppy can suffer from both distemper and parvo at the same time. Most puppies that are sold by breeders and pet shops usually have both. Can…
By T.J.S. George Kushboo has joined the BJP. So did Veerappan’s daughter Vidyarani some time ago. Giving the forest brigand the honour due to him, BJP made his daughter the State Vice-President of the party’s Youth Wing. Kushboo cannot expect the same high status as Veerappan’s family, but she is sure to be accommodated soon…
For a few weeks now, a debate has been raging, especially between the “Cautious Mysureans” Vs the “Daft Dare Devils of Mysuru”; between “Covid Warriors” Vs “Political Warriors”, the names of these groups may sound like IPL teams, but unlike cricket which has a positive outcome, they are debating over this year’s “festive” Dasara which…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My good friend N. Raghavan of Raghulal & Co who needs no introduction to Mysureans, has perhaps the unique distinction of not only having planted the largest number of roadside shade trees in and around our city but also protecting every one of them with tree guards till they…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mysuru region is dependant on tourism as the most important economic activity. Due to the pandemic, the worst hit is the tourism industry. All other industrial activities are slowly picking up but tourism activity to pick will at least take one or two years, even to come to…
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