In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka gives tips on handling new-born pups and breeding dogs By Maneka Gandhi How long do you have to wait to touch puppies after they are born? You can touch new-born puppies. However, you should never be careless. Make sure you are handling the puppy correctly so as not to…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Brihadeeshwara temple is located in Thanjavur town which belongs to Tamil Nadu. It is a great tourist centre and thousands of visitors both from abroad and India visit this temple and they stand in silent awe seeing this magnificent…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There are times when I think that I have told a story fully and that there is nothing else to talk about it when some most unexpected developments nudge me to go on and tell some more! This is the situation that I am now in because of the…
As Covid cases in Mysuru are on the rise, many of us are asking — Did the State Government make a mistake by striking down Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri’s Apr. 8 order? Could they have at least tweaked it and implemented it? Many may recall that the DC had made RT-PCR negative report mandatory…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In my last article I said that I would be writing about my meeting with a regular reader of my column, D. Madanraj Urs who wrote to me saying that he wanted to gift me some vintage gramophone records, after reading about my interest in the music of the…
Religion Vs Virus, who’ll win? We will know soon as the Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gathering in the world, is underway. It is shocking that the Government has given permission for the Kumbh Mela at a time when Covid cases are rising exponentially, Oxygen supplies are running low and Remdesivir, the crucial…
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, is an old saying, as old as the hills. The closest synonym of the word ‘wishes’ could be ‘dreams’ and so let us discuss about dreams. It is a pessimistic saying suggesting wishes (dreams) can never be realised. But we are often advised to have dreams, big ones…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about turtles, their habitat & compatibility with fish By Maneka Gandhi What kind of an aquarium can I provide my turtle? It’s NOT your turtle. You are in illegal possession and I suggest that you make every effort to release it before someone tips off the wildlife authorities…
Is Mysuru a tourist city? Yes. Is tourism crucial to our city’s economy? Absolutely. So do we need Heli-Tourism to enhance it? Why not? But… While tourist attractions are needed they cannot be and should not be developed at the cost of nature, especially when nature itself can be a tourist attraction. Our Tourism Minister,…
In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka describes about tick fever in dogs, its treatment By Maneka Gandhi My dog is sneezing. Does he have a cold? There are many reasons that cause sneezing in a dog, which can vary from irritation in their nose, dust, house hold products, perfume, pollen, allergy from flea bite or…
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