The number of diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and deaths from infection in Mysuru have been increasing rapidly every day. Over the last 13 months, ever since the pandemic began, a total of 1,144 persons have succumbed to COVID-19 so far. Amidst reports of unimaginable suffering, it is disturbing to see how the pandemic has taken…
Today is International Sculpture Day. It is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year. It was established by the International Sculpture Centre and is meant to raise awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of sculpture in communities across the globe. By R. Amanda Fernandez Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts…
I have had the golden opportunity of watching Dr. Raj Kumar from my age of 10 years due to my father’s close association with the veteran superstar. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to supervise his Physiotherapy sessions at HOSMAT Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Hospital in Bengaluru during 1995, when he had developed severe…
By Ashvini Ranjan The recent news about one thousand acres of virgin forest in Sandur, Ballari District, being opened up for mining Iron and Manganese Ore by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) is shocking to say the least. In all, 99,330 trees are proposed to be felled much against the advice by the Forest…
By Rajakumar Bhavasar The vegetable vendors of Rajarajeshwari Nagar are angry at this gentleman because he has not purchased a single vegetable or a bunch of greens since many months from them. Meet K.M. Venkatareddy, an employee of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and an avid home gardener. Hailing from a agriculture family of Kolar,…
Title: Preparing for Death Author: Arun Shourie Pages: 516 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Viking – Penguin Random House, India By R. Chandra Prakash Death has moulded attitude to life in the evolution of most of the philosophies. Death has haunted life in such a way that values became bases of religious beliefs. It will not be…
Yuva Brigade volunteers remove huge tree trunks threatening the structure’s safety The Heritage Rail-Road Bridge across River Kabini or Kapila at Nanjangud, which is reckoned to be more than 280 years old and one of the oldest bridges in the country, has been conserved in their own way by Yuva Brigade by removing huge tree…
By S.T. Ravikumar The PKTB (Princess Krishnarajamani Tuberculosis Hospital) Sanatorium on KRS Road in city is celebrating hundred years of service this year. It was in July 1917, the then Maharaja of Mysore had released Rs. 60,000 for the construction of the Hospital, following which the foundation stone for the Hospital, featuring four special wards,…
Feng Shui is an ancient tool used to create harmonious, peaceful and joy-filled environments. The metaphysical science which is over 3,000 years old creates the perfect environment and feel in a building, be it a home or workplace. Feng Shui’s true roots start with the land your building is placed upon. The land’s condition, as…
By V.K. Natraj and Rameshwari Varma (Former members of the faculty of IDS) Rameshwar Prasad Misra (R.P. Misra), former Professor of Geography and Founder-Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Mysore (UoM), passed away in Allahabad on Apr. 16. In his demise, the academic world has lost a great institution-builder and a…
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