Congress candidate for the prestigious Nanjangud Assembly constituency Kalale Keshavamurthy has become a 24X7 politician these days with day-long political rallies and a series of late evening meetings with his supporters. The Congress party, especially Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, has banked on him to steer the party to victory in the by-election that is scheduled to…
By-election Battle: Voters this time want a change: C.S. Niranjan Kumar
April 7, 2017Star of Mysore (SOM): How is the atmosphere in the constituency and what is the response? C.S. Niranjan Kumar: BJP has all chances for victory in Gundlupet. Rural belts have given me many hopes this time and the response is tremendous. People have decided that this time, it will be BJP and I am sure…
‘I know every village because I have served them well’
April 6, 2017Congress is a sinking old ship, opines V. Sreenivasa Prasad Spending all day in election rallies meeting thousands of people, breakfast, lunch and dinner with his supporters and at night chalking out next day’s campaign strategies along with party leaders and campaign strategists, former Minister and BJP candidate for the prestigious Nanjangud by-election V. Sreenivasa…
Renovation of St. Philomena’s Church interiors completed
April 5, 2017By S. Kenneth Shishir The renovation of St. Philomena’s Church, Mysuru’s iconic and one of the largest churches in the country, is almost complete except for its exterior portions. The renovation was taken up as the structure was being exposed to the vagaries of nature and had developed small cracks with water seeping. Yesterday workers…
When Bedi bowled from Maharaja’s College end
April 5, 2017FROM THE ARCHIVES By Vikram Muthanna Recently, I was invited to be part of a group that is trying to raise funds for Pratham Mysore, the highly respected NGO that has helped improve the state of education in our country. Pratham Mysore has popularised the Balawadi pre-school programme where they pick a few volunteers in a…
Living with the Leopard
April 3, 2017As humans have a right to live, so do leopards. The only way to leopard-proof urban areas is to stop discarding animal waste around the areas inhabited by humans. By indiscriminately discarding meat waste, we are inviting leopards and they are only accepting our invitation, says Ethologist Ragoo Rao in this article. By Ragoo Rao…
World Health Day on Apr. 7
April 3, 2017Depression – Let’s Talk Lifestyle By Dr. B.R. Pai Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his latest Mann Ki Baat, highlighting the scourge of depression has given a clarion call for ending its suppression. The call hasn’t come a day sooner. World Health Organisation (WHO) characterising depression as one of the most disabling of disorders, has…
Landforms
April 3, 2017A water body large in size close to the house at the back is not good. However, a water body in front of the house such as a natural lake, river or pond is an excellent Feng Shui enhancer. Positioning the building on a piece of land is an essential aspect of good Feng Shui….
Kannada Novelist Triveni’s house in city to be a Museum
April 2, 2017Walk near the Chamarajapuram Railway Station Road and ask anyone for the legendary Kannada novelist Triveni’s house, they will point at the 200-year-old house that will soon be converted into a museum. The house — Door No. 1152, “Triveni S.N. Shankar” — is located opposite the Tennis Club on Chamarajapuram Railway Station Road. Triveni occupies…
IPL SEASON 10: Celebrating a decade of IPL
April 1, 2017Dus Saal Aapke Naam After a long home series, the focus of cricket buffs will now shift to the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is entering its 10th year. The past decade has been exciting and entertaining with nail-biting finishes and some promising players emerging out of the tournament. This year, IPL 2017, which begins…
Recent Comments