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…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist There is an Agrahara in Mysuru with a name that sounds somewhat strange. Though this is an old Agrahara, like the other Agraharas in city, its name does not match with the names of other Agraharas. And that is Kathvadipura Agrahara as generally called though its actual name is ‘Kathvadipurada…
Chamarajanagar black granite adds lustre to Hayward 9/11 Memorial in US By M.T. Yogesh Kumar India has always enjoyed the position of a world leader in granite exports. Adding unmatched style and elegance to the architecture, the glossy, smooth Indian granite has been extensively used stone material in building classic memorials across the globe —…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The word yoga comes to us from the Vedic period. It basically referred to connecting the cart to the horse or the cart to the ox, ergo, it is about connecting two things. The simplest meaning of yoga is a connection, or more specifically, alignment between…
By Girija Madhavan The tragedy of Uttarakhand shocked India. Photographs and videos showed ferocious, swirling waters, angry gashes where rocks and earth tore away from the hillsides to add their might to the tumultuous, swollen stream on its course of destruction. Years ago, Chamoli in Pauri Garhwal was to me, just a remote mountainous region…
A renowned Civil Engineer, Industrialist, Promoter of Performing Arts, Social Worker and a Munificent Donor — all these and much more was Krishna Murthy Venkatesha Murthy — K.V. Murthy for short. Born on May 3, 1931, to Bhageeratamma and Krishna Murthy at Mysuru, Murthy, by sheer dint of diligence and hard work, rose to dizzy…
Meet Dr. Shiv Kumar, who has climbed the ladder of success despite all odds By Shyam Sundar Vattam It was somewhere in March-April 2002, a boy who was working as a DTP Operator in a local Kannada daily, was composing the news item of a second rank holder of MBA (Master of Business Administration) course…
Lok Sabha Election-2024: First phase of polli...April 19, 2024
Defective EVM machines replaced with reserve ...April 19, 2024
Postal ballot voting commences in cityApril 19, 2024
Party worker killed by speeding car: Ban orde...April 19, 2024
Recent Comments