Mysore/Mysuru: Cyclothon, Flash Mob, awareness rallies and special lectures by various Hospitals and organisations marked ‘World Cancer Day’ in city this morning. ClearMedi Radiant Hospital had organised a Cyclothon to create awareness on cancer, its causes, preventive measures and treatment options, which was flagged off by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. Speaking on the occasion, he…
MY TRYST WITH CANCER
February 4, 2021On the occasion of World Cancer Day, here we publish the experience of a cancer survivor and a SOM reader. Read on… By Kausalya Shiva Kumar It was the month of July 2015, when I noticed some physical changes in my body. Leading a busy life, I overlooked the warning signs till I was racked…
File FIR against child marriage without delay: SP Ryshyanth
February 4, 2021Free helpline numbers 1098: Complaints for atrocities against children 181: Complaints for atrocities against women Mysore/Mysuru: First Information Report (FIR) must be filed soon after the receipt of complaint regarding child marriage, said C.B. Ryshyanth, Superintendent of Police (SP), Mysuru District. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Child Rights Protection Act’ organised by…
Bird Census in Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow
February 4, 2021Chamarajanagar: After the successful Bird Festival in Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) and Bird Census at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department is conducting a Bird Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow. It will be held for three days and the Reserve is playing host to such an exercise after a gap of 18 years….
Railway Goods Shed lorry parking row: DC instructs TAPCMS to allow lorry parking for three months
February 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The row over parking of Mysore New Goods Terminal (MNGT) lorries in Taluk Agricultural Produce Cooperative Marketing Society (TAPCMS) premises has temporarily come to an end with Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri instructing the TAPCMS on Jodi Tenginamara Road in Bannimantap to allow lorries to park for three more months. The TAPCMS had locked up…
Man allegedly kills girlfriend, commits suicide later
February 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his girlfriend and later committed suicide at a lodge in Hebbal Police limits here yesterday. The deceased are Lokesh, a Class-1 Civil Contractor of Nagamangala and Amulya (22), a M.Sc student. Lokesh is said to have strangled Amulya with a rope and later hanged himself. A native of Hombalekoppal…
President’s visit on Feb. 6: Madikeri gets quick facelift
February 4, 2021Environmentalists irked over chopping of trees along Madikeri-Bhagamandala-Talacauvery Road Madikeri: Preparations are in full swing for the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to the hilly district on Feb. 6 where he will inaugurate ‘Sunny Side’, a museum dedicated to celebrated General, Chief of Armed Forces and War Hero General Kodandera S. Thimayya. The museum,…
MLC raises plight of coffee growers in Legislative Council
February 4, 2021Madikeri: Unseasonal rains in the coffee growing district of Kodagu have affected harvest and post-harvest activities. The early rains have affected coffee quality and output as well. The district has received heavy rainfall and cloudy weather persisted in the crucial coffee season, affecting coffee drying. Growers have harvested the crop and have left them in…
Denial of Central Civil Family Pension for 20 years to 85-year-old widow of World War-II Veteran
February 4, 2021Mysuru-based VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust writes to President of India, the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust has sought the intervention of the President of India, who is also the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, towards the denial of Central Civil Family Pension for 20-long-years to 85-year-old Kaveriamma alias Rani…
Retired DGP R.P. Sharma passes away
February 4, 2021Bengaluru: Retired Director General of Police (DGP) R.P. Sharma (60) passed away yesterday evening at a private hospital here after a brief illness. He had retired from service in Dec. 2020. He was admitted to hospital where he breathed his last due to multi-organ failure, sources close to the family said. He is survived by…















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