Police spread dragnet to arrest rowdy-sheeter and his sister Mysuru: A case has been registered at Devaraja Police Station against rowdy-sheeter Soma alias Somashekar, his brother Chandra and sister Latha for allegedly assaulting a Head Constable on the night of Friday last. The Head Constable was assaulted as he had asked the trio to close…
BJP stoking passions to hide failures: Siddharamaiah
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stoking passions in order to hide his failures on developmental front, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah expressed concern over sharp dip in economic growth and increasing hunger in the country. Addressing Congress workers after being felicitated at the Congress office near City Railway Station here yesterday,…
Good response to Day-Night Flea Market
October 20, 2019Mysore-in-a-Market to be open till 11 pm Mysuru: The second edition of Mysore-in-a-Market, a day-night flea market, received good response with people thronging Scouts and Guides Grounds, the venue of the event, this morning. It was fun for people as they spent good quality time with their families and friends. Flea market, apart from offering…
Humiliation and disappointment forced him to quit, claims A.H. Vishwanath
October 20, 2019Hunsur: Disqualified Hunsur MLA A.H. Vishwanath has claimed that humiliation and disappointment during the Congress – JD(S) coalition regime had forced him to quit his Assembly seat. Addressing a meeting of his supporters at Adichunchanagiri Community Hall here yesterday, Vishwanath said that anyone present in the meeting can ask questions on why he quit, when…
Lit Fest caters to diverse literary tastes
October 20, 2019Mysuru has always been known for its literary bent of mind, and has become quite the hub for niche festivals. From the talk of acclaimed novelist Anita Nair, who spoke about societal curbs on women’s desires and slut-shaming, to the session on literature and social media by Resident Editor of The Week K.S. Sachidananda Murthy…
Reporters must look beyond politics, crime, says Sachidananda Murthy
October 20, 2019Mysuru: “Literature, when magnified, gets attention. Without this magnification, literature would be confined only to its readers as it is an individual pursuit. Media here is the traction,” opined K.S. Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor of Malayala Manorama and The Week, at New Delhi. Speaking on ‘Literature and Social Media,’ he said that writers continue to…
‘Cricket is Indian game accidentally discovered by British’
October 20, 2019Sports writer Suresh Menon quotes psychologist Ashis Nandy to talk about how cricket is a religion in India Mysuru: The sports page in a newspaper which was referred to as a backdoor entry to real journalism has come a long way and today, sports writing is an entity by itself. Covering sports is like writing…
Somanna visits devastated Thora
October 20, 2019CM to visit Kodagu on Oct. 25 or Nov.2 Virajpet: “Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will undertake a tour of Kodagu district either on Oct.25 or Nov.2 to inaugurate the new building of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and hand over the houses to flood victims,” disclosed District Minister V. Somanna. The Minister on Friday visited Thora…
India should shun open glorification of religion to become world leader: MP
October 20, 2019Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has said that India can become World No.1 in growth, if it shunned open glorification of caste and religion. He was speaking after releasing a book titled ‘Sarvajnana Vachanagalalli Arogya Vicharadhare’ edited by Dr. C. Sharath Kumar at a programme organised by Vaidya Vartha Prakashana at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha…
Pathetic plight of Government Schools in Srirangapatna
October 20, 2019A living testimony of official apathy Srirangapatna: When the State Government is harping on bettering the state of Government Schools, a Girls High School, a Higher Primary School and an Anganwadi Centre, ironically situated right in front of the office of the taluk Block Education Officer (BEO) are in a pitiable state crying for attention….















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