Mysuru: Gandhi Vichara Parishat has decided to organise a National Seminar on Journalism in city on Dec.14 and 15 to be attended by Gandhiji’s grandson Rajmohan Gandhi. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Parishat held yesterday at Nrupatunga Kannada School in Ramakrishnanagar here chaired by former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Speaking to press…
Illinois Professor to deliver endowment lecture in city
October 21, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Studies (DoS) in Mathematics, University of Mysore (UoM), will be conducting the 10th Professor S.V. Keshava Hedge Memorial Endowment Lecture in Mathematics by Prof. Bruce C. Berndt, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, on Oct.24 at 10 am. The event will be held at Srinivasa Ramanujam Block, DoS in…
Beware! Car logo thieves are on the prowl in city
October 20, 2019Luxury cars targeted by criminals who steal Jaguar, Mercedes & BMW badges Mysuru: It could be kleptomania or a way to make easy money. Imported luxury cars are losing their lustre as Mysuru’s crime sheet adds a new kind of car crooks who steal car monograms and logos. Their targets are BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda…
Head Constable assaulted while on duty; one arrested
October 20, 2019Police 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…












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