By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Yoga is a practice that dates back to the time of the Vedas over 5,000 years ago. The age-old tradition is now a lifestyle that attracts millions of people not just in India but across the world. And it is a billion dollar market. While a major share in the revenue…
TJS George, Journalist Extraordinaire
June 15, 2022A journalist is a grumbler, a giver of advice, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” —Napoleon Bonaparte Last Sunday, 12.6.2022, when I read veteran journalist TJS George, who wrote in his weekly column Point of View that it was his last column under #Point of…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022Mysuru reports 0 new COVID-19 positive cases, 0 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Countdown begins for PM Modi’s Mysuru visit
June 14, 2022First meeting with Ministers, officials at 4.30 pm today Meeting minutes to be sent to Centre for approval SPG, Prime Minister’s Office to take the final call Central team to visit Mysuru 72 hours before PM Mysore/Mysuru: With the conclusion of the voting for the Biennial Legislative Council Polls from the South Graduates Constituency last…
Lalitha Mahal: Will it be privatised?
June 14, 2022By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent news “Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel to be privatised: Cabinet meeting called to decide this decision” was music to my ears. With elections coming up next year, I really do not know if the Government would bite the bullet and do take the bold step to privatise…
Taj may get Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel
June 13, 2022Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting to decide tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: After many media reports that the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel will be handed over to the Taj Group, the issue will come up before the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting tomorrow where a final decision will be taken to hand over the Hotel to private players. The luxury hotel…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022Mysuru reports 0 new COVID-19 positive cases, 4 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Java Plum: Ordinary fruit with extraordinary demand
June 13, 2022Jamun-laden bicycles, carts make a comeback after 2 years of COVID pandemic With 2020 summer washed out in COVID and 2021 summer filled with lockdowns and restrictions, vendors of Mysuru’s favourite dark fruit, Jamun, were a disappointed lot. It is during summer, as the mango season hits its peak production or when the production declines,…
16,000 perform Yoga at Mysore Palace
June 12, 2022All empty spaces, parks, paths, lawns filled; grand rehearsal on June 19 Mysore/Mysuru: The actual countdown for the main International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21 where Mysureans will perform with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mysore Palace in city began this morning with a rehearsal that attracted 16,000 Yoga enthusiasts including children, senior…
SPG shoots down IDY registration link
June 12, 2022Rejection due to missing Aadhaar link and vaccination details MLA Ramdas says fresh link to be issued tomorrow; old link invalid Mysore/Mysuru: A fresh online registration link to participate in the International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21 where PM Narendra Modi will stretch and bend at Mysore Palace will be issued tomorrow as…
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