In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains why a cat makes ‘chirp’ sound when it sees a bird By Maneka Gandhi What is the ‘wet dog smell’? How can I prevent it? Some breeds of dogs have more oils in their coats than other breeds. The oil is called Sebum and it collects on the…
Peek at poverty
February 26, 2020Judged by the parameter of the family’s monthly income to meet even the basic needs of life, popularly known as roti-kapada-makan, a typical village resident fares very poorly compared to a typical urban resident, thanks to many avenues of earning money in urban space. The comparison, revealing the stinging urban-rural divide on count of cash…
Biography of V.K. Krishna Menon and Musings on Jairam Ramesh
February 26, 2020Sir, Apropos MP Jairam Ramesh’s book launch event in city on V.K. Krishna Menon’s biography titled “A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon” (Feb.21) and the birth centenary lecture on “Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar” by Jairam Ramesh at the Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri (Feb.20), the reports of which were published in SOM dated…
Mysore Co-operative Bank polls: Old-timers steal the show
February 26, 2020Old-timers have retained their hold in the recent polls held for electing the Directors of The Mysore Co-operative Bank. Five members of the group led by Corporator SBM Manju were among those elected. The new Directors are — SBM Manju, R. Ravikumar (Rajakiya), J. Yogesh, H. Harishkumar, K. Umashankar, S. Somanna, S. Aravind, A. Manchappa,…
Elected to Basaveshwara Credit Co-Op. Society
February 26, 2020The following were elected to Sri Basaveshwara Credit Co-operative Society Ltd., Basaveshwara Road, K.R. Mohalla in city for the period 2020-2025, at the elections held recently — T. Lingaraju, President; M.S. Rudraswamy, Vice-President; C.D. Basavaraju, M. Jayashankaraswamy, K. Guruswamy, S. Shanmukharadhya, P. Chandrashekhar, Mehboob Khan, Kirtikumar, S. Chennaji, M.H. Shivamani and G. Mahadevu as Directors.
Car on fire at Vasanth Mahal
February 26, 2020A Maruti Dzire car (KA-03-MV-8366) parked at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Vasanth Mahal premises was completely destroyed in fire today. The car belonged to one Shivakumar, a Government High School teacher at Hassan. Shivakumar had come to Vasanth Mahal to attend a seminar and had parked the car at 10…
MRC to host prestigious Indian Turf Invitation Cup 2020 for the first time
February 26, 2020• The 58th Edition to be held in city on Feb.29 and Mar.1 • Total stake money is Rs. 3.71 crore Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited will be hosting the 58th Edition of the Indian Turf Invitation Cup 2020 on Feb.29 and Mar.1. Announcing this at a press meet at the MRC premises last evening,…
Winners of Chess Tournament
February 26, 2020M.G. Prameeth of Mysuru with seven points from seven rounds clinched the title in the Under-19 Open section in the Open Chess Tournament conducted by Chamarajanagar District Chess Association at Valmiki Bhavan premises here on Sunday. Final Placings U-19 Open: 1. M.G. Prameeth (7), 2. Jitendra Kashyap (6-36), 3. Dhatri Umesh (6-32.5), 4. P. Karthik…
Football: Narrow win for Lucky Star FC
February 26, 2020A goal each by left-out Syed Shoeb (20th), centre-half Md. Omair (29th) and right-out Md. Umer (57th) helped Lucky Star FC to register a 3-2 win over Friends Union FC in the MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League 2019-20 for the Chirag Trophy played at the University Grounds here yesterday. RESULT — Lucky Star FC: 3…
Karnataka State U-20: Athletic Meet in Udupi
February 26, 2020The Udupi District Amateur Athletics Association will be conducting the Karnataka State U-20 Athletic Meet at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Udupi on Mar. 20 and 21 under the aegis of the Karnataka Athletics Association. The Meet will be the selection trials for the forth coming 18th Junior Federation Cup Athletics Championship to be held at…















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