Shifted to Koorgalli Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru Saragur: An eight to nine-year-old tigress that had created panic among the villagers by killing the livestock, was trapped in a cage placed by the Forest Department, at Basapura village in Saragur taluk, in the wee hours yesterday. As the tigress was killing cattle and making frequent appearances…
Python rescued
June 17, 2019Mysuru: City’s well-known snake rescuer and wildlife conservationist Snake Shyam has rescued a 10 ft. long Python at a paddy field at Karekura village in Srirangapatna last night. Speaking to SOM, Shyam said that he received a call at about 9 pm last night and the caller informed him about the presence of a large…
Winners of Drawing Contest
June 17, 2019Mysuru: The following students of GSSS School have bagged prizes in the Drawing Competition conducted by Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Siddarthanagar, Mysuru, recently in connection with World Environment Day: B. Sinchana (1st Prize), M. Mahalakshmi (2nd Prize), Prathiksha Satish (3rd Prize) and V. Amrutha, M.R. Bhoomika and M. Harsha (Consolation Prizes). The Theme…
Colourful ‘Shobha Yatre’ marks Acharyathrayara Jayanti
June 17, 2019Mysuru: As part of Acharyathrayara Jayanti, a Shobha Yatre, carrying portraits of the three revered Acharyas — Shankaracharya, Madhwacharya and Ramanujacharya — was taken out in city yesterday under the aegis of Mysuru city and District Brahmana Sangha and Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha. The Shobha Yatre commenced from Chamundipuram Circle accompanied by an array of…
Export Management Training from June 24
June 17, 2019Mysuru: Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC), Bengaluru, in association with District Industries Centre (DIC), Mysuru, will be conducting a six-day Export Management Training Programme for the benefit of Industrialists, Traders and Prospective Exporters from June 24 to 29. The above training programme would cover all the salient features of Export Trade — International Business, Export-Import…
Breakthrough research by city scientist to combat the dreaded Papaya Ring Spot Virus
June 17, 2019Papaya is one of the important fruit crops of India and all other papaya-growing countries. Owing to its high yield and profitability, it has become very popular among farmers in India. In addition, it contains enzyme papain and chymopapain, both of which are widely used in the food and drug. Total annual world production is…
Leading with Equanimity
June 17, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam The results of the recent general elections have seen several people rejoicing while many others sulking or depressed. While it is easy to share the sweetness of success, it is how one responds to the pressure of failure that can bring out the leader in a person. While this is easier…
Partnership portends Prosperity
June 17, 2019Mysuru is home to two institutions devoted to research aimed at finding solutions to both food-related problems and those that may crop up in days ahead. Both institutions have an impressive track record of successful application of their inventions by various target beneficiaries, particularly food processing industry across the country and also a few other…
We urgently need circular bus routes
June 17, 2019Sir, Two years back (23.7.2017) I had written an article in SOM to introduce circular bus routes like it is implemented in Bengaluru. Unfortunately our elected representatives are so busy that they cannot take any initiative. Mysuru City public transpor-tation is in a pathetic state as the Transport authorities including the KSRTC are not on…
SSLC toppers felicitated
June 17, 2019M. Sujay, D. Sapna and Kaushik Bharadwaj, students of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Jayalakshmipuram, who were felicitated by the Vidyalaya for securing high marks in SSLC exams, are seen with Sri Dattapalananda Swamiji (Chinmaya Mission, Mysuru), H.N. Ramatheertha (President), Mangala (Director), B.M. Ashwin Kumar (Principal), Dr. Srinivasa Prasad (special invitee), Gopala Krishna Joshi (High School Head Master)…















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