By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam One question that people keep asking me is what prompted me to start Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) when I was just 19 years of age. What was it that may have prompted me to do what was considered non-conformist during the eighties? I have thought about this a lot and…
Survival of small traders
November 11, 2019Succession, the mammoth-sized computers, requiring space in large rooms, shrank to first pocket-size and then to hand-held calculators. It didn’t long for the desk top computers to be used in storage of data (both figures and words), sending mails to any destination across the world in a matter of seconds, virtually reaching the target recipients…
Extend Chennai Central-Sri Mata Vaishnov Devi Katra Andaman Express upto Bengaluru
November 11, 2019Sir, Train number 16031/16032 Andaman Express currently operates as a Tri-weekly Express from Chennai Central to Sri Mata Vaishnov Devi Katra via Vijayawada-Warangal-Ballarshah-Nagpur-Bhopal-Jhansi-Gwalior-Agra Cantt-New Delhi-Ludhiana-Jalandhar Cantt-Pathankot and Jammu Tawi. It is given to understand that this prestigious train leaves from Chennai Central in the early morning at 5 via New Delhi-Jammu Tawi to reach its…
Stop this unsafe practice
November 11, 2019Sir, It is being observed regularly that still old newspapers are being used to wrap the oil-based food items like Maddur vada by many vendors in most of the trains running between Mysuru and Bengaluru and beyond (see photo taken recently in Kacheguda Express near Mandya). It may be similar practice in other trains also….
Keyboard artiste feted
November 11, 2019Keyboard artiste and Rajyotsava awardee Ganesh Eshwar Bhat and his wife Vanishri, who were felicitated by Prathibe Vedike during Kannada Rajyotsava – Kanaka Namana – Sanmana – Sevakarya programme held at Vijaya College premises in Srirampura last evening, seen with (from left) Nandini M. Rao of Spoorthy’s Event Management Company, writer Dr. Pradeep Kumar Hebri,…
Will this road in Rajarajeshwari Nagar be asphalted?
November 11, 2019This is the state of the road at a Layout in Rarajeshwari Nagar 2nd stage in city. Residents say that due to the dust from the road, many people were suffering from various dust allergies and difficulty in breathing especially children and senior citizens. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to asphalt the road…
Menace of stray dogs at Bannimantap
November 11, 2019About eight to ten stray dogs roaming on the streets around the Government Hospital in Bannimantap C-Layout have created a sense of fear among the public and even pets kept at home. Residents say that this pack of dogs are spotted mostly in the morning and added that recently these dogs have bit children and…
Plea to clear garbage at Lashkar Mohalla
November 11, 2019A huge pile of uncleared garbage is causing a lot of problems to the residents of Ashoka Road West Cross in Lashkar Mohalla. Residents say that the garbage pile has covered half the road; foul smell is emanating from it besides increase in mosquitoes in the vicinity. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to…
Mysore Tennis Club hosts Asian Tennis Tour in city
November 11, 2019Main draw in Women’s Singles to be held from Nov.13 The qualifying rounds of the MTC Asian Tennis Tour Women’s US $ 3000 Open Tournament, conducted by Mysore Tennis Club (MTC), Mysuru, was held at their courts in city this morning. While Meghna Mallath beat Amulya Penikalapati 7-5, 6-2 and Rishita Vyas beat Preethi Ujjini…
Medal-winners in National-level Jeet Kune-Do Championship
November 11, 2019Fighters of Elite Academy, Rajivnagar, Mysuru, represented Karnataka in the National-level Jeet Kune-Do Championship 2019 held at Shri Ram Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Panwari, Agra (UP), recently and bagged 7 Gold and 2 Bronze Medals. More than 500 participants from all over India took part in this event. Sahir Khan, Hajira Kouser, Akeef Aleem and Bi Bi…













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