Two days ago, while the Nation was waiting with bated breath to see what the new Government’s Cabinet would look like, many others were looking elsewhere. And what they saw made them lose their wits while others loved it. So what did they see? They saw Hindi movie Dabangg’s item song seductress Munni’s fur !…
Tree Guardians
June 1, 2019Come June and it is the time to wake up and look at our environment. Every year June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day. Mysuru was at one time called the air-conditioned city. During the peak summer, people were just using pankas (mostly weaved out of bamboo with a thin flat handle) swinging it…
Every Mysurean should celebrate
June 1, 2019By Bhamy V. Shenoy All over the world, the 5th of June is celebrated as World Environment Day (WED) as designated by the UN since 1974. This year’s theme is “Beat Air Pollution” while the theme of the last year was “Beat Plastic Pollution.” Celebration of WED gives an opportunity to create a powerful platform…
Talking phase to tasking phase
June 1, 2019The land’s citizens, after soaking themselves with the rhetoric sumptuously served by the contestants in the polls to the nation’s Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of few States over the past weeks ending with the formation of Governments and choice of Ministers in the respective Cabinets have moved from talking phase to tasking phase. The Prime…
Make K.T. Street pedestrian-friendly
June 1, 2019Sir, Nowadays it is very difficult to walk on K.T. Street, particularly from Prabha Theatre to Irwin Road junction. I am a pedestrian as I usually walk to my workplace. But I face many hurdles as the owners of electrical shops on the stretch have either occupied the footpaths or they deny me my right…
Karnataka State Sub-Junior & Junior Aquatic Championship-2019: Suvana C. Baskar sets two New Meet Records
June 1, 2019Suvana C. Baskar of Dolphin Swimming Centre, excelled by setting two New Meet Records (NMRs) in the women’s Group I 50m Back Stroke and 200m Medley events on the second day of the State Sub-Junior and Junior Aquatic Championship, conducted by the Karnataka Swimming Association, at Chamundi Vihar Swimming Pool here yesterday. Results (winners only)…
Chris Gayle breaks Record for most sixes in World Cup history
June 1, 2019Chris Gayle scored 50 off 34 as West Indies crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in their World Cup 2019 match at Trent Bridge on Friday. West Indies cruised to victory in just 13.4 overs, Chris Gayle top-scoring with 50. Gayle reached his half-century with three sixes and six fours before he was dismissed off the…
Mother, daughters excel in Swimming
June 1, 2019In the Mysore District Swimming Championship-2019 organised by the Department of Physical Education (DPE), University of Mysore (UoM), recently at the University Swimming Pool in Saraswathipuram here, K.R. Jyothi and her two daughters — J. Bhumika and J. Bhuvana — have together won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Jyothi, representing CC Club,…
Senior swimmer wins medals
June 1, 2019Sundaram Basappa, owner of Sri Manjunatha Dish View, Mysuru, has secured a Silver Medal in 50m Back Stroke and two Bronze Medals in 50m Breast Stroke and Freestyle in the ’56 and Above’ age category at the Mysore District Swimming Championship-2019 organised by the DPE, UoM, recently at the University Swimming Pool in Saraswathipuram here.
Medal-winning Junior Muaythai Kickboxers
June 1, 2019The Junior Muaythai Kickboxers of Academy of Martial Science (AMS) — (from left) Taran Ponnappa (14 years, below 46 kgs – Bronze Medal); G.M. Durgashree (10 years, below 26kgs – Silver Medal), Aashith M. Swamy (10 years, below 34 kgs – National Champion) and Samarth Vikram (14 years, below 58 kgs – Silver Medal) —…















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