Accused faces charges under POCSO Act Nanjangud: A 27-year-old man was sent to judicial custody under Prevention of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act after he was arrested on charges of kidnapping a minor girl and keeping her under house arrest. The accused is Balu, a construction labourer and a resident of Golur village in…
Labourer goes missing from city
November 19, 2019Mysuru: A Tamil Nadu-based tiles labourer has gone missing from city and Labour Contractor K. Ravi has lodged a missing complaint at Vidyaranyapuram Police Station. The missing person is 37-year-old S. Vijay, who was working since 33 days with Ravi but did not come for work after Deepavali festival on Oct. 28, according to the…
State-level Chutuku Kavigoshti held
November 19, 2019Mysuru: The State-Level Chutuku Kavigoshti, jointly organised by Chutuku Sahitya Parishat and Kannada Sahitya Parishat was held at Kannada Sahitya Bhavan at Vijayanagar in city, this morning. Inaugurating the programme, Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar said that limericks and short poems had importance of their own as it is one of the ways to express friendship…
Lingambudhi Kere: The lake for all seasons needs a makeover
November 19, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The vast ‘Lingambudhi Kere’ (lake), which was considered as the only all-season lake with pristine water in the city decades ago, is now in a poor state as the water body is polluted by drainage and sewerage water. The pollution of the lake is threatening the fragile ecosystem of the surrounding,…
Unique, unputdownable multi-authored publication
November 19, 2019Title: India Before Independence: Memories Editors: Subodh Mathur / Sfoorti Mathur Pages: 292 Year: 2019 Being a collection of true stories related to the lives of people before India became independent in 1947, the publication is unique in many ways. The narratives by 31 writers make the publication multi-authored, itself a strikingly unique feature. The …
When everything turns communal
November 19, 2019By T.J.S. George Come to think of it, everything in our country has a religious dimension to it — food, clothing, Universities, Hospitals, Civil Service, the professions like Law and Journalism, and even this column because its byline has a religion’s brand on it. (I gave up religion long ago. I retain my belief in…
Daily dose of …?
November 19, 2019Literacy in the country is reported to be increasing year after year. In one of the States, it is claimed to be 100 per cent, where virtually no one can be found without reading one daily or the other, including all types of periodicals in English language too, not to forget that there is no…
Proposal for Middle Circle City Bus Route
November 19, 2019Sir, This is in continuation of betterment of bus services in Mysuru (Proposal for Outer Circular Bus Route in ‘SOM’ dated Nov. 7). The next proposal is for the Middle Circle which connects intermediate localities of Mysuru along with connecting Suburban Bus Stand directly to many localities, especially suburban bus stand and southern localities of…
Excellent Weekend Star Supplement on Pets
November 19, 2019Sir, Kudos to Star of Mysore for bringing out an excellent Weekend Star Supplement about man’s best friend (SOM dated Nov.16). As you rightly said, only true pet-lovers can understand the eternal bonding among them. May their tribe increase. – Dr. C.S. Arun, Gokulam, 17.11.2019 You can also mail us your views, opinions, and stories…
Lecture on Subbaiah Naidu at UoM
November 19, 2019Gubbi Veeranna Rangapeetha, Fine Arts College, University of Mysore (UoM), Manasagangothri in association with UoM Prasaranga, has organised a lecture series titled ‘Ranga Dhwani’ on well-known actor and director Subbaiah Naidu at the College premises at 10.30 am tomorrow (Nov. 20). Veteran actress Girija Lokesh will speak on the life and achievements of Subbaiah Naidu….













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