Mysuru: The 2019 edition of the popular “Talents: Inter-School cultural competition” organised by Mysore Round Table-21 and Mysore Ladies Circle-9 will be held on Nov. 30 at Swami Vivekananda Hall of SBRR Mahajana PU College in Jayalakshmipuram. The contest provides a platform for students to present their talent and interests on stage as well as…
Childline-1098 Mysuru to hold week-long awareness drive
November 13, 2019Mysuru: To create awareness about Childline-1098, Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP), Mysuru in association with Organisation for the Development of People (ODP) Nodal Office, Mysuru and Nisarga Foundation, HD Kote, has organised a week-long programme called ‘Maitri’ from Nov. 14 to Nov. 20. Addressing the press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, Child…
Walkathons to mark Diabetes and Children’s Day tomorrow
November 13, 2019Mysuru: As part of World Diabetes Day, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre on Gokulam Road in V.V. Mohalla, has organised a Walkathon and a free diabetes check-up camp tomorrow in city. The Walkathon will commence at 7 am from Cheluvamba Park in Yadavagiri and conclude at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Centre. The free check up camp…
Curtain falls on cHa Cha cHA
November 13, 2019Mysuru: Five-day artistic workshop cHa Cha cHA came an end with the display of the art works created by artistes and music concerts by Shekhar Sheshadri and Vinoo Matthew of Sarjapur Blues Band and Nada Maninalkar at Windflower Resorts and Spa yesterday. Artistes such as Pragati Mathur, Sumedha Sah, Chandrika, Champa Mohan, R.M. Gowri, P….
Remembering Gandhiji through snapshots and anecdotes
November 13, 2019On October 2nd, we celebrated Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and a number of year-long programmes were organised all over the country. Yet, how many of our readers have personally visited this great personality’s birth place? To create a feeling of pride and patriotism in our younger generation, especially, I wish to enable SOM readers…
Pet Talk
November 13, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about the precautions to be taken when rescuing feral cats By Maneka Gandhi How long does teething in dogs last? Weeks 2 to 4: Your puppy will still be with his mother and breeder when his baby teeth start coming in. At this point, his eyes will have…
Informative book on Kashmir
November 13, 2019Title: Kashmir’s Untold Story — Declassified Authors: Iqbal Chand Malhotra & Maroof Raza Pages: 202 Price: Rs. 599 Publisher: Bloomsbury India Publications, New Delhi Kashmir is acclaimed as the Heaven on Earth. However, it is also a political hotspot of the world. With the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A on 5th August 2019, this…
Health spend on hold
November 13, 2019Life insurance, Health insurance, Motor vehicle insurance, General insurance and whatever, have turned from service to business in our times. The agencies offering one or the other of these assurances of bailing out their policy-holders in case of normal life going off track are merrily raising their rates of premium which are there for all…
Is road median a boon or bane?
November 13, 2019Sir, Medians on the road help to control traffic movement and avoid head-on collision of vehicles, if drivers of vehicles moving in opposite direction are not following lane discipline. Thus it helps in reducing the road accident related injuries, deaths and loss of property. However, it became a major hindrance to many vehicle users and…
Problems faced by Mysureans
November 13, 2019Sir, These are some of the observations on problems faced by us in our day-to-day lives in this city: Why are we getting water from tankers even though the reservoirs and dams are full? It is the responsibility of KUWS&DB and Vani Vilas Water Works to supply clean, potable drinking water to the entire city….














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