Mysuru: A woman, who was travelling in a City Bus from City Bus Stand to Shakthinagar, has lost her gold jewellery worth about Rs.1.6 lakh, which she had kept in her vanity bag. The woman, who lost her gold ornaments, is Geetha. On July 29, Geetha boarded the bus at City Bus Stand and alighted…
Two-day ‘Matthe Kalyana’ campaign to bring in social harmony
August 6, 2019Mysuru: A two-day ‘Matthe Kalyana’ programme organised as part of the Statewide campaign to bring in harmony in society by Sahamatha Vedike was inaugurated by writer and Kannada Sahitya Academy former Chairman Prof. Aravinda Malagathi at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. After inaugurating a painting exhibition featuring pictorial depiction of Vachana Sahitya…
Trade Union leader fears privatisation of Postal Department
August 6, 2019Mysuru: Accusing the Centre of practicing anti-labour policies, former General Secretary of All India Postal Employees Union (AIPEU) R. Seethalakshmi has expressed concern whether the Postal Department will remain with the public sector or not. She was speaking at the Bi-Annual Conference of All India Group-C Postal Employees, MTS and Rural Postmen Association held at…
Brahmana Mahasabha President feted
August 6, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru District and City Brahmana Sangha in association with Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha (AKBMS) and other District Brahmin Associations had organised a function recently at Sindhoora Samudaya Bhavan in Vishweshwaranagar here to felicitate K.N. Venkatanarayan, who has been re-elected as the President of AKBMS. Speaking on the occasion, Sangha President D.T. Prakash hailed the…
Revocation of Article 370, 35(A): High alert in Mysuru
August 6, 2019Mysuru: With the Centre revoking two key Constitutional Provisions – Article 370 and Article 35(A) that gave the State of Jammu and Kashmir a host of special rights yesterday, the City Police have declared high alert throughout the city as a precautionary measure. Speaking to SOM, DCP M. Muthuraj said that soon as the Centre…
Why can’t MCC send tax demand once a year?
August 6, 2019Sir, “After water bills, MCC moots launch of online Property Tax payment” (SOM dated Aug.3) is indeed good news. MCC has been following archaic method of tax collection while BBMP and a few other civic bodies in the State have automated tax payments. Sadly, MCC continued to live in the past! The tax-payers have to…
More on bright light of vehicles
August 6, 2019Sir, This has reference to the letter by Chandrahas on bright light of vehicles on road. The problem is seen during day time also and it is given to understand that authorities at RTO insist on this and refuse registration if the lights are not on when the vehicle is started. How far it is…
India, China, Chanakyas and Vaastu
August 6, 2019China expressed its scornfulness openly after a visit to Beijing in mid 2018 by Ram Madhav, considered a Chanakya by the BJP establishment for unknown reasons. He is famous for making the mess in Kashmir messier. By T.J.S. George Two years ago, the then Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar (now Foreign Minister) said that India’s rise…
No place to go | Loo blues: Defunct e-toilets leave users fuming
August 6, 2019By Rajkumar Bhavasar Making Mysuru open-defecation-free has been a promise of sanitation drives for at least 15 years. But latest statistics suggest that taxpayers’ money spent through the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to tackle this problem has by and large been flushed down the sewer. A majority of pay-and-use e-toilets in city are dysfunctional. Several…
Puneri Paltan beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 33-31
August 6, 2019A stellar defensive effort and a controlled performance from the raiders helped Puneri Paltan defeat Gujarat Fortunegiants by a scoreline of 33-31 at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium yesterday. This was Puneri Paltan’s first victory over Gujarat Fortunegiants in seven attempts and their second win in two days. In another match, Dabang Delhi handed Jaipur Pink…















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