Mysuru: Pushpalatha Jagannath, Mayor, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bhaskar Kalale, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru Zone, were felicitated by Mysuru Industries Association (MIA) recently. Vasu, President, MIA, felicitated the Mayor, who received the Third Cleanest City of India Award from the President of India and assured the Mayor that MIA will extend…
Two members of notorious Irani Gang arrested
June 11, 2019Gold chains worth about Rs.1.68 lakh recovered Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested two members of the notorious Irani Gang who were trying to break open the lock of a parked two-wheeler. The arrested are 19-year-old Mustafa and 20-year-old Abutalif, both residents of Metupalyam in Tamil Nadu. During interrogation, the accused are said to have told…
KSN Sahityotsava and book release
June 11, 2019Mysuru: Gramanthara Buddhi Jeevigala Balaga, K.R. Nagar, marking its 34th anniversary had organised a State-level ‘Sahityotsava’ in memory of Premakavi K.S. Narasimhaswamy (KSN) at Rotary Hall on JLB Road on Sunday. Inaugurating the programme, Poetess Dr. Latha Rajashekar opined that poets have the ability to throw light on the darkness that cover minds of people….
Rider killed as car rams into scooter
June 11, 2019Mysuru: A 75-year-old man was killed on the spot, when a car rammed into his scooter at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage near Narayana Hospital yesterday. The deceased is Samiulla Khan, a resident of Udayagiri in city. He leaves behind his wife and four daughters. Yesterday, Samiulla was proceeding on his Honda Activa scooter from Udayagiri towards…
House burglar arrested
June 11, 2019Rs. 2.82 lakh worth gold ornaments recovered Mysuru: Mandi Police have arrested a house burglar who was trying to sell two gold bangles near a pawn broker shop on Ashoka Road here on June 9 and have recovered 90 grams gold ornaments worth about Rs.2.82 lakh from him. The arrested is 38-year-old Gowrishankar of Gandasi…
After the Elections: Musings on Criminals in the House!
June 11, 2019Now that the Parliamentary elections are over and the result is before us, it is time to introspect and recall the words and conduct of our politicians, specially all those who contested and won or lost. There was hardly anyone who did not spit fire and brimstone against his or her opponent. If the 2014…
Median Gardens add glitz to Chamundi Hill View Points
June 11, 2019[Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The View Points atop city’s landmark Chamundi Hill are beckoning tourists after the recent facelift, environment promotion and beautification works undertaken by a Non-Government Organisation since the last three months. The District Administration had constructed special protruding platforms at the two View Points on the way to the Hill and…
Ugly graffiti mars beauty: Kerala CM tagged in social media posts
June 11, 2019Mysuru: Vandals have painted ugly graffiti causing an as-yet-unknown amount of damage to pieces of the city’s property. The walls of mini garden developed on the stretch to Nandi Statue near the View Point have been vandalised. Registration numbers of Malappuram (KL 10, KL 14) in Kerala has been written on the walls indicating that…
Karnataka different from South ?
June 11, 2019By T.J.S. George Here is an oddity that has not received the attention it deserves: In last month’s voting, the South broke from the rest of India — and Karnataka broke from the rest of the South. What made Karnataka go out of step with Telangana, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala? Dravidian roots are common…
Society’s self-betrayal: [Some talking points]
June 11, 2019Ancient cities such as Paataliputra, adjacent to Patna city of our times, built by Magadha ruler more than 25 centuries ago, according to chroniclers are known to have been centres of both economic prosperity and rich cultures lasting for many centuries, attracting both scholars and traders from distant regions beyond the shores of the sub-continent…










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