Mysuru: A 38-year-old man committed suicide by hanging self at his residence in city last evening. The deceased is Raghu who was working as a lift operator at a private hospital in city. The reason for Raghu taking the extreme step is yet to be known. K.R. Police have registered a case in this regard.
By Prasad Sampigekatte Fear of inundation is giving sleepless nights to residents of Kaloor village in Kodagu that was devastated by floods last August. So much is the fear that villagers shudder even if they hear a small sound of thunder or see a lightning flashing in the sky. As the monsoon is fast approaching,…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When Narendra Modi uttered the famous slogan ‘Na Khaunga, Na Khane Doonga’ (neither will I indulge in corruption, nor allow anyone else to indulge in it), the nation was thrilled. For a nation used to corruption at all levels, this was something new. For a few months there…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist To understand Hindu mythology, it is critical to understand the metaphor of forests. Forests represent the default wild world, where might is right, where strong prey on the weak; while culture represents the world, where the forest has been domesticated, where might is no longer right,…
Researchers in the area of behavioural science and space exploration have inferred that language (tongue) could hold the key to encourage healthy eating (tongue). Coaxing people, rather than coercion helps, the scientists have opined. One study, according to reports published in scientific journals, has brought out that in situations with options, words matter. Even as…
Sir, Today I witnessed the trials and tribulations of tax-payers at MUDA Office. A large number of spirited senior citizens, both men and women, were among the crowd. I cannot say that it was a pleasant experience standing in a queue for quite some time. I thought I was doing a sacred duty as a…
Dr. L. Savitha, Principal of Kautilya Vidyalaya, Mysuru, was conferred the Avantika Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award-2019, instituted by ‘Avantika’ a Group of contemporary artists and intellectuals, New Delhi, for her service to the field of education. Picture shows Prasad of B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences, Mysore University, presenting the award to Dr. Savitha…
In the Eliminator of IPL – 2019, Young Keemo Paul gave the final touches to a Rishabh Pant blitzkrieg as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL match at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here yesterday. DC will now face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the second Qualifier on May…
A pioneer in promoting swimming, he had helped Mysore University in developing infrastructure at its Swimming Pool Neelakanta Rao Jagadale (66), a pioneer in patronising and promoting the sport of swimming in India and Karnataka, passed away in Bengaluru early this morning due to prolonged illness. Jagadale, who served as the President of Karnataka Swimming…
Three Kabaddi players of Mandya are participating in the Indo International Premier Kabaddi League, organised jointly by New Kabaddi Federation of India and DD Sports, featuring eight teams to be held from May 13 to June 4. Disclosing this at a press meet in Mandya on Tuesday, Karnataka State Kabaddi Association Gen. Secretary C. Honnappa…
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