Veteran actor Sundar Raj at Chinnara Mela Mysuru: “One should not become a prey to western culture but instead save and nurture our country’s culture and food habits,” said veteran actor Sundar Raj. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Jogigondu Angi’ programme as part of ‘Chinnara Mela,’ where the statue of Kindarajogi was draped in a…
Banter Babu’s Cartoon Expo from tomorrow
May 3, 2019Mysuru: Well-known Cartoonist M.V. Nagendra Babu (Banter Babu) is holding a cartoon exhibition on May 4 and 5 at Mysore Art Gallery, Ramanuja Road. Mysuru District Brahmins Association President D.T. Prakash will inaugurate the expo on political and social cartoons as also caricatures featuring Banter Babu’s works at 10 am on May 4. Social activist…
ChaMUL employees seek social security benefits
May 3, 2019Mysuru: Members of Chamarajanagar District Milk Union Limited (ChaMUL) Employees Association staged a protest in front of CADA office here yesterday against the irregularities with regard to bifurcation of ChaMUL from MyMUL. The members urged that the payment to employees should be independently handled by ChaMUL and not MyMUL. They also demanded social security benefits…
Ramzan fasting: Volunteers invited for research study
May 3, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, will be undertaking a research study on the impact of fasting during Ramadhan (Ramzan) on metabolic effects, body composition and other-related parameters. Dr. Asna Urooj, Chairperson of the Department, said that healthy volunteers between 18 years and 65 years can participate in…
Five-year-old girl and mentally challenged teen handed over to Women and Child Welfare Department
May 3, 2019Mysuru: A 25-year-old mentally challenged girl and a five-year-old girl, who were in distress since four months were handed over to the Department of Women and Child Welfare in the presence of Additional DC (ADC) Anuradha on Tuesday. The five-year-old girl, daughter of 38-year-old Mahalakshmi, second wife of Dayananda Murthy, a resident of Gokulam and…
Raaga Vaibhava to present Hindustani vocal concert on May 5
May 3, 2019Raaga Vaibhava Charitable Trust, Mysuru, came into being seventeen years ago due to the combined efforts of nine culturally oriented citizens of Mysuru with the main object of organising at least four Top Class Music and Dance programmes every year by the best artistes in their particular field. More or less, the Trustees have maintained…
Shop, house burgled in city
May 3, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, a shop and a house has been burgled in city. In the first incident, miscreants have made away with electric wires, water pumps and other materials from Ganesh Electricals and Hardware on T. Narasipur Road at Alanahalli on Tuesday night. The shop is owned by Govind, a resident of J.P….
Startup Window: The Future of Food-Tech event on May 6
May 3, 2019Mysur: To bring about fresh perspectives to the Food Tech in India, Silicon Road & CFTRI, Mysuru, are jointly conducting “The Startup Window,” targeting food tech startups. The event, to be administered on May 6, will be a platform for SMEs, investors, mentors and budding entrepreneurs to offer insights on the future of food tech…
Gulmohar gone forever… But Hope lives on !
May 3, 2019By Dr. K.Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week I had written about a young and robust Gulmohar tree in full bloom that was about to be axed down due to the ongoing road widening work near our Government Guest House. I had even wondered if some group of nature-lovers or philanthropic organisations could come forward to…
Art is long, Life is short
May 3, 2019The Latin expression Ars longa, Vita brevis, itself a Latin translation of a statement of wisdom originally from Greek, rendered in English as Art is long, Life is short, also attributed to the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BC) has its relevance for all times, particularly so in the present context of the land’s economic scenario…














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