Mysuru: A bike rider, who sustained serious injuries when a KSRTC bus rammed into his bike between Samskrutha Patashala Circle and Gun House Circle on Jan.25 and was admitted to a Hospital, has breathed his last on Monday. The deceased is Sunil (30), a resident of Bilikere. A case has been registered at K.R. Traffic…
Sri Sthanakvasi Jain Yuva Sanghatan celebrates New Year at adopted Govt. School
January 29, 2019Mysuru: The members of Sri Sthanakvasi Jain Yuva Sanghatan celebrated the new year with the students of their adopted Government School on Geetha Mandir Road in city recently. The organisation, under it’s Vidyadan Project, distributed biscuits, sweets and toiletries kit to all the students which was sponsored by Sohan Lalji, Budhmalji, Sampatji and Rajanji Baghmar….
Sri Sumathinath Jain Navyuvak Mandal distributes sweaters to students
January 29, 2019Mysuru: City-based Sri Sumathinath Jain Navyuvak Mandal (SSJNM ), a Jain youth organisation involved in social service activities like Anna Daan, Vidya Daan, Medical Aid and Vastra Daan since 40 years, distributed sweaters under its Vastra Daan project to nearly 115 students of Government School near Sathagalli recently. SSJNM President Pravin Jain welcomed and gave…
Training in Testing and Evaluation for Telugu Assistant Professors and Research Scholars
January 29, 2019Mysuru: A five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing & Evaluation and Item writing for Telugu Assistant Professors and Research Scholars of South India, was held at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, recently. Dr. L. Ramamoorthy, RRO of CIIL and Head, LDC-IL (Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages), in his inaugural…
When midgets hijack Democracy
January 29, 2019By T.J.S. George Small men in big chairs are usually dangerous. It isn’t just the Napoleon Complex: the tendency among short men to be overly assertive to make up for their lack of height. A politician who occupies a chair too big for him gets not only overly assertive but also contemptuous of others and…
Public research for public good
January 29, 2019Action relating to embarking upon any research programme, funded particularly by grants sourced to government, seems to be driven by the aim of getting the coveted doctorate degree, preferably from a University reputed in academic circles. The oft-heard lament about declining standards of research by both informed and not-so-informed that we occasionally come across in…
Build clean bus shelters that will last long
January 29, 2019Sir, Read the recent article “Shelters miss the bus” in SOM dated Jan. 19. The reason for the state of these shelters is that they are built with materials that can be easily vandalised. Hence, it is the duty of citizens to give ideas to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) so that we can have great…
Snow World Shaping Up
January 29, 2019Our city will get a Snow World to give that chill feeling to people. It is taking shape in Nazarbad at Shyamsundar Theatre, behind Regency Theatre. Once completed, the whole structure will resemble like Kremlin, a fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, the capital of Russia overlooking the Moskva River. The old theatre has…
Bags Rolling Shield in GK Contest
January 29, 2019Sadvidya High School has won 1st prize and the Rolling Shield in the City-level General Knowledge Competition conducted by Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Yadavagiri, recently. The Institution has won this prize for the 16th consecutive year. The prize winners — (from left – standing) C.V. Aprameya (Special Prize), T. Adithya (Certificate of Merit), Kishan U. Kanthawar…
Wins ‘Best makeup artist’ award
January 29, 2019Meghana Shetty, a Professional Bridal Makeup Artist in Mysuru, has bagged ‘Excellence Royal Bridal Makeup Artist in Mysore’ award given by Syrafills Media & Research Pvt. Ltd. The Award was presented by Lohith Urs, an Asia Rally Cup Champion and CEO of Honnasiri Nissan, at a programme held at a city resort recently. She has…















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