Mysuru: Mysore Science Foundation has organised a four-day workshop on ‘Cosmos- 2018’ from Oct. 13 to Oct. 16 at Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Manandavadi Road, Srirampura. The workshop will be inaugurated by former ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar at 10 am. The event includes Telescope-Making, Day-Time Astronomy Experiments, Sky Watch, Special talks…
Alleged cheating by chit fund company
October 11, 2018Investors to lodge complaint Mysuru: Alleging that a few people were running a chit fund business without licence and cheating many people to the tune of lakhs of rupees, the investors have decided to lodge a complaint against N. Gurumurthy alias Raju, his wife Preethi, brother-in-law Manju and son-in-law Shashikumar of Srirampura at Ashokapuram Police…
Appointed as Chief of Training Command
October 11, 2018Mysuru: Lieutenant General Pattacheravanda Chengappa Thimmaiah has been posted as the Commander of the Training Command in Shimla, which is one of the seven Commands of the Army. Lt. Gen. Thimmaiah is the third Commander from Kodagu to have been appointed to the post after K.C. Cariappa and B.C. Nanda. He studied in Sainik School…
Four persons sentenced to life imprisonment in separate murder cases
October 11, 2018Mysuru: In two separate murder cases, the Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment. The four persons, who have been sentenced, are S. Shekar, C.R. Pradeep and Kunta for murdering watchman Venkatarangaiah at People’s Park in Nazarbad and another accused Manu for murdering one Dinesh for petty reasons. Shekar,…
Miscreant snatches teacher’s gold chain at Hebbal
October 11, 2018Mysuru: A miscreant has snatched a gold chain of a teacher who was walking near Sankranti Circle on Tuesday afternoon. The teacher, who lost her gold chain, is Gangamma, who was working at Sumukha Educational Institution in Hebbal. She was proceeding near Sankranti Circle on Tuesday afternoon towards her house when the miscreant, who came…
Unidentified body found
October 11, 2018Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police, have found a body of an unidentified person who had died soon after consuming liquor at a bar and restaurant on the Ring Road in Bogadi junction on Oct. 9. The deceased is about 45 year-old, 5.5 ft. tall, lean built, oval faced, has a scar on his left knee and was…
‘Hindi Week’ celebrated at AIISH
October 11, 2018Mysuru: All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, recently conducted “Hindi Week” at the Institute for its employees. Various Hindi competitions for staff and JRFs were arranged under two categories — Region A & B and for Region C. Noting & Drafting, Dictation, General Knowledge, Oral Quiz and Pick-N-Speak competitions in Hindi were…
Eureka! The President of India 2022 !
October 11, 2018When I first learnt of the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation Dr. Sudha Murty’s choice to inaugurate this year’s Dasara festival, I was delighted. She would go to the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill, offer prayers and inaugurate the 10-day festival amidst religious fervour. Yesterday she successfully performed this service to the Goddess and the people…
A sauna of wisdom, the need of the hour
October 11, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Another gem from Monk Gopal Das, a relevant story for the present: There were two independent houses, separated by a common compound. In one lived a techie and in the other a retired man. Both of them planted identical saplings on their side of the compound. The young…
Is Ganesha married?
October 11, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In South India, Kartikeya is worshipped as Murugan, who stands on top of mountains. On either side of him stand his two wives, Valli and Sena. Valli is a tribal girl, while Sena is a celestial princess, the daughter of Indra. There are songs of Murugan’s…















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