580 suicide cases reported in district last year Mysuru: Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, an awareness rally was organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, District Health Office and District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) in city this morning. About 200 NSS volunteers and staff of Health Department participated in the rally carrying placards with meaningful…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Back in the year 2011, I went to an exhibition of Sudarshan Sahoo, master stone carver from Odisha, at Jehangir Art Gallery, and saw an image of Krishna, standing with flute in hand. What caught my eye was the nose-ring worn by Krishna on the right…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A very interesting story, courtesy Facebook: A family was dining out in a posh restaurant. In the family group, there was an old man, who was very clumsy. He dropped the food all over his shirt. The diners in the restaurant, amused in the beginning, showed their resentment by…
After a series of reports that pointed accusing fingers at extensive and unabated human interference, here is another report that says human exploitation of nature and heavy rains were the two main reasons for the catastrophic-proportion landslides and floods in Kodagu. This time, the report is official and has been presented by Geological Survey of…
Two features of cities, both globally and across India, seem to be of great concern to both their administrations and the residents themselves. One is the headcount, both resident and floating numbers, and the other is the motorised vehicles of all descriptions, both personal transport and public fleet. Mysuru is said to have hosted about…
Sir, It has been observed that the maximum traffic violation such as signal jumping, over-speeding, using mobile phones while driving or riding is more in the morning between 8 am and 9.30 am. Parents or guardians who take their children to drop to school jump signal while office-goers too jump signals and over-speed as it…
Sir, The Kalidasa Road is getting congested these days due to increasing traffic and mushrooming of commercial establishments. Also the Road is not wide enough to park on both sides. My suggestion: Make Kalidasa Road as one-way from Cheluvamba Park to Yoganarasimhaswamy temple junction. Alternative Road is from Hunsur (Rudset point via Oyster Bay, Gokulam…
Shantha Murthy Charitable Trust has invited applications from needy Brahmin students who are studying in professional courses like Engineering, Science and Medicine to provide financial aid. The applicants residing in Mysuru can apply with family income, address with contact number, college and class details, marks card of recent passed exam, photo and application signed by…
As part of Dasara festivities, Mahila Vishesha, a Kannada monthly magazine, in association with Sriram Life Insurance, Bengaluru Branch, has organised a music contest for High School and College students titled ‘Putani Gaana Sanje’ on Oct.6 at 3.30 pm at Rotary Auditorium, JLB Road in city. Interested students, in and around Mysuru can register their…
Sri Ravishankar Guruji’s Art of Living (AoL) has organised a free talk on the topic “Connecting the dots: Astrology, Ayurveda and Spirituality” at its Mysore Ashram, Lalithadripura Road, by Swamy Divyapaadaji on Sept. 30 at 11 am. For free registration visit: https://www.artoflivingmysoreashram.org/programs-and-events or contact Mob: 8618645140/9342111970.
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