By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Two recent ads in the TV really shook me up. The first one had three generations of ladies — grandmother, mother and her daughter — sitting on a stairs, applying oil on each others head. Picture perfect. A tradition still followed. Excellent so far. The girl suddenly asks…
Cops-citizens connect
December 20, 2018While the Police force is respected in some countries nationally and feared in some others, one is not sure where the khaki-clad law-keepers stand in respect of their connect with the land’s people at large. But, for sure, the cops no longer enjoy the power of wielding their lathi as they did during the years…
A Martyr Remembered
December 20, 2018Sir, It was exactly 47 years ago on Dec. 16, 1971 the Indo-Pak war ended with the liberation and birth of Bangladesh. A few days before that, may be a month or two, a youngster came to me for some ailment when I was working in Dr. Kamala Raman’s Nursing Home. Somehow I still remember…
Ladies Circle India constructs toilet block at Nizamia School
December 20, 2018The Ladies Circle India, under its Swatchalaya Project, has constructed a toilet block at Nizamia School in Nazarbad and the same was inaugurated by Raghavan of Raghulal & Co., recently. Picture shows Rotary Mysore President Rtn. G.S. Sumeeth, National President of Round Table India Tr. Dhruv Dalmia, National Treasurer of LC India Cr. Amisha Mehta,…
55th National Roller Skating Championships 2018: Dr. Varsha Puranik bags two gold
December 20, 2018Mysuru’s National Skating Champ Dr. Varsha S. Puranik, representing Karnataka in the 55th National Roller-Skating Championships-2018 at Vaizag, yesterday won two golds in the women’s 10kms Road Race and Sprint event. Varsha, an Ekalavya awardee, bagged two golds, while Mysuru skaters, Ananya bagged a gold in the 12-16 years girls 10,000m points Road Race. Dhanush…
Invitation Cup Hockey begins
December 20, 2018In the first match of the four-day Invitation Cup – 2018, an Inter-District State-level Men’s Hockey Tournament, that began at the University Hockey Ground in city this morning, Shivamogga (8) beat Kalaburagi (1), which was followed by Coorg’s (7) victory over Ballari (0). The third match was between Belagavi Vs Tumakuru. However, formal inauguration of…
50K AITA Men’s Tennis Tourney: Manish enters semi-finals
December 20, 2018Mysuru lad G. Manish, a II PUC student of Sapient PU College, Mysuru, representing Karnataka in the AITA 50k Men’s Tennis Tourney at the Topspin Tennis Academy’s courts in Bengaluru, won his quarter-finals tie against another upcoming Mysuru lad Aryan Pathange and entered the semi-finals. Manish playing an all-court game beat Aryan 6-1, 6-2 to…
Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy U-23 Tourney: Nikin Jose scores double century
December 20, 2018Skipper S.J. Nikin Jose from Mysuru, representing Karnataka in Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy U-23 Round VI, Elite Group A & B Tourney against Baroda at GSFC Cricket Ground, Vadodara, hogged limelight on the final day in the drawn game by scoring an unbeaten 201 n.o. yesterday. Resuming at the overnight score of 228 for four…
Excel in Karate Championship
December 20, 2018M. Sai Gowtham and P. Adarsh Urs, students of Sharada Vidya Mandir, Sri Jayachamarajendra PU College, Mysuru, who participated in the 17th All India Invitational Karate Championship-2018 organised by Chezhian’s Karate International Shoto-Kan India on Dec.2, have won second and third place respectively in Individual Kumite category.
Shruthimanjari’s Annual Music Fest Singing Contest; Entries invited
December 20, 2018Shruthimanjari Foundation, Mysuru, as part of its 20th Annual Music Festival in January-2019, is conducting State-level Mosale Krishnamurthy Memorial Raga-Tana-Pallavi Singing Competition on Jan.6, 2019 at Rotary West Auditorium at 10.30 am. The first prize winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.5,000 and will get a chance to sing during Annual Music Festival…














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