Mysuru: In a fatal road mishap, a 53-year-old man was killed when he was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle near D. Salundi on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road on Tuesday. Shivanna (53) of Doddahattihundi in the taluk is the deceased. Shivanna was returning home herding his cattle near D. Salundi last evening, when an unidentified vehicle fatally…
Mentally ill man dies at hospital
October 4, 2018Mysuru: A mentally ill man, who was being treated in K.R. Hospital after he collapsed on the ground all of a sudden near a Temple at Jayapura on Monday, died on Tuesday. Jayapura Police have registered a case in this regard.
JCI India Zone Conference in city on Oct. 6, 7
October 4, 2018Mysuru: Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a world-wide non-profit organisation of young business persons and professionals who seek to create a positive change in our communities. Every year in the month of October or November, JCI India Zone members gather to celebrate their year-round achievements and achievers are honoured with awards and recognitions. This year…
Monthly Music Concert at Ganabharathi on Oct. 5
October 4, 2018Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a Karnatak vocal music concert by Vid. Koviladi R. Madhwa Prasad as part of its monthly music concert tomorrow (Oct.5) at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar. He will be accompanied by Vid. Mathur R. Srinidhi on violin, Vid. G. S. Ramanujam on mridanga and Vid. V. S. Ramesh…
Stay Connected…
October 4, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A story from the WhatsApp: A monk of the Ramakrishna Mission was being interviewed by a journalist from New York. The journalist started interviewing the monk as planned earlier. Journalist: Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about jogajog [contact] and sanjog [connection]. It is really confusing….
Many happy Buddhas
October 4, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist A dramatic shift happened in Buddhism roughly 500 years after the historical Buddha. This dramatic shift is the rise of what is called Mahayana Buddhism or the Great Vehicle of Buddhism. This thought perhaps emerged in Kashmir and Afghanistan and spread to China, where it was…
Enduring friendship, extending wellness
October 4, 2018The renowned British Statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) has been quoted as saying: There is no permanent friendship in politics; there are only permanent interests. Some quotes attributed to Philosophers who lived at different times in the past trigger thoughts in us as a help in appropriate perception of friendship. The famed strategist Vishnu Gupta,…
Road safety rules in DL booklets: Some thoughts
October 4, 2018Sir, Recently I happened to go through my old Driving License (DL) booklet [Form-6] issued by RTO in Karnataka which, unlike the current plastic card, carried 17 simple but very important road safety messages both in English and Kannada. The present generation, who are getting their DL in the form of plastic card, is missing…
Vishwa Vijnana Dasara
October 4, 2018Svg Vishwaprajna Composite pu college, Dattagalli, is organising “Vishwa Vijnana Dasara” for High School students on Oct. 13 (Saturday) from 9 am. Attractive awards will be given for the winners. Interested students may register their names via WhatsApp: 9844688509.
Elected unopposed
October 4, 2018The following are elected as new Office-bearers of Vokkaligara Jagruthi Vedike, Jantanagar (T.K. Layout): C. Mallaiah and K.R. Chikkanna (Hon. Presidents); C. Shekar (President), Suresh and Chandrakala (Vice-Presidents), B. Lakkegowda (General Secretary), M. Punith and V. Srinivas (Assistant Secretaries), Gavisiddu and P. Manju (Organising Secretary) and B.R. Prasad (Treasurer) and Ramesh, Jayaram, N. Manjunathaswami, K.B….













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