By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Disneyland is a one-of-its-kind international attraction. These huge amusement parks are not put up in Tier-2 cities like Mysuru as such high investments require a huge footfall to sustain. The only city which can host a Disneyland kind of investment is Bengaluru. How can an architect based in Jaipur…
Why you shouldn’t miss Khadi Utsav
November 22, 2018By Ramesh Kebbehundi You can trace the journey of a thread — Khadi or the Fabric of Freedom — and at the same time wear clothes made out of it at the ongoing State-level Khadi Utsav, an exhibition-cum-sale organised by Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board at J.K. Grounds in city. The mega display…
Green Garbage of Garden City
November 22, 2018Both the skyline and the landscape across Mysuru are witnessing a steady change each passing year. More appropriately, the time-honoured residential areas in Mysore of yesteryears have made the city already bearing the brunt of unsightly multistorey dwellings and barren roads and avenues with hundreds of fully-grown trees gone forever. Old timers of Mysore, visiting…
Disneyland: Constructive or Destructive?
November 22, 2018Sir, It has become a habit for all the governments in the recent past to copy western ideas irrespective of whether it is suitable to our conditions or culture. First it started with Bangalore to be made Singapore and Silicon Valley, Karnataka to be a Model State in Development, Smart City, Israel Model of Agriculture…
All India U-15 FIDE Rated Open Chess: Seeded players have it easy
November 22, 2018Seeded players V. Pranav (TN), Keshav Kothari (Kar), Jinan Jomon (Ker), Shree Krishna Pranama (Kar) and AIM Kaushik G. Iyer (Kar) registered good wins over their respective rivals and shared the lead with 2 points from 2 rounds on the opening day of the All India U-15 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, conducted by Mysore…
34th Inter-Bank Cricket Tournament begins
November 22, 2018Naganand, General Manager, Kaveri Gramina Bank (KGB), is seen bowling during the inauguration of the 34th Inter-Bank Cricket Tournament, sponsored by Canara Bank, at BRBNMPL (RBI) Grounds in city yesterday. Picture extreme below shows D. Vijaya Kumar, General Manager, Canara Bank, being introduced to the players of KGB. K.B. Geetha, AGM, Canara Bank; Srivatsa, DGM,…
Excels in Wrestling
November 22, 2018Abhijith, a 3rd sem student of Mechanical Department, ATME College of Engineering, has won Bronze Medal in the 19th VTU Inter-Collegiate (74 kg Category) Wrestling Competition organised by Sapthagiri College of Engineering, Bengaluru, recently.
State-level PU College Boys-Girls Athletics Meet from tomorrow
November 22, 2018The Department of PU Education and Vijaya Vittala PU College, Mysuru, have jointly organised a State-level PU College Boys-Girls Athletics Meet (2018-19) at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad here from Nov.23 to 26. District Minister G.T. Devegowda will inaugurate the Meet at 4 pm tomorrow (Nov.23). MLA Tanveer Sait will preside. Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh…
Rotary Intl. District 3181 Sports competitions
November 22, 2018Rotary International District 3181, comprising over 70 clubs across Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, has organised sports competition for its members and their families on Nov.24 and 25 at SJCE Grounds in city. The competition is being organised to bring the families of Rotarians together which will also give the members an opportunity to…
Puttamma
November 22, 2018Puttamma (90), a resident of Vontikoppal, passed away yesterday morning at her residence in city. She leaves behind four sons — Mysore Co-operative Bank Director Pailwan Chikkaputti, Kannada activist K. Madesh, Vishakantu and Mahadevappa, four daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam here last evening.














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