Paris: Rafael Nadal beat Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2 to claim a record-extending 11th French Open title yesterday. The Spanish world number one took his Roland Garros win-loss record to a jaw-dropping 86-2 as he captured his 17th Grand Slam title. Nadal’s triumph marks the sixth consecutive Grand Slam won by either…
Chennai: Young Tijil Rao will make a heroic debut in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship to be held here from June 22 to 24, having overcome a rare handicap that had made even the simple act of walking extremely excruciating, if not impossible, for him. Born with clubfoot, a condition in which…
Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru, taking part in the Mandya Open (State-level Open chess tournament 2018) at Mandya on Sunday won the title in the Open category with 7 points from seven rounds. Grand Master Thejkumar finished first and was followed by Kodagu’s A. Augustin with 5.5 points. Sharan Rao (5 points), M.P. Ajith…
Bengaluru: Mandya’s A.N. Shefali and Mysuru’s Vaishnavi S. Rao tied with 8 points from nine rounds, but on the basis of her better tie-break score of 47 to the latter’s 45, Shefali won the title in the Karnataka State U-9 girls chess championship which concluded in Bengaluru on Sunday. Mysuru’s Vaishnavi Rao finished second and…
Mysuru: A major fire broke out at the agarbathi packaging godown of N.R. Group at Ashokapuram near the old Manandavadi Road in the wee hours of today. Electric short circuit is suspected to be the reason behind the fire and goods worth over Rs. 1 crore have been destroyed. N.R. Group is owned by N….
Kumaraswamy telephones G.T. Devegowda who is at a resort in Kodagu Mysuru: In an attempt to placate sulking Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda and Minor Irrigation Minister C.S. Puttaraju over the allotment of portfolios, CM Kumaraswamy held talks with them yesterday in Mysuru and has been successful in bringing them back on track. Sources told…
Bengaluru: Claiming that disgruntled Congress and JD(S) Legislators were eager to join the BJP, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) on Saturday said that it is the responsibility of the BJP to induct those who are willing to join the party. Addressing a meeting of BJP Yuva Morcha here yesterday, Yeddyurappa, who is also the…
The Southwest Monsoon has intensified in Kodagu district which is the catchment area for the Cauvery, in the last 24 hours. Heavy rain has been lashing Kodagu and it threw normal life out of gear. The water level in rivers Cauvery and Lakshmanatheertha have increased considerably. Incessant rain in the district has resulted in loss…
Mysuru: The second rehearsal for the International Day of Yoga (IDY), organised by the District Administration, Department of AYUSH and various Yoga Schools and organisations to be held on June 21 at the Mysore Race Course premises, was held at Mysore Palace premises here at 6.15 am today which was attended by 2,500 yoga enthusiasts….
Madikeri: A farmer and a vintage car collector died after a tree branch fell on him at Nellihudikeri village near Siddapura in Kodagu district yesterday. The deceased, 67-year-old P.C. Ahmed Kutti Haji, was working in his Mubarak Estate along with his son Ashraf at around 11.30 am. Due to heavy rain and wind, a branch…
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