Mysuru: The Mysuru City BJP has expelled seven members for carrying out anti-party activities ahead of the MCC Polls. Those who have been expelled are M.V. Ramprasad, who is contesting as an Independent candidate from Ward 55, Snake Shyam, who too is contesting as an Independent candidate from Ward 6, Balachandra Shastry, contesting from Ward…
Youth sentenced to two years imprisonment under Pocso Act
August 30, 2018Mysuru: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Special Court has sentenced a 23-year-old youth to two years imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 for harassing a minor girl in February this year. The youth, who was convicted, has been identified as Naveen, a native of Govindanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of…
Silicon RD’s hackathon on Sept.1
August 30, 2018Mysuru: Silicon RD Ideation Labs Private Ltd., Mysuru’s first Accelerator for Start-ups will conduct its inaugural Fall Hackathon on Sept.1 and 2 at Silver Spirit Technology Park, Drona, 316-318, Hebbal Industrial Area, Mysuru. The event will begin at 9 am. The company also announced that there will be a prize money pool of over Rs.2…
Sayoga to host jewellery exhibition from Sept. 1
August 30, 2018Mysuru: Sayoga, a Mysuru-based yoga lifestyle store, has organised a gold and silver exhibition with Arnav Jewellers on Sept. 1 and 2 at Sayoga’s heritage bungalow in V.V. Mohalla between 11 am and 7 pm. Arnav will showcase ancient Indian jewellery tradition, along with quality craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics through their newest collections. Not only…
Bags Best Project Award
August 30, 2018Mysuru: The project titled ‘Implementing intelligent traffic control system for congestion control, Ambulance clearance and stolen vehicle detection,’ submitted by the students of the Department of Information Science and Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, has bagged Best Project Award of State-level KSCST Competition for the Academic Year 2017-18. The award-winning students — D. Kavyashree, H.D….
New Paediatric Endocrinology Clinic
August 30, 2018Mysuru: The ‘Paediatric Endocrinology Clinic’ of the Department of Paediatrics, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) will be inaugurated at 11.30 am on Sept. 1 at Cauvery Seminar Hall, 2nd floor, New Children’s Block, Cheluvamba Hospital in city by Dr. M.A. Shekar, Medical Director, Karnataka Institute of Endocrinology and Research, Bengaluru. Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj,…
Meeting Devil’s Advocate Karan Thapar
August 30, 2018There are two culturally enriching organisations in our city that came into existence in the past three years. One is the Mysore Book Clubs – 2015 under the auspices of the Mysore Literary Forum Charitable Trust (MLFCT), promoted by that ever-active Shubha Sanjay Urs, skilled in the art of making friends, the President. More or…
Do compliment your spouse today, Kal ho na ho…
August 30, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A story on WhatsApp: I overheard an argument of a young couple in a super-market recently. The young man angrily told his wife to do shopping on her own and sat down in of the chairs that were placed outside the supermarket. He was still upset when I…
Breaking the binary
August 30, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Puranas, we have heard the story of the Narasimha avatar. Hiranyakashipu had obtained a boon from Brahma that he should not be killed by either man or animal, at day or at night, above or below, inside or outside, by neither weapon nor tool….
Godmen under lens
August 30, 2018Liking one’s work or others, according to some thinkers, is no big deal if love pervades the relationship. Understanding the phenomenon of love properly (wisely) is not everybody’s cup of tea. The abode of God and precincts of spirituality are accepted as not only places flowing with unbiased love and consequent tranquil ambience, but a…















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