The opening puzzle posed to three contestants five days a week in the Kannada quiz programme telecast in the evening by DD channel invariably features a Kannada idiom. The contestants, after the mostly inappropriate response to the puzzle, are enlightened by the quiz master saying the meaning of the whole phrase has no connect with…
George on ‘Hindu Pakistan’: Minorities too should vote as ‘Indians’ not as ‘Vote-Banks’
July 18, 2018Sir, I am an addict to the Point of View column by TJS George for many years. His political comments are like heat-seeking missiles which sometimes misses its target. In his yesterday’s column titled Much ado about ‘Hindu Pakistan’, George says, “Shashi Tharoor’s point, therefore, was valid, but perhaps he made a phraseological mistake.” Shashi…
Seer climbs Hill, MLA cleans Hill steps
July 18, 2018Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji, the junior Pontiff of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, who annually climbs the 1001 steps leading to Chamundi Hill Temple as part of Ashada Masa, undertook Hill climbing this morning. He was accompanied by a large number of devotees. Picture below shows K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas launching the step cleaning…
Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Badam Burfis and Ladoos for devotees on July 20
July 18, 2018Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi, 100 ft. Road, Mysuru, will distribute badam burfis and ladoos to devotees during Anna Santharpane (mass feeding) atop Chamundi Hill as part of first Ashada Friday on July 20. Samithi Director Arun Kumar Jain said that preparation of 20,000 burfis and 10,000 ladoos was going on at Nityananda Kalyana Mantapa in…
Hunt for a good meal…
July 18, 2018A snake is intensely sensing the world around it through its forked tongue, looking for its prey. This photograph of Sri Lankan Cat Snake or Ceylon Cat Snake was clicked at the forest near Bittangala near Virajpet in Kodagu by Dr. C. Bishan Monnappa, an Orthopaedic Surgeon. This snake (scientific name Boiga Ceylonensis) is nocturnal…
Rotary Mysore West-Sri Sharada Scholarship Awarded
July 18, 2018The students, who received Rotary Mysore West-Sri Sharada Scholarship Award at a programme organised by Rotary Club of Mysore West and Sri Sharada Educational Trust at Rotary West auditorium in Saraswathipuram last evening, are seen with District Governor Elect – RI Dist. 3181 Rtn. Prof. Joseph Mathew, Star of Mysore Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna, Rotary…
England-India ODI Series: Root, Morgan shine as England win over India to seal series
July 18, 2018Leeds: England scripted a remarkable turnaround in the limited over series against India by clinching the three-match ODI rubber 2-1 after cantering to a facile eight-wicket win in the series-deciding final ODI on Tuesday. Joe Root (100) hit a second successive century, while Eoin Morgan (88) smashed an unbeaten half-century as the duo shared a…
Kohli adds another feather to his illustrious cap
July 18, 2018Leeds: India captain Virat Kohli just cannot stop breaking records. He has already achieved two unique feats in the ongoing India’s tour of England. During the third and final ODI at Headingley, Leeds, Virat Kohli added another feather to his already illustrious cap. The Indian run-machine became the fastest to score 3,000 ODI runs as…
Wins Silver in State U-25 Chess Championship
July 18, 2018Vivekananda of Mysuru won second place in the Karnataka State Under-25 Chess Championship 2018 which took place from July 6 to 8 in Kalaburagi. Vivekananda scored 7 points out of possible 8 rounds. He beat VPS Darshan of Mandya in the final round to secure 2nd position. Balkishan of Bengaluru won the Championship.
India jump one place to 5th in latest FIH Rankings
July 18, 2018India have jumped a rung to fifth position in the men’s hockey world rankings issued by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday. India has made the jump by virtue of its second consecutive runner-up finish at the Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands earlier this month. Champions Trophy winners Australia remained on top of the…















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