Idioms and proverbs that express a gospel truth in a concise manner are usually author-less. The caption for today’s column is traced to a collection of proverbs by John Ray (1627-1705), British Botanist and an accomplished naturalist, apart from being a philosopher and theologian. While many stories have drawn from the famed statement to signify…
Missing names in voter list
April 4, 2018Sir, A few days ago two persons came to my house with a list to verify whether my name is in the electoral list but could not find it. When I enquired as to what I should do they said the list is with various persons and that they will come later. Till now nobody…
No concern for fellow motorists?
April 4, 2018Sir, It is being observed very frequently at many Circles that several pedestrians as well as vehicle users are ignoring the red signal. It made me to think whether such pedestrians and vehicle users are becoming colour-blind momentarily as soon as they reach the Circles. Thus they are violating road safety rules and risking the…
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Ramakrishnamurthy steals the show
April 4, 2018By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from Mar.31] On the second day of the 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival (26th March) at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, the artistes were: Vocal – Vid. Ramakrishnamurthy; violin – Vidu. Apoorva Krishna; mridanga – Vid. Vijay Nateshan. The concert commenced with a Purandaradasa number in Kannada set to raga Behag with…
Senior Tennis Player feted
April 4, 2018Senior Tennis Player and Ace Tennis Coach R. Nagaraj, who was felicitated by Rotary Mysore Midtown recently, is seen with chief guest Rtn. B.M. Nagesh, President, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC), Rtn. Sudhir Bhat from Rotary Central, Rtn. Narendra Babu, President, Rotary Mysore Midtown and Rtn. Naveen Chandra, Hon. Secretary, Rotary Midtown.
Prof. R. Satyanarayana receives Padma Shri from President
April 4, 2018City musicologist Prof. R. Satyanarayana receiving Padma Shri in Music category from President Ram Nath Kovind at New Delhi recently.
Dog Show at Vidyavardhaka on Apr. 8
April 4, 2018As part of VIDYUTH-2018, a Dog Show has been organised at the Basketball Court of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Gokulam 3rd Stage, in city on Apr. 8. Registrations start at 8.30 am. Cash prizes up to Rs. 5,000 will be distributed. For details, interested dog owners may contact Mob: 89041-97537 or 81479-12890.
Appointed as Coach for Asian Youth Chess
April 4, 2018Aravind Shastry, Secretary of United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA), has been appointed as main coach for Indian Team Asian Youth Chess Championship 2018 to be held in Thailand this month. Shastry is also official coach for Mysore Chess Centre. Hundreds of Indian players are participating in various categories of this championship. Commonwealth Under-8 Champion A.N….
TVS ITF Grade V Junior Tennis: Aryan Pathange enters pre-quarters
April 4, 2018Mysuru lad Aryan Pathange, representing India and taking part in the TVS-ITF Grade V Junior tennis tournament at Trivada Tennis Academy courts, Madurai, won his second round junior boys singles tie against fourteenth seeded Abhishek Shukla 6-4, 6-3 and entered the pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday. In the other second-round boys singles matches, eighth seeded Bikramjeeth Singh…
Basketball-FIBA U-16 Asian Championship: Japan scores over India
April 4, 2018The Indian U-16 Men’s Basketball Team lost 57-109 to Japan at the second day of the preliminary round of the FIBA U16 Asian Championship going on in Foshan, China. India started the game on a strong note with taking the lead early in the first quarter and ended the quarter with a tied score of…















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