Mysuru: The Kodagu Sahakara Sangha, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, has strongly opposed the proposed Railway line project passing through Kodagu district. In a press release, the Sangha President A.C. Nanjamma said that the proposed rail project is an ecological disaster for the district as the unique geographical features and the social fabric of the district gets destroyed….
Man bludgeons himself to death?
March 15, 2018Mysuru: In a bizarre incident, a 35-year old unidentified man is said to have bludgeoned himself to death in V.V. Puram Police Station limits early this morning. An auto driver who saw the man repeatedly hitting his head against the kerb stone in front of Chamundeshwari temple adjacent to MUDA Quarters near Cheluvamba Park at…
Profile of People’s elected representatives
March 15, 2018The public image of most persons whose names create a sense of awe, given their stellar role in India’s freedom movement, triggers thoughts on the dismal public image of the land’s current netas, barring a few exceptions. The mass following that the leading lights who confronted the ruling class of the erstwhile British Raj commanded…
MCC not attending to complaints
March 15, 2018Sir, Our street lights were mostly not functioning throughout the year. This time I thought of contacting MCC and get a solution. I went online to MCC website and got a mobile number to which a WhatsApp message could be sent describing the problem being faced. The mobile number I got is: 82777-77728. I sent…
National conference on Digital Revolution from tomorrow
March 15, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Studies in Business Administration, University of Mysore (UoM), has organised a two-day national conference on ‘Digital Revolution and Management’ on Mar.16 and 17 at Rani Bahadur Auditorium. UoM In-Charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju will inaugurate the conference at 9.15 am on tomorrow. AT&S India, Mysuru MD and Chief Operating Officer Robert…
Haasya and Gaayana events held for children living with HIV
March 15, 2018Mysuru: A Haasya and Gaayana programme was conducted for the children living with HIV recently. BEML Kamplappa, renowned comedian, also known as Junior Pranesh and Nagaraju, a singer, performed for the children on the occasion. They performed for over an hour and entertained the children. Members from the Police Helpline, Mysuru, Darla family, Dr. S.N….
“Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by a human bomb was unknown then” – 2
March 15, 2018[Continued from yesterday] By N. Niranjan Nikam SOM: You made an interesting observation when talking about LTTE leader Prabhakaran, “He would have got ten times this money by signing an agreement with the Sri Lankan government. Or the Western mediators would have paid him to get the glory of solving the problem since any leader…
Vanishing Bathtubs
March 15, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC The bathtub is in the news all over the electronic and print media for wrong reasons. But it is also true that death in a bathtub is not uncommon. If one recollects, actress Sridevi must have made millions posing in a bathtub for Lux advertisement and ironically met…
Belief shapes our behaviour
March 15, 2018By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Ramayana, how did Bharat demonstrate to the people that he had rejected his mother’s ideology of capturing the throne through cunning, and how he wanted Ram to be king and spend his life serving as Ram’s regent? He did so by placing Ram’s footwear…
Arogya Seva Ratna Awardee
March 15, 2018Dr. T. Vijaya Kumar (left), Occupational Health Physician, Automotive Axles Ltd., Mysuru, seen receiving the Arogya Seva Ratna Award from Vijayendra, Senior Joint Director, Industrial Safety and Health during 47th National Safety Day celebrations at Belagavi on Mar.4. This State Award was given by the Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety & Health and Karnataka…















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