Mysuru: 17-year-old Bheema, the youngest elephant which took part in this year’s Jumboo Savari for the first time, has been injured in a fight with a wild elephant near Mattigodu Elephant Camp coming under Nagarahole National Park, recently. Bheema had collapsed on the spot and was shifted to the camp with the help of other…
Pug marks lead to main road junction towards Chamundi Hill; Wild cat suspected to have moved to Chamundi Hill Two cages placed; 8 additional CCTV cameras installed Mysuru: The staff of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) have found the pug marks of a Leopard inside the Zoo premises which has given rise to suspicion…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Rig Veda, most hymns are by male sages. But there are a few by women, the rishikas, some independent and others, wives of sages. Lopamudra is the wife of Agastya and both compose hymns. In her hymn, she expresses her sexual longing and asks…
Mysuru: A three-day International Conference on ‘School Psychology,’ organised jointly by the DoS in Psychology, University of Mysore and Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA), Puducherry, commenced this morning at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here with a theme ‘School counselling and skill development.’ About 50 Professors of Psychology from Mysuru, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Bengaluru are…
Mysuru: A day-long workshop on improving SSLC results, jointly organised by the District Administration, ZP, Department of Public Instruction and Rashtriya Madhyamika Shikshana Abhiyana at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram, began this morning. More than 660 Head Masters /Head Mistress of Government, aided and unaided schools across the district are taking part in this…
Lions West to host two-day fund-raiser event to aid subsidised dialysis for the poor and needy By Sujata Rajpal Joy through Service, states the tagline of Lions Club of Mysore West (LCMW). True to its motto, the city’s premier service organisation has been spreading joy through its service activities since 1981 when forty like-minded individuals…
Likening any complex or unsolvable problem used to be expressed metaphorically as the Gordian Knot by writers in English during the days gone by. The legend on dismantling an ‘impossible’ knot dates back to the times of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). The phrase Cutting the Gordian Knot has come to assume the proverb form…
Mysuru: A Sculptors’ camp has been organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, New Delhi, in collaboration with the University of Mysore from Nov. 8 to 23 at the Department of Studies (DoS) in Ancient History and Archaeology, Manasagangothri, Mysuru. The theme for the camp is ‘Ancient Indian Sculptural Art.’ The camp was…
Sir, The iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin featured in the write-up “Gone Away: To Germany and Austria- 1” under KBG’s “Abracadabra” (SOM dated Oct.4) has historical significance too, as it was the only point of entry and exit between East Germany and West Germany after the erection of the Berlin Wall by the Russian troops,…
Sir, Day by day, it is becoming a nightmare to drive through the junction between Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road. Unlimited chaos prevail at this junction during peak hours and also during movie hours at the nearby mall. Though a home guard is posted at this junction, she is of no help in monitoring the…
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