By Kambeyanda Sunil Biddappa, Retired Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd., Mysuru The proposed Railway line from Thalassery to Mysuru, cutting across South Kodagu, is not only an ecological disaster but also profoundly impacts the socio-economic and the cultural landscape of Kodagu and its people. Kerala, with its burgeoning population, has facilitated the migration of lakhs of…
S. Nijalingappa’s name to be recommended for ‘Bharat Ratna’: CM Siddharamaiah
December 11, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the State Government would send a proposal to the Centre seeking ‘Bharat Ratna’ posthumously for former Chief Minister late S. Nijalingappa. Speaking to press persons after garlanding the statue of Nijalingappa marking his 115th birth anniversary at Vidhana Soudha here yesterday, the CM said he would urge the…
Acquiring wealth
December 11, 2017Feng Shui symbolism is quite powerful and helps in countering defects which cannot be corrected through structural changes; however, the symbolism should adhere to the requirements laid-down as per tenets of Feng Shui. According to Feng Shui, if there is an imbalance of Chi in the body, one can feel unwell or acquire diseases. Similarly,…
“Indian medicines save 92% of HIV-infected people in world”
December 11, 2017Mysuru: AIDS Society of India President Dr. I.S. Gilada said that Indian pharmaceutical companies are responsible for saving the lives of 92 per cent of the people with HIV, as they outsource the manufacture of medicines to India. He was speaking after inaugurating the 20th Anniversary of Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, here yesterday at a…
District Home Guards Sports Meet concludes
December 11, 2017Mysuru: The two-day District Annual Sports Meet for Home Guards, organised by District Home Guards, concluded at Mysore University Sports Pavilion here yesterday. The event featured 100 mts. and 800 mts. run, 4x100mts. relay, long-jump, high-jump, shot-put, kabaddi, volleyball and tug-of-war for men. For women, it included 100mts. and 400mts. run, 4x100mts. relay and tug-of-war….
Tibetans take out Peace March in city
December 11, 2017Mysuru: Marking the 69th year of World Human Rights Day and the day when Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, members of Tibetan Youth Congress from Bylakuppe, Hunsur, Kollegal and Regional Tibetan Women’s Association of Bylakuppe and Hunsur took out a Peace March in city yesterday. The Tibetans assembled near Mysore Palace,…
JSS College of Physiotherapy conducts “PGCON3” conference
December 11, 2017Mysuru: JSS College of Physiotherapy, Mysuru, had organised the 3rd National ‘PGCON 2017’ recently at Sri Rajendra Centenary Auditorium in JSS Hospital campus. The post-graduate conference (PGCON) was conceived in 2013 to complement physiotherapy PG education. Now in its third edition, the focus was on ‘back to basics’ and interdisciplinary themes. Chief guest Prof. N….
Walkathon by tiger family in Bandipur
December 11, 2017Gundlupet: Visitors who had gone on a safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve were in for a treat when they saw a tiger family comprising an adult tigress and her three cubs walking majestically on the safari route on Friday evening. The death of ‘Prince’ under mysterious circumstances, who used to appear in front of visitors…
Dreaming of eminence
December 11, 2017India is the world’s largest democracy. One has to keep one’s reaction to that claim, or description of the nation using superlative adjective, without getting lost in the choice between (a) the adulation reflects its humongous population (as the second most populous) and (b) the appreciation for its democratic dispensation (which has started showing signs…
Youths rescue leopard cubs near Bebi Betta
December 11, 2017Pandavapura: Youths of Banangaadi village have rescued two leopard cubs from a field last evening which the Forest Department have taken into custody. The cubs were spotted by workers in the field and as the news spread, the youths identified as Devaraju, Nandish, Ravi, Shekar and others who arrived at the spot, waited till the…















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