Mysuru-based visually-impaired chess player K.M. Shashidhar drew his 13th and final round tie against Tamil Nadu’s Marimuthu and finished 12th in the final rankings with 4 points from 13 rounds in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired which concluded at Mumbai yesterday. Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka with 10.5 points from 13 rounds clinched the…
Talented Wrestler: S. Rakesh
March 12, 2017Wrestling is a traditional sport which has been patronised by the Maharajas of Mysuru. Traditional Naada Kusti bouts and Free-stule and Greco-Roman style wrestling competitions are held in Mysuru every year in the State and National level during the world-famous Dasara festival. Mysuru has produced well-known wrestlers like Shankar Chakravarthy, Mahesh Pandit, Rudra Mooga, Tiger…
Sports Events
March 12, 2017Chess From 1.3.17 Chess Coaching Camp by Mysuru Professional Chess Academy at Lions Hall (behind Oval Athletic Grounds) Coaching supervised by IM M.S. Thejkumar (Monday to Friday 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm). Tennis From 1.3.17 R. Nagaraj Tennis Coaching Camp to 31.3.17 at SJCE Tennis Courts. From 1.3.17 Mysuru Tennis Club Tennis Coaching Camp to…
After Rohan Bopanna,Paes exits Indian Wells
March 12, 2017Leander Paes and his Argentine partner Juan Martin de Porto crashed out in the opening round of the men’s Doubles event to bring an early closure to India’s challenge at the ATP Indian Wells Masters, here. Paes and Del Porto were no match for Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller and American Sam Querry as they suffered straight…
Agra Subramanyam
March 12, 2017Agra Subramanyam (Shamanna), a resident of Jayalakshmipuram in city passed away recently. He was 93. A native of Agra village in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, Subramanyam leaves behind his wife, three sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam on Wednesday.
Alhaja Zohara Batul
March 12, 2017Alhaja Zohara Batul (92), mother of Moulana S.M. Khaleelulla Saheb, Khateeb-O-Imam Jamia Masjid, Nanjangud, passed away here yesterday following a brief illness. Namaz-e-Janaza was held today after zohar at Masjid-e-Mubeen, followed by burial at Khabrastan near Tipu Circle.
India F5 Futures Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev advances
March 12, 2017Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, taking part in the qualifying round in the Men’s Singles event in the India F5 $15,000 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament played at KSLTA, Bengaluru, won his first round tie against Rishi Reddy 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and entered the second round in the qualifiers on Saturday. On Sunday, Prajwal Dev will…
Is this the way to cross the road?
March 12, 2017Sir, Many vehicle-users comment on the Traffic Police whenever there is an inconvenience caused to them due to any reason related to traffic movement. But if one looks at the above picture, it clearly shows that they themselves are not following the rules and causing inconvenience to others. Barricades are placed on Sayyaji Rao Road…
Can we have a flawless widening of Vivekananda Circle-Srirampura Road
March 12, 2017Sir, I refer to the interesting article by V.N. Prasad in SOM dated 4.1.2017. The suggestion made by the author is very much necessary lest the public money goes to drain in the absence of quality control. It seems Prasad has not taken into consideration two more critical issues associated with widening and improving the…
Stop dumping garbage at Gayathripuram
March 12, 2017Piles of garbage is being dumped near KEB Office in Gayathripuram 2nd Stage which is spoiling the environment. Repeated pleas to stop the dumping have fallen on deaf ears. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared and penalise those dumping garbage in public places.















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