A teenage nephew, in all his innocence and driven by a desire to understand the ways of his uncle asked him: Uncle, tell me which is the best time to consume the heady stuff? Not to be outsmarted by the youngster, also not to sound harsh, the good-natured uncle hinted to his nephew to get…
Will Mandya MLA M.H. Ambarish join the BJP? It appears so. The BJP has been wooing him for a few months and is close to succeeding in its attempt, say political sources. Speculations are rife in political circles that the State BJP has invited Ambarish to join the party promising him a Rajya Sabha (RS)…
Sir, It was a pleasure reading Ballal’s article “My Embarrassing Moments-4” (SOM dated Jan. 12) and it took me decades back when I had spoken to him over phone. I became aware only recently that Ballal is connected to the Ballal family of Krishnamurthypuram. We would eagerly await to see Lava-Kusha twins from the Ballal…
Award-winning architect-turned-farmer Norma Burns has been running her organic farm in Bennet, North Carolina, for the last 18 years, but she’s now looking to turn over a new leaf, so she’s giving the farm away to whoever wins her essay contest. Norma says that the Bluebird Hill Farm has been “everything” to her during the…
Hogen, a Chinese Zen teacher, lived alone in a small temple in the country. One day four travelling monks appeared and asked if they might make a fire in his yard to warm themselves. While they were building the fire, Hogen heard them arguing about subjectivity and objectivity. He joined them and said, “There is…
Railways ‘A’ team comprising of Mysuru lad IM M.S. Thejkumar, GM Deepan Chakravarthy, GM Swapnil S. Dhopade, IM P. Karthikeyan and IM Himanshu Sharma won their final 9th round tie against MP ‘B’ Team 2.5-1.5 and with 9 wins from 9 rounds (18 points) clinched the men’s team title in the 37th National Team Chess…
Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy said that regularisation of Guest Lecturers serving at Govt. First Grade Colleges across the State was not possible. Replying to a question by BJP MLA C.T. Ravi during the Question Hour in the State Assembly yesterday, Rayareddy said that there were 13,489 Guest Lecturers serving in the State. Lecturers having…
Harambe the gorilla was slain at the Cincinnati Zoo last year, during a controversial incident, but his spirit lives on in a seemingly endless number of Internet memes and jokes. A recent eBay auction of a single Flamin’ Hot Cheeto shaped like the famous silverback gorilla proves that Harambe is still as popular as ever….
Prafulla (69), wife of Suryanarayana Pandeyji of Patanjali Dhyana Yoga Kendra and a resident of Lakshmipuram here, passed away last evening. She leaves behind her husband, three daughters, a son and a host of relatives. Last rites will be performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill at 6 pm today, according to family sources.
The University of Mysore women’s kho-kho team taking part in All-India Inter-University Women’s Kho-Kho Championship 2017 at Keelambakkam in Chennai won their quarter-final match yesterday against Shivaji University 12-8 and sailed into the semi-finals. Earlier in the league stage, Mysore had won two out of three matches to qualify for the quarterfinals. In their third…
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