Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit
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Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit

February 27, 2026

Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…

Women: On the Path of Freedom
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Women: On the Path of Freedom

February 27, 2026

By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Indian spirituality has always been a rich mixture of men and women reaching the heights of their consciousness. A woman is as capable as a man when it comes to inner nature. It is only the peel, the body, which you call as a man or a woman. What…

Burning leaves, burning lungs
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Burning leaves, burning lungs

February 27, 2026

The high cost of ‘clean’ streets Sir, That small, crackling heap of dry leaves at the corner of the street is not a harmless act of tidiness. It is a public nuisance set alight. A deliberate act of air pollution that we have somehow come to accept as routine. The justification is always the same:…

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Swaramruta Melodies, Mysuru

February 27, 2026

 ‘Mamaravello Kogileyello,’ musical evening featuring songs from Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films rendered by noted singer Dr. S.P. Balasubramanyam (SPB), Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 5 pm. [Mob: 92435-07996]

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Monthly cultural programme

February 27, 2026

As part of monthly cultural programme for the month of February, disciples of Violin Vidwan H.S. Thandavamurthy — Siri Paramathma, V. Manaswini and Soujanya Prakash — will render a special violin trio concert on Feb. 28 at 6.30 pm at Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust, Srirama Mandira, Srirampet. Vid. N. Kumar will accompany on mridanga,…

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Free health check-up camp

February 27, 2026

A free health check-up camp including BP, sugar, eye and vision tests has been organised on Feb. 28 from 10 am to 2 pm at Naren Diagnostics and Polyclinic on Sahukar Channaiah Road in T.K. Layout here. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2951372 or Mob: 96069-91924.

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Health Talk

February 27, 2026

As part of its monthly series, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, has organised a lecture programme on ‘Dental Problems’ by Dr. Lokesh at Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavana on Mar. 2 at 5 pm, exclusively for senior citizens. Council President Dr. H.M. Nagaraju will preside. For details, contact Mob: 99804-12406, according press release from K.S. Krishna, Secretary,…

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Ph.D awardee

February 27, 2026

P. Bhavya has been awarded Ph.D in Social Work by the University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru, for her thesis ‘A Study on Nutritional Knowledge during Pregnancy among Rural Women with Special Reference to Chamarajanagara District,’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. M.P. Somashekar.

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