Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants in the guise of RBI officers have cheated a farmer to the tune of Rs. 5.25 lakh by promising to give three times the money. The farmer, who has been cheated, is 36-year-old B.V. Santosh Kumar, a resident of Bommanahalli village in Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapur district. Santosh received a call from Mob:…
Chain-snatchers arrested
January 2, 202430 grams gold mangalya chain worth Rs. 1.20 lakh recovered, scooter seized Mysore/Mysuru: Hebbal Police have arrested two chain-snatchers, who had snatched a gold mangalya chain of a woman pillion rider on Dec. 17 and have recovered the gold chain besides seizing the scooter used for the crime. Following the complaint from the woman, Hebbal…
Senior swimmer wins 5 medals in Nationals
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: City swimming coach V. Jagadeesha has bagged three silver and two bronze medals in swimming contest at the Karnataka Open National Masters Games-2023 organised by Masters Games Association of Karnataka (affiliated to Pan India Masters Games Federation) at Hubballi and Dharwad recently. He has secured silver medal each in 50m Breast Stroke (01:03:06), 200m…
Discount sale of branded garments and footwears
January 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As the sale of branded ready-made garments are closed in Chennai due to floods, the expo-cum-sale of branded ready-made garments and footwears has been organised with a huge discount at Jayamma Govinde Gowda Kalyana Mantapa on Udayaravi Road in Kuvempunagar. The sale will conclude tomorrow (Jan. 3). A total of 20 companies with 25…
MATTERS That Matter: An enduring association with a Teacher-Saint
January 2, 2024By Dr. C. Naganna, former Professor, Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, University of Mysore It was on this day last year, 2nd January 2023, Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji of Jnanayogashrama, Vijayapura, left for his heavenly abode. He was an eloquent public speaker on spiritual and moral subjects, who delivered discourses in Karnataka and other States both…
Fatal accidents at the dawn of New Year: Mindless young blood
January 2, 2024Sir, This refers to the front page news item titled “New Year mishap: Two BBA students killed in wee hours as bike collides with SUV” (SOM dated Jan. 1). Despite strong warnings by the Police, youngsters go overboard and end up in graves; mindlessly. Generally speaking, partying and driving during ‘wee hours’ is ill-advised as…
Children and Youth prove their mettle in Classical Music
January 2, 2024The younger generation, disciples of various classical music teachers, performed on the occasion of Children’s and Youth Day celebrated recently under the auspices of city’s Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust in association with Rotary Club of Mysore West, proving their mettle at the classical music, considered as hard nut to crack. Hundreds of young…
Mysuru’s Sir MV team wins BCL Cricket
January 2, 2024Mysuru’s Sir MV team won the third edition of BCL Cricket Tournament conducted by BBB Trust at Coimbatore recently. A total of 20 teams including Sir MV and Mysuru Lancers teams from Mysuru had taken part in the Tournament. In the finals, Mysuru’s Sir MV team led by Captain M.N. Deepak, beat Basavanagudi Gooligalu, to…
Wins bronze in Karate
January 2, 2024M.V. Jeevitha Ganga, a student of Vijaya Vittala Vidyashala, Saraswathipuram, has secured bronze medal in the State-level Sports and Games Competition for School Children organised by the Department of School Education, Karnataka. Jeevitha is flanked by Karate Coach Sidda Shetty (left) and Sensai Rajesh. She is the daughter of Vishwas and Preeti, residents of Dattagalli…
Pt. Ronu Majumdar presents Flute Concert
January 2, 2024Renowned maestro Pt. Ronu Majumdar presenting a flute concert at Navajyothi Auditorium in JSS Women’s College, Saraswathipuram, last evening as part of violinist Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan S. Mahadevappa Memorial Programme organised by JSS Sangeetha Sabha. He is accompanied by Pt. Ravindra Yavagal on tabla.














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