Mysore/Mysuru: A man from Kerala has cheated a wholesale egg trader in city of Rs. 1.12 lakh after purchasing eggs from him. Iqbal Shariff, a resident of Gandhinagar in city, who runs South Indian Egg Centre, is the egg trader who has been cheated. He supplies eggs at wholesale price to various districts of the…
Woman ends life over alleged harassment from husband, in-laws
June 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A woman has committed suicide by consuming poison over alleged harassment by her husband and his family members. The incident took place on Tuesday night at Kamanakere Hundi village in the taluk and the deceased has been identified as Parvathi (35), wife of R. Mahadev of the village. Meanwhile, deceased Parvathi’s family members, accusing…
Miscreant steals gold chain in the guise of getting job in Horticulture Dept.
June 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, in the guise of getting a job in the Horticulture Department has robbed the gold mangalasutra chain of a woman in city. The woman, who was cheated, is Thayamma, a resident of Udbur in the taluk. The miscreant, who came in contact with Thayamma’s sister’s daughter Geetha, had told her that he…
115 nominations filed for Prez election
June 30, 2022New Delhi: About 115 nominations were filed till last evening, the last day of filing of papers for the July 18 Presidential election according to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The scrutiny of the nominations would be done on Thursday. Sources said 28 of the total 115 nominations were rejected due to non furnishing of voter…
CGK Theatre Awardees
June 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: G. Raju, a street play artiste of Kushalnagar, has been selected for annual ‘CGK Theatre Award-2022’ given by Rangabhoomi Trust, Kodagu. The award is instituted in memory of noted Theatre Director C.G. Krishnaswamy since 2015. Film actor Shivaji Rao Jadhav too has been selected for annual CGK Theatre Award given in recognition of his…
Hindutva lost and found in Maharashtra
June 30, 2022If majority rule, after headcount, is not Democracy, then what is? As the TV panellist said, it could only be a skewed Democracy ‘by the political parties, of the political parties and for the political parties.’ I have read that history is past politics and politics is present history. If so, I am tempted to…
Claiming the Earth as Nation
June 30, 2022By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In prehistoric times, people captured a hunting ground or agricultural land or pastures by claiming that is where the ancestor was buried. Burial was an important ritual invented by ancient people to claim rights over lands. Later, they invented stories to claim land. The Maori say…
Presidential Election: Some thoughts
June 30, 2022Sir, This refers to Dr. Javeed Nayeem’s article titled “Not so graceful Presidential Election!” in SOM dated June 26. He has rightly said that the President of India is not merely a titular head. He has to use his discretionary powers to safeguard our Democracy and Constitutional rights at the time of exigencies. Our country…
Yashodha Raju
June 30, 2022Yashodha Raju (60), Vice-President of City JD(S) Women’s Wing and a resident of Hebbal 1st Stage, passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind her husband Raju, daughter Manasa and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Kumbarakoppal Burial Grounds this morning.
P. Ramani
June 30, 2022P. Ramani (67), retired District Industries Centre (DIC) Superintendent and a resident of Ramakrishnanagar ‘I’ Block, passed away yesterday morning following brief illness in city. She leaves behind her husband B.P. Balakrishna, son Anup Poojari, daughter Amitha and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Chirashantidhama in Gokulam yesterday evening.














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