By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Senior Vice-President, ITDC Why do I call our visit to Singapore an experience? After four visits, I have no new tourist attractions to see except the ‘Jewel,’ a forest and waterfall re-created right in the middle of the Terminal 3 International Airport, a must-see place. The best months to visit Singapore…
By H.K. Shivananda, I.A.S.(Retd)., Ex-Administrator, MCC and Ex-Director, ATI, Mysuru Amongst the several Palaces built by Wadiyars in Mysuru City, Lalitha Mahal is the second biggest Palace after Mysore Palace and has a grandeur and beauty of its own. Built in twenties of last century for the exclusive use of Viceroy for his stay at…
Ramesh Banoth watches a movie, meets friends to unwind Ramesh Banoth, a 2009 batch IPS Officer and Mysuru City Police Commissioner, comes from a rural background. Born to farmer parents with his roots in rural Telangana, he completed his schooling in Government-owned educational institutions and later earned his engineering degree from JNT University, Hyderabad, after…
By B.C. Thimmaiah All of 37, Mayur Subbaiah, once a part of India’s medal-winning hockey team, now takes pride in working for the South Western Railways as Deputy Chief Inspector. He was a vital cog in Indian hockey as a drag specialist and an expert in penalty corner conversion. Mayur might not have been born…
By Devdutt Pattanaik The movie Kantara has broken all records and has a universal appeal. Though the movie saw a phenomenal run at the box office, social media is abuzz with discussion on topics like the performance of protagonist Rishab Shetty, the thought process of the movie that is termed by some as regressive and…
By Girija Madhavan Memories are like faded flower petals in a ‘Pot-pourri’ jar; once vibrant blooms, their colour now dimmed, their life over. Yet, when the jar is opened, a faint fragrance still wafts out. Old memories too come to fleeting life again when revived. Apart from my personal recollections of early childhood, I also…
Lalitha Krishnamurthy (68), wife of late Dr. Belagaje Krishnamurthy and a resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, passed away on Feb. 12 at her native place Puttur in Dakshina Kannada. She was ailing for a couple of months. She leaves behind a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Puttur on Feb. 13,…
By Dr. Veena Bharathi When the lady doctor, a well-known OBG professor met with a car accident near Maddur in July 1979, she was in the prime of her exceptional medical career, at the age of 44 years. A severe spinal injury in her neck left her nearly paralysed from her neck down (quadriplegia). Dr….
Honorary Lt. (Indian Navy) Ithichanda Chittiappa (77), a resident of No. 2574, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 2nd Phase, passed away yesterday at a private hospital following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Shanthi, daughter Sachitha, son-in-law Mandaneravanda Kuttappa and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held today at Mukthidhama in Vijayanagar…
Mallamma Ganigi (left), a resident of Roopanagar in Mysuru, who represented Karnataka in the ‘Mrs. India’ competition held at Ranthambore in Rajasthan on Feb. 1 under the slogan ‘Age is just number,’ was crowned ‘Mrs. India Corporate Queen.’ There were over 30 contestants in the finale. Daughter of Eshwarappa Ganigi and Satyavva Ganigi of Mamadapur…
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