Owner suffers electric shock during rescue attempt Mysore/Mysuru: A cow was electrocuted while its owner suffered electric shock when he tried to rescue his cow at Sathagalli village yesterday evening. One Shivananjappa, a resident of Sathagalli village had left his cow for grazing yesterday during which it went near the metal support wire of an…
Lured with prize, farmer cheated of Rs. 2.52 lakh
June 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A farmer, who received a letter via post, which stated that he has bagged a prize, has been cheated of Rs. 2.52 lakh. The farmer, who was conned, is 50-year-old Nagesh, a resident of Konasur village in Periyapatna taluk. On Apr. 11, Nagesh received a letter through post which stated that he had won…
Kodagu origin doctor to head American Academy of Audiology
June 9, 2022Having studied at AIISH Mysuru, Dr. Bopanna Ballachanda becomes the first Indian-American to occupy the top post By B.C. Thimmaiah Dr. Bopanna Ballachanda is a Professor (Adjunct) at Texas Tech Health Sciences and Chief Audiology Officer at National Hearing and Balance centres in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With more than 30 years of experience, he is…
Dakshina, daan & bhiksha
June 9, 2022By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Giving in Hindu society can be categorised in three ways: dakshina, bhiksha and daan. Dakshina is repayment. Bhiksha is alms. Daan is charity. But meanings are often confusing, as people use the same term differently in different contexts. In Vedic times, poets were given daan. And…
Let us make public parks parthenium-free
June 9, 2022Sir, Nowadays we see a lot of people going to public parks for their morning walks and jogging to maintain their health. This is really appreciable. While doing so they have a firm expectation that all these public parks should be maintained by the local bodies, that is City Corporations, Town Panchayats etc. People give…
Seeking Seer’s blessings
June 9, 2022Union Minister Nitin Gadkari seeking blessings of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji during his visit to the Mutt in city this morning as MP Pratap Simha, JSS Mahavidyapeetha Executive Secretary Dr. C.G. Betsurmath, Secretary S.P. Manjunath, ZAK Chairman L.R. Mahadevaswamy, KSTDC Chairman Ka.Pu. Siddalingaswamy and Junior Pontiff Sri Jayarajendra Swamiji look on.
Union Minister Gadkari’s family at Mysuru Zoo
June 9, 2022Mysuru Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni presenting a memento to Kanchan Gadkari, wife of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, during the Gadkari family’s visit to the Zoo this morning as other family members look on.
Nitin Gadkari & family visit Mysore Palace, Silk Factory
June 9, 2022Union Minister Nitin Gadkari along with his wife Kanchan Gadkari, son Sarang Gadkari and other family members visited the Mysore Palace yesterday. MP Pratap Simha accompanied the Gadkari family which was accorded a traditional welcome by the Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya. Picture shows the VIP couple during their visit to the KSIC Showroom…
Addengada Achaiah
June 9, 2022Addengada Achaiah (Sharanu), son of late Addengada Appaiah and a resident of Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, passed away yesterday in city. He was 69. A native of Devanuru village in Balale of Kodagu district, he leaves behind two daughters, sons-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar 4th…
Events tomorrow – June 10: Avadhoota Datta Peetham
June 9, 2022Sri Chakra Puja, 9 am; Brahmotsavam concludes, 9.30 am; Purnahuti for Ayushya Homa, 10 am; Jyeshtha Shuddha Ekadashi – Pratyaksha Pada Puja, inauguration of 365 days (year long) cultural programme, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram, Nanjangud Road, Datta Nagar, 6 pm.














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