Chennai: A recent national survey showed that internet use had more than doubled in the past four years and that COVID-related shutdowns contributed significantly to the increased demand for connectivity. Among the aged 15-65 population, 49 percent said they had used the Internet, compared to only 19 percent of the aged 15-65 population claiming the…
Video of wild tusker climbing rail barricade goes viral on social media
November 18, 2021Hanagod: A wild tusker, which had climbed over a rail barricade and entered human habitat in search of food and water, crossed over the same barricade and returned to the forest after villagers created ruckus. The incident took place at Veeranahosahalli Forest Range of Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Tuesday and the video of the elephant…
Special lecture on ‘Responsibility of youngsters in nation-building’
November 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Basudeva Somani College, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, in association with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mysuru, University of Mysore (UoM) and NSS Unit of the College, had organised a special lecture on ‘Responsibility of youngsters in nation-building’ as part of Azadi Ka Amruth Mahothsav-75 at the College premises on Oct. 26. Saraswathi Vishnu Kosandar, District &…
‘Extend legal aid to disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society’
November 18, 2021Judge Vidya’s call to law students Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that of late advocates are more inclined towards criminal cases and showing disinterest in taking up civil suits, Senior Civil Judge of the District CJM Court K. Vidya stressed on the need for extending legal aid to the disadvantaged and marginalised sections of the society. She was…
JSS Dental College ties up with University of Turin, Italy
November 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Division of Forensic Odontology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, a constituent college of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru and The Human Identification Laboratory, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Turin (UniTO), Italy, recently. Rector Prof. Stefano Geuna, representing UniTO and Registrar…
Hit-and-run at Koppa: Bike rider killed
November 18, 2021Periyapatna: A 38-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a hit and run case at Koppa village in the taluk on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Keshavamurthy of Hemmige village. Keshavamurthy was proceeding on his scooter when a goods vehicle hit the two-wheeler on B.M. Road in the village and sped way….
Builders’ Association of India-Mysore fetes toppers in Civil Engineering and CTM
November 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI)-Mysore Centre and Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT) had jointly organised a programme to felicitate toppers in Civil Engineering and Construction Technology & Management (CTM) from various Engineering Colleges in and around Mysuru on Oct. 22 at MBCT auditorium in city. The programme commenced with the invocation by M.R. Rachana,…
Unidentified bodies found
November 18, 2021Mysuru/Nanjangud: In separate cases, Mysuru South Police and Nanjangud Town Police have found bodies of unidentified persons in their respective jurisdiction. In the first case, Mysuru South Police have found a body of an unidentified man near Madaiahnahundi Bus Stand in the taluk and have shifted the body to the mortuary besides registering a case….
Youth goes missing
November 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth, who left his house on Nov. 2 at about 5 pm, has since gone missing. The missing youth is Akshay Urs, a painter by profession and undergoing treatment at K.R. Hospital for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He is 5.5 ft. tall, oval faced, normal built, oily red complexioned, speaks Kannada…
Brief History of Hindu Mythology
November 18, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Hindu mythology is not static. It has changed over history. In the Rig Veda (1,500 BCE), we are introduced to Indra. He is a powerful celestial being who rides chariots and who defeats enemies like Vritra, Pani and Vala to secure stolen cows and release water….















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