Mandya: H.K. Subbanna (86), son of late freedom fighter H.K. Kempanna of S.I. Honnalagere village of Maddur taluk in Mandya district, passed away at his native Honnalagere yesterday following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Sundaramma, four daughters, sons-in-law, brother Mahadevu (retd. KSRTC Officer) and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were…
National award conferred on Sarod Maestro Pt. Rajeev Taranath
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sarod Maestro of the city, Pandit Rajeev Taranath was conferred the prestigious S.V. Narayanarao Memorial National Award at a programme organised at the maestro’s residence in Saraswathipuram here yesterday. The award, given by Bengaluru-based Sriramaseva Mandali Trust, carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a citation. Speaking after receiving the award, Pt. Rajeev…
Takes over as Chairperson of CII-Young Indians, Mysuru Chapter
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Nikhil P. Koundinya took over as Chairperson of CII – Young Indians (Yi), Mysuru Chapter while Abhijna Rajiv as its Co-Chair for 2021. Profile: Nikhil Koundinya completed his B.E in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru and has a PG Diploma in Advanced Construction Management from NICMAR, Pune. He is currently Director…
Man commits suicide
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Depressed in life, a 32-year-old man ended his life by hanging self from a ceiling fan at his residence late on Sunday night. M.M. Khader, a resident of Sathagalli Layout in the city, is the deceased. Khader, a native of Kushalnagar in Kodagu district, ran a mobile repair shop and stayed at a house…
Rules Changing from Jan. 1, 2021: All you need to know
December 22, 2020From Jan.1, 2021, many rules are going to change, that includes implementation of Positive Pay system to curb cheque frauds, mandatory FASTags for all four-wheelers across India and new mode of GST return filing facility for small businesses. So, before the new rules roll out, here is a lowdown on the new rules / systems:…
Decline & fall of the Congress. Again
December 22, 2020By T.J.S. George Kapil Sibal, distinguished legal luminary who is also an ardent Congressman, said recently: “People don’t see Congress as an alternative to the existing Government. We lost all by-elections in Gujarat. In some UP Constituencies, Congress candidates got less than 2 percent votes. Three candidates in Gujarat lost their deposits.” He must have…
Why was Uttanahalli Road named after H.R. Venkatasubba Rao?
December 22, 2020Sir, It was fascinating to go through Gouri Satya’s write-up in SOM dated Dec. 20 on ‘De Havilland Arch, an Engineering Marvel’ in continuation of Dr. Javeed Nayeem’s article. Of course, needless to say both of them have been a source of great information to old-time SOM readers like me. In the article there is…
Medal winners in District Inter-Club Kick-boxing Championship 2020
December 22, 2020The fighters of Elite Academy, Mysuru, won a total of 37 medals in different categories of the Mysuru District Inter-Club Kick-boxing Championship 2020-2021 (Cadet, Junior and Senior) organised by Elite Academy and Mysore District Kick-boxing Association at the Academy premises in Rajivnagar 2nd Stage in city recently. The event was sponsored by Xspeed and Nimish…
Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Meet: Nihal Sarin, Gukesh advance to semifinals
December 22, 2020Four Indians, including Grand Masters (GMs), Nihal Sarin and D. Gukesh, advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships in their respective categories yesterday. Only four of the 12 Indian players who made the quarterfinals stage in various categories managed to reach the last four. The highly-rated Sarin…
Hero Indian Super League 2020-21: David Williams’ goal guides ATKMB to victory against Bengaluru FC
December 22, 2020ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) ended Bengaluru FC’s unbeaten start to Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) 2020-21 after a 1-0 win over the Blues at the Fatorda Stadium here yesterday. David Williams scored the only goal of the match in the first half as the Kolkata giants moved level on points with table-topping Mumbai City…















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