By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Kevin Carter, a South African photo-journalist, was awarded the “Pulitzer Prize” for the visual “The Vulture and the Little Girl.” In the picture, a vulture is patiently waiting for the death of a hungry little girl. Carter captured the moment in the great 1993 famine in Sudan. …
Sir, Apropos the news item No Mask Pay Fine (SOM dated July 6), just imposing a fine on people not wearing a mask while stepping out of their homes is not enough. Many people do not even know how to wear a mask in the proper manner. A mask should cover both the nose and…
Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities and the Police are jointly collecting fines from people who are not wearing masks. Now a clarification is needed if a person driving a four-wheeler should be wearing the mask while driving or not. Since the front wind-screen acts as a protective gear, wearing a mask and driving…
The Installation Ceremony of the new office-bearers of Rotary Mysore Midtown for the year 2020-21 was held at a private hotel in city yesterday. Seen are (standing from left) Rtn. Harish – Sergeant, Rtn. Rakesh – Youth Service Director, Rtn. Manojkumar – Immediate Past President, Rtn. Ravindranath, Rtn. Naveenchandra – Vice-President, Rtn. Abhilash Nair –…
As a pregnant woman, who delivered a baby at Hunsur General Hospital on Sunday, has tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital has been partially sealed and only emergency treatment and dialysis facilities are permitted. The medical staff, who attended the woman, have been quarantined.
A portion of the 8th Cross of Thyagaraja Road, which was dug up about two years ago to lay UGD pipes, has not been asphalted resulting in the road turning slushy during rains making it difficult to move on the road. The residents have urged the officials concerned to get the road asphalted at the…
The road in Vishwakarma Colony behind Police Quarters in Gayathripuram is in a pathetic state. The road was dug up to lay UGD pipeline about six months ago and was also completed. But the dug up portion of the road is not covered properly and the road is not asphalted causing a lot of inconvenience…
Strongly condemning the amendment to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, Dalita Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) Okkuta, will stage a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here at 11 am tomorrow (July 10), according to a press release.
Rtn. B. Ramaradhya took charge as the Assistant Governor, Rotary District 3181 Zone-8. Rtn. Ramaradhya, who became the member of Rotary Mysore North in the year 2008, has served as Club’s Director and President apart from other posts. He had organised various social activities too. Considering his social service, he has been chosen as the…
New Member Induction and Installation Ceremony of Ln. M.R. Ananda as President of Lions Club of Mysore Parisara and his team of office-bearers will be held at Hotel Chithra Residency in Lakshmikantha Nagar, Hebbal 2nd Stage, on July 11 at 3 pm. Ln. K. Devegowda, Past District Governor (2009-10), will be the chief guest and…
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