Chennai: Violin Maestro T.N. Krishnan (Tripunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan) passed away here yesterday due to age-related ailments. He entered the music world as a child prodigy and performed till his last days. He was 92, and is survived by wife Kamala, son Sriram Krishnan and daughter Viji Krishnan, who often accompanied their father. Born on Oct….
Odisha woman, accomplice arrested for pledging fake gold ornaments for Rs. 1 lakh
November 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) Police have arrested a MBA graduate from Odisha and her accomplice for cheating city pawn broker of Rs. 1 lakh by pledging fake gold bangles. The arrested are 40-year-old Sangeetha Das, a native of Odisha and a resident of Bengaluru and her accomplice 32-year-old Mohsin Khan, a native of Chhattisgarh. The Police…
Father, son meet watery grave while bathing sheep in canal
November 4, 2020Mandya: A man and his son, who had gone to a canal to bathe their sheep, have been drowned. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon at Visvesvaraya Canal at Goravale village in the taluk. The deceased are Hanumanthegowda (48) and his son Hemanth (13) of Goravale. Hemanth, who was bathing his sheep, accidentally slipped…
Eight poachers arrested
November 4, 2020Country-made guns, gun manufacturing equipment seized Kollegal: Kollegal Rural Police have arrested seven poachers, who were hunting down wild animals coming in search of food and water to agricultural fields in forest borders and have seized seven country-made guns besides seizing equipment used in the manufacturing of country-made guns from a house. The poachers were…
Winners of voice-recorded speech contest
November 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The voice-recorded speech contest on the topic ‘Dr. Rajendra Shreegalavara Jeevana Sandesha’ was conducted by Spandana, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, recently on the occasion of 105th Jayanti celebrations of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji of Suttur Srikshetra. More than 150 participants from Mysuru, Bengaluru, Dharwad, Shivamogga, Chamarajanagar, Saudi Arabia and students of various institutions of…
Booktalk: Narratives that leave indelible impression in mind
November 4, 2020Title: Baduku Paarijaata Author: Dr. Geetha Seetharam Language: Kannada Pages: 108+iv Price: Rs. 100 Publisher: Panchajanya Publications, Papareddypalya, Bengaluru Life has been interpreted by many renowned writers in different languages that may help us understand its full import. The legendary writer D.V. Gundappa (DVG) opined that life is a mere cart and its reins lie…
Pet Talk
November 4, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about cows and the ways they have to be taken care of By Maneka Gandhi Do cows get lonely? Yes, cows do get lonely. Cows are herding animals and it is best for them to have a friend. What is the average amount of water a cow will…
Ring Road plunges into darkness yet again
November 4, 2020Sir, This refers to the news item “Ring of Light: 42-Km Outer Ring Road Glows, Again” in SOM dated May 9, 2020. The lights have gone off and the road has again plunged into darkness, endangering the safety of people using the motorway and residents of layouts beyond the road. The city including the Columbia…
Warner-Wriddhiman duo takes SRH to play-offs
November 4, 2020An emphatic 10-wicket win for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) over Mumbai Indians (MI) means that SRH have qualified for the play-offs in Indian Premier League 2020. Chasing a modest total of 149/8 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday, David Warner (85 runs off 58 balls) and Wriddhiman Saha (58 runs off 45 balls) stitched an undefeated…
Make helmet mandatory for batsmen
November 4, 2020Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday took to Twitter to urge the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make wearing helmets mandatory for batsmen at all the professional levels against any bowling attack — be it a spinner or a fast bowler. Tendulkar’s remark came after a recent incident in the ongoing Indian Premier League…















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