The caption of this column may serve as an example for the figure of speech oxymoron, meditation requiring one to be physically stationary and motion to mean movement. Prescribing meditation for achieving tranquil mind under stressful conditions and recommending brisk walk for a healthy heart seem to be gaining ground on an unprecedented scale among…
Absence of safety precautions
February 20, 2020Sir, Recently, a lorry was seen transporting cut stone slabs on the Ring Road with its rear door left open and without securing the stones with rope. In the absence of any safety precautions, there is a chance for the slabs to slip from the lorry and in case it falls (especially at unscientifically laid…
Curtains fall on ‘Bahuroopi 2020’
February 20, 2020Rangabhoomi theatre troupe from Udupi staging the Kannada play ‘Kamyakala Prathima,’ based on selected parts from Virata Parva of Kumaravyasa Bharata and Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam, at Vanaranga last evening as part of Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival. Picture right shows a scene from the play ‘Mahatma’ (Kannada) staged by Amateur Theatre Artistes, Mysuru, at Kalamandira…
Residents urge public to dump garbage inside bin at N.R. Mohalla
February 20, 2020Despite the MCC installing a garbage bin on Shivaji Road in N.R. Mohalla, garbage is still being dumped outside the bin posing a lot of problems to the residents as well as the public. Residents say that because of garbage being dumped outside the bin, it is getting scattered and foul smell is emanating from…
Clear garbage dumped in front of a house at Saraswathipuram
February 20, 2020Garbage dumped in front of a house at Saraswathipuram is not cleared and has been lying there since a few days. Repeated calls to the civic body to get the garbage cleared has fallen on deaf years, says the resident of the house. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared soon.
Park construction at a snail’s pace; turns into a dumping yard
February 20, 2020A park which is being constructed behind Kamakshi Hospital on Maruti Temple Road in Ward 47 is going on at a snail’s pace, affecting the residents as weeds and overgrown bushes have filled up the park making it a safe haven for reptiles including snakes. This, in turn, has turned the park into a garbage…
FIFA unveils official slogan, schedule of 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup
February 20, 2020The official slogan, match schedule and host cities for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 were unveiled by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in the National Capital on Tuesday. A total of 16 teams will compete across 32 matches to lift the trophy on Nov.21 in…
Sri M. Gopalaswami Memorial Cricket: Gowtham Sagar shines in Saraswathipuram SC’s win
February 20, 2020An excellent all-round performance by Gowtham Sagar (71 & 3/41) helped Saraswathipuram SC to register a facile six-wicket win over Mysore University Colleges Sports Council (MUCSC) and enter semi-finals in Sri M. Gopalaswami Memorial Cricket Tournament 2019-20 conducted by KSCA Mysuru Zone at JSS-SJCE Grounds recently. SCORES Quarter-finals MUCSC: 221 in 48.3 overs (Manjesh Reddy…
Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2020 – 4th leg: Kapurthala’s Amandeep Drall leads
February 20, 2020Mysuru’s Pranavi Urs placed eighth Kapurthala golfer Amandeep Drall with a score of 1-under-69 emerged as the sole leader after day one of the 4th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2020, which began at the Bangalore Golf Club here yesterday. Winner of the last leg, Pranavi S. Urs (JWGC), from Mysuru, is…
City Skater wins medals at All India Meet
February 20, 2020Omkara Yogaraj, a 2nd semester student of Electronics & Communication Engineering at National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, representing Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) team, has bagged two Silver Medals and one Bronze Medal at the All India Inter University Speed Skating Championships 2019-20 held at RIMT University, Gobindgarh, Punjab, in association with Association of Indian…















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