Mysore/Mysuru: Following an appeal by the Mysuru District Mutton Merchants Association to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to revise the selling price of mutton (sheep and goat meat), MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, who held a meeting with office-bearers of the Association on Apr. 21, has revised the rates. Mutton traders had stated that they were incurring…
By Irfana Husen, Audiologist and Speech Language Therapist, District Disability Rehabilitation Centre, Mysuru Communication disorder is any disorder that affects an individual’s ability to comprehend, detect or apply language and speech to engage in discourse effectively with others. The delays and disorders can range from simple sound substitution to the inability to understand or use…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An Army Officer’s wife’s message, so straight, touched my heart, so thought of sharing it with ‘SOM’ readers: “I contemplated a couple of times before jotting it down. I know probably a few will still not agree with me and bash me left, right and centre. But I…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In early 19th century, in a society dominated by men, mostly wealthy landed Brahmins, and by the Colonial rulers of the land, a woman called Rani Rashmoni rose to be a successful business leader in Kolkata. She built the famous Dakshineshwar Temple where Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,…
Sir, The Government is distributing free half litre milk everyday for the poor. Taking advantage, even people who can afford may also avail this opportunity. With no revenue for the Government due to lockdown, it cannot afford to give free milk on a daily basis. Instead charge a nominal rate of Rs. 10 for half…
Sir, The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has been highlighting and reiterating every year the need to alleviate the sufferings of the prompt and genuine tax-payers to stand in long queues at the Zonal Offices of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to pay the property tax. Added to this is the insult to pay a tidy sum…
As part of its service activities, Lions Club of Mysuru North distributed grocery kits to Pourakarmikas of Ward 20 in Vijayanagar on Apr.22. Picture shows area Corporator and Leader of Opposition in the MCC Council M.U. Subbaiah, PDG Ln. Devi Prasad and District Governor Ln. Nagaraj Bairy handing over the kits. Others present were Club…
To protect Police personnel from contracting Coronavirus, city’s Jewel Mandir and World of Silver donated a Disinfectant Tunnel, which is installed at City Police Commissioner’s Office in Nazarbad. This humane gesture is to express their gratitude to the Corona Warriors, who are on the frontline to protect the citizens from the deadly virus.
Swami Muktidanandaji is seen handing over a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh to Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Alumni Association towards CM’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, as MLA L. Nagendra, DC Abhiram G. Sankar and others look on.
Shanthi Christina (46), wife of Felix Joseph, Proprietor of Vilso Circuit Links, Hebbal, passed away last night following brief illness. She leaves behind her husband, daughter Nikitha, son Nikhil and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held this morning at Tirupur (TN).
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