Digitalisation: Boon or Bane ?
Columns

Digitalisation: Boon or Bane ?

December 26, 2019

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC One look at the giant  strides we have made at digitalisation, it is scary. You buy an electronic product and in three months it is outdated! For someone who has seen six decades of life, I can safely say that I am an outdated model.  As I was browsing…

Hells of Garuda Purana
Feature Articles

Hells of Garuda Purana

December 26, 2019

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Garuda Purana is one of the 18 Puranas composed by Ved Vyasa in order to explain Vedic principles. It was in a forest called Naimisha, where the narration happened for the first time. In the story, Vyasa says that the Garuda Purana was narrated by…

Speedy trials, cause of justice
Editorial

Speedy trials, cause of justice

December 26, 2019

The country’s judiciary has just tended to be featured in the media to an unprecedented extent, mostly for all wrong reasons. While the cancer of corruption in the circle of judges from the lowest courts across the country to the highest court namely the Supreme Court of India is talked about publicly in hushed tones,…

Leander Paes to retire in 2020
Sports

Leander Paes to retire in 2020

December 26, 2019

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes yesterday announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his farewell season on the Pro-circuit. His cupboard overflowing with hundreds of trophies, that include 18 coveted Grand Slam Doubles titles, the 46-year-old has been enduring a lean patch for some time….

DYES Mysuru women win  State-level Senior Hockey
Sports

DYES Mysuru women win State-level Senior Hockey

December 26, 2019

The women’s hockey team of the Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports (DYES), Mysuru, overpowered Sports Authority of India (SAI), Madikeri, 2-0 in the final to win the State-level Senior Women’s Hockey Tournament in Mysuru at Chamundi Vihar Hockey Grounds recently. In the Junior (U-19) category, SAI, Madikeri, won the title, while DYES Mysuru finished…

Siddamma Madushetty
Obituary

Siddamma Madushetty

December 26, 2019

Siddamma Madushetty (65), a Madiwala community member and resident of Mahatma Gandhinagar, Ponnampet in Kodagu, passed away at her daughter’s residence at Kadakola in Mysuru taluk on Wednesday. She leaves behind her daughter, son-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Hindu burial grounds on Balele Road, Ponnampet, this afternoon.

Aftab Ahmed Khan
Obituary

Aftab Ahmed Khan

December 26, 2019

Aftab Ahmed Khan (Altaf), electric contractor, Janatha Electricals and a resident of Udayagiri, passed away this morning. He was 81. He leaves behind his wife, three daughters, son Asif Ahmed Khan (Kuwait) and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza will be held today at Masjid-e-Azam at Esha followed by burial at Muslim burial grounds…

In Briefs

Suttur Jatra: Kite Festival

December 26, 2019

As part of the week-long Suttur Jatra (Jan. 21 to 26, 2020), a kite festival will be held at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Jan. 24. The contest will be held under four different categories — Primary School children, High School students, College students and members of the public. For details, call Ph: 0821-2548212/122 or…

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