Mysuru: All India Lawyers Union (AILU) is hosting a two-day 8th State AILU conference in city which commenced this morning at Kaveri Auditorium in the premises of Karnataka State Open University. Speaking as the chief guest, retired Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta Santhosh Hegde bemoaned that social values have gone missing now with power-mongers…
Gram Panchayats to clear burial grounds encroachment
December 14, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Taluk Panchayat (TP) Executive Officer C.R. Krishnakumar said that Gram Panchayats will reserve one day in a month for clearing the encroachment of burial ground lands in villages. Speaking at the Taluk Panchayat General Meeting at the TP Office in Nazarbad here on Tuesday, he said that the TP has come to know…
Vehicle-lifter arrested: 16 two-wheelers recovered
December 14, 2019Mysuru: In a major catch, the Metagalli Police, who arrested a notorious vehicle-lifter, have recovered 16 highend two-wheelers totally worth about Rs.12.65 lakh from him. The arrested has been identified as Keertikumar, 24, of Uttenahalli in Periyapatna taluk. Acting on a tip-off, the Police picked up Keertikumar a couple of days ago when he was…
Mysore University Evening College Principal passes away
December 14, 2019Mysuru: Dr. S. Anjaneya, Principal, Mysore University Evening College and a resident of Dattagalli, near Triveni Market, passed away at a private hospital in city this morning. He was 61. Dr. Anjayeya, who had been to meet the Vice-Chancellor yesterday afternoon, collapsed following a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital where he breathed…
Articulate Dance Fest tomorrow
December 14, 2019Mysuru: The monthly dance festival, Articulate Festival-46, organised by Mysore B. Nagaraj, Artistic Director and Festival Coordinator, will be held tomorrow (Dec.15) at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar. The following artistes will be performing on the occasion: Meghana Venkat, an accomplished dancer, was initiated to Bharatanatyam at an early age and remained…
Celebrating 237th show of English Play “Stage Chemistry” this Sunday
December 14, 2019Mysuru: Children’s Literary Club, Mysuru, has organised a programme at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises on Dec. 15 at 10.45 am to celebrate the successful and continuous staging of the One- Woman Play in English titled “Stage Chemistry: Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders on Stage.” Already staged 237 times, this show has been performed by Dr. R. Purnima at…
Birds of a Feather
December 14, 2019India is home to many exotic species of birds and animals but did you know that the country also has set a record for the ‘Most bird species in an aviary’? Yes, the Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed that the beautiful Shukavana at Avadhoota Datta Peetham below the Chamundi Hill in Mysuru has…
Thoughts on CAB
December 14, 2019The Citizenship Act of 1955 has been amended again and passed. This Act has been amended five times before, thrice by the Congress Government and twice by the BJP. The Bill was amended in 1986, 1992, 2003, 2005 and 2015. In the recent amendment, illegal Muslim immigrants have been left out from being legalised as…
Encroachment enterprise
December 14, 2019Observing the growing population with unalloyed concern, Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), a British demographer and political economist, opined that the power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for human-beings. He also inferred that populations had a tendency to grow until the economically weaker sections suffered hardship, want…
Catching helmetless riders: Cops must change modus operandi
December 14, 2019Sir, Come month ends, Police personnel would be busy stationing themselves at main roads, cross road corners all over the city to catch the helmetless riders, to collect penalty. While the helmetless riders are to be penalised, the modus operandi of the traffic cops needs to be changed to avoid accidents that would happen because…















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