One of the biggest problems with intercity cab services has always been that customers who intend to travel only to their destination, still have to pay the return fare. Most people would feel this unreasonable, and rightly so. Therefore it comes as no surprise that travellers in this situation much prefer buses or trains. The…
By T.J.S. George The Greatest Show on Earth made by Cecil B. DeMille 58 years ago was imaginary, meant to entertain filmgoers. The Greatest Show on Earth 2020 staged by Narendra Modi last week was real, meant to impress one man. It was clear that Donald Trump had never seen such an extravaganza in his…
Traditionally, an Ashrama was perceived as a spiritual hermitage or monastery in the sub-continent, of which present territory of India is but a part. The now-out-of-favour joint family, comprising at least three generations in such a typical family hosted three ashramas namely Brahmacharya, Grihasta and Vanaprastha. The fourth Ashrama, described by the land’s scholars of…
Sir, The train number 12781/ 12782 Mysuru-H.Nizamuddin Swarnajayanti Express is the only train from Mysuru to connect New Delhi through Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Pune, Bhopal and Agra. The train runs via Mysuru-Hassan-Arsikere section but only on a weekly basis leaving every Friday from Mysuru. As there is no facility of a daily service connectivity to…
Sir, All these days SBM Colony, Sriramapura residents were supplied with either Kabini water or Cauvery water, but from the past ten days, taste of water started changing and steel vessels losing the sheen. When the water quality in TDS was checked with the concerned instrument, it showed 260 to 265 as against normal 160…
Students of Mahajana Public School, Jayalakshmipuram, have secured ranks in the All India General Knowledge (GK) Exam conducted by Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD) in Dec. 2019. The rank holders — (standing from left) H.P. Surya Rangan (23rd Rank); S. Srikrishna (3rd Rank) and Layeeq Anwar (42nd Rank) — are seen with School Principal…
One of our SOM readers sent us this picture of a car parked permanently on the footpath of New Kantharaj Urs Road, near Sharadadevinagar Circle. Such illegal occupancy of footpath are aplenty on this section of the road, especially during evening hours, by pavement sellers, eateries and even shopkeepers. As far as the road itself,…
Due to non-clearance of garbage, residents of Sirisinchana Apartment, Visweshwaranagar and others in the vicinity constantly face pig menace which come looking for food in these garbage dumped carelessly on the street, which remain uncleared for days. A number of complaints to the MCC authorities and the area Corporator have fallen on deaf ears. Hope…
Suhas of University of Mysore (UoM) has bagged Bronze Medal in Kick Boxing (Low Kick category) in the All India Inter-University Kick Boxing Tournament for men held at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh recently. The tournament was hosted by Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. Suhas also won Silver Medal in Kick Light Category and Bronze…
The students of Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysuru, bagged winners trophy in the State-level Inter-Collegiate Women Tennis Championship 2020 organised at R.V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru recently. Seen are (sitting from left) PE Director K.B. Manjunath, VVIET Principal Dr. M. Ravishankar, tennis team captain Yashitha S. Nayaka, R. Shivani and…
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