Mysuru: Calling upon the people to vote out disqualified Legislators in the forthcoming by-polls, writer and Swaraj India Party leader Devanuru Mahadeva said that his party will launch a campaign against all the disqualified MLAs who are contesting on a BJP ticket in the Dec.5 by-polls. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here…
Rider killed as bus rams into two-wheeler in Nanjangud
November 28, 2019Nanjangud: A bike rider was killed on the spot and the pillion suffered serious injuries, when a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike he was riding at the under-bridge on MJS Road yesterday evening. The deceased is Parashivamurthy (40), a resident of Moodahalli in the taluk. He was proceeding on his two-wheeler from Railway Station…
Prizes galore in District-level Cultural Meet and Sports
November 28, 2019Mysuru: The following students of Coorg Institute Pre-University College (CIPUC) in Halligattu, Ponnampet, have swooped 13 prizes and topped Kodagu in the District-level Cultural Meet organised by PU Board at Junior College in Madikeri recently. II PUC: H.R. Minchu – 2nd prize in Monoacting; Shraddha Shastry – 2nd prize in Folk Song; N. Chetna Vivek…
BJP’s practices are unethical, unconstitutional: Former MLA
November 28, 2019Mysuru: “BJP is resorting to unethical and unconstitutional practices to grab power,” alleged former MLA M.K. Somashekar. He was speaking after garlanding the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises here this morning after paying respect to a copy of the Indian Constitution placed on a chair there. Throwing light on the developments…
“We The People”— Part-3: Interesting facts about the Constitution of India
November 28, 2019By Dr. C. D. Sreenivasa Murthy The basic five principles of the Indian Constitution are: a Republican State, a Parliamentary form of Government, a Federal Structure, Fundamental Rights and an Independent Judicial Branch. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was convened on 9th December, 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now known as Central Hall,…
Harappan and Aryan Roots of Rig Veda
November 28, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist DNA studies are now showing that Harappans did not have genes of steppe pastoralists (Aryans). But these Aryan genes are found in about 30 per cent of the Indian population. This means the Aryans came after Harappan cities had collapsed. They did not invade Harappa, but…
Enlightening Engineers
November 28, 2019Archaeologists, architects and practising civil engineers in the country either coming out in the open on a common platform or interacting on issues that are within their respective ambit for the cause of creating structures that not only rank high aesthetically but also endure the effects of climate change for long periods, like the countless…
Traffic violations: NGO seeks on-the-road checking in addition to CCTV method
November 28, 2019Sir, It is with great anguish that I record here the unprofessional treatment meted out to well-meaning sincere tax-paying citizens of Mysuru, who are also part of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), the city-based NGO, which for the past 30 years has been a responsible organisation that has worked hand-in-hand with various Departments of the District…
Damaged RTO Circle repaired
November 28, 2019Mysuru: The RTO Circle (Srikanteshwara Iyer Circle) on JLB Road in city which was damaged after a speeding car crashed into it on Nov. 17 has been repaired and funds for it was provided by the person who damaged it. Bharath Sagar, a resident of Kuvempunagar, was driving his car from Ramaswamy Circle side on…
Staging of one-woman act ‘Kasturba’ today
November 28, 2019Kannada one-woman act ‘Kasturba’ by senior theatre artiste B.N. Shashikala, directed by Shashidhar Bharighat, written by S. Ramanatha, will be staged at Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises today (Nov.28) at 6.30 pm.















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