Woman saved, search on for child Mandya: A woman, in an attempt to commit suicide, jumped into the Cauvery River, along with her two-year-old daughter, from the bridge at Srirangapatna yesterday. The woman was rescued, but her daughter was swept away by strong currents and was drowned. While the woman has been identified as 24-year-old…
Inner Wheel Club donates bed sheets, blankets & kettles to Pourakarmikas’ CCC
August 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Inner Wheel Club of Mysore District 318 donated 50 bed sheets, 50 blankets and two electric kettles, worth Rs. 11,800, to the COVID Care Centre (CCC) set up by the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) to treat COVID-infected Pourakarmikas. The materials were handed over to MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde at Zilla Panchayat premises yesterday…
Calling SC, ST members to avail loans
August 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation has invited applications from Bhovi community members for availing loans under various schemes including Udyamshilata Yojana (ISB), Self-Employment Direct Loan Scheme, Micro Finance Scheme (for Women Associations) and Ganga Kalyana Scheme. Beneficiaries in the age group of 18 to 60 years and belonging to SC community (Bhovi) are eligible to…
Elderly man ends life after jumping into river
August 9, 2020Nanjangud: A day after he was discharged from a private hospital in Mysuru, where he was admitted for some ailment, a 63-year-old elderly man reportedly ended his life by jumping into Kapila river in the town early this morning. Muddumada (63), a resident of Srirampura Colony in Nanjangud is the deceased. Muddumada, an agriculturist by…
Admissions open
August 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Government Maharani Teachers Training Institute has invited applications for admission to Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) course (both Kannada and English medium) for 2020-21. For details, call Principal on Mob: 94810-66490 or 94486-11655.
Nostalgically Speaking — 4: Farrokh K. Irani
August 9, 2020Among the most interesting and colourful persons that I met in Mysore was the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of the famous Jawa Motorcycle Company, Ideal Jawa India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. F.K. Irani, Farrokh Khudamurad Irani — famously and popularly known as Farrokh Irani. I was introduced to him by my brother Dr. K.B. Subbaiah…
Venerable Vasudeva Maharaj
August 9, 2020By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore India in general and South India in particular abounds in Saints whose main interest is serving the society through various methods. Some may deliver religious lectures while others may sing songs of these great men in their melodious voice….
Guduchi: A potent herbal immune booster
August 9, 2020By Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist In recent months, ayurvedic medicines and herbs are gaining more importance for their usefulness to boost immunity besides being used by many to defend themselves from Corona infection in the current crisis. It seems the people have reposed confidence in the age old ‘Traditional system of medicine’ as a first…
Riding on the wrong way!
August 9, 2020Sir, It is quite interesting to see that people are forgetting the basic road safety rules and finding new ways to reach their destinations. Riding or driving in the wrong way on the wrong side against the flow of the traffic became quite common in the city and many other parts of the country. Besides…
Makbool Pasha
August 9, 2020Makbool Pasha (57), a resident of Rajiv Nagar, passed away yesterday night following a cardiac arrest. He leaves behind his wife, a son, three daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held today at Masjid-Al-Badar at Rajiv Nagar, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle.















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