By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer On May 7, Indians will have an opportunity to witness the spectacular, resplendent, and last Supermoon of this year. This is known as lunar perigee and a normal lunar perigee averaging a distance of 362,479 kilometers happens once every orbital period. This event can be referred as “Supermoon.”…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As we go through a global pandemic which demands a major change in our lifestyle and which will have a major impact on the economy, it is a good time to remember a conversation in the Mahabharata, where Bhishma tells the Pandavas, about Apaddharma, or dharma…
Sir, Whatever it may be the reasons for opening liquor shops amid COVID-19 in the country, social distancing has taken a back seat in many parts of the nation. It is feared that it may lead to spread of infection, if any one person in that group is symptomatic and contact tracing is also not…
S. Sharadha (9), daughter of N. Srinivas and T. Sowmya and a resident of Ganesh Nagar, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city after a brief illness. She leaves behind her parents, sister Abhishree Nag, grandmother Nagamma and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Kailaspuram Burial Grounds this…
B.C. Vijayanand (61), a resident of Dattagalli, passed away on Tuesday in city. He leaves behind his wife, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Vidyaranyapuram on Wednesday, according to family sources.
G. Shivamma (85), a resident of Vijayanagar 1st Stage, passed away on Tuesday morning in city. She leaves behind her sons M. Ramachandra, JD(S) leader Ln. M. Pratap and M. Nataraj, daughters M. Vasanthamma and M. Padmavathi, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grand children, great grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed…
COVID stickers pasted on vehicles; indelible seal stamped on symptomatic travellers Mandatory 14-day quarantine for outside State visitors; asymptomatic persons let off Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take stringent measures against spread of Coronavirus infection even after the State Government decided to allow one-time, two-way inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities to return home,…
Excise duty on all brands of liquor hiked by 17 percent Bengaluru: In an attempt to revive the sagging economy of the State which was in distress due to onset of the COVID-19 lockdown, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced a relief package worth over Rs. 1,610 crore. He was addressing a press conference from…
By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: An estimated 10 lakh people visit Mysuru every year during the 10-day State-sponsored Dasara extravaganza. However, this year, dark clouds of COVID-19 have cast over the celebrations. With strict norms of social distancing here to stay at least till the pandemic is brought under complete control, stakeholders are wondering how to…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday expressed displeasure over the blanket permission granted by the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner without putting a cap on the number of invitees to the marriage of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of JD-S leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, held on April 17, during the lockdown period. The Court posed this…
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