Mysuru: Following students of GSSS School, Siddarthanagar, have won in the Zonal and Inter-Zonal-Level Athletics Meet conducted by the Department of Education at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city recently and are selected for District-level: H.S. Kalpana Gowda – 1st place in 100 mts & 200 mts running; H.S. Kalpana Gowda, B.M. Bhoomika, S. Kavya and…
VVCE students manufacture eco-friendly refrigerator
September 16, 2019Mysuru: A Group of Final Year Electrical and Electronics Engineering students — Danish Junaidi, Syed Hasan, B. Satish and V. Preetham — from Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, have developed an “Eco-friendly Refrigerator Using Peltier Technology” model which was found to be adequate to improve efficiency of low efficient TECs (Thermo-Electric Cooler) and also…
Infosys Mysore DC concludes MakersSpace Hackathon
September 16, 2019Mysuru: Infosys Mysore Development Centre (DC) recently concluded MakersSpace, a hackathon for engineering students from Colleges in and around Mysuru. The hackathon received good response from 150 students, who were accompanied by 30 mentors from 14 Colleges. MakersSpace, a 24-hour-long hackathon, was organised with the objective of engaging with engineering students from local Colleges and…
Solo art expo from tomorrow at Sri Kalanikethana Art Gallery
September 16, 2019Mysuru: A six-day painting expo by artist B. Kiran Kumar has been organised at Sri Kalanikethana School of Art, CA-15, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, from tomorrow. The expo will be open from 11 am to 6 pm till Sept.22. Former Minister G.T. Devegowda will inaugurate the expo at 11.30 am tomorrow (Sept.17). Retd. Director of Kannada…
Winners of ‘Tinkerfest’
September 16, 2019Mysuru: JSS Public School, SJCE Campus, has bagged 1st Place in ‘Tinkerfest’ competition organised by Atal Tinkering Lab, Excel Public School, for their Project ‘The Sea Bin.’ The project team included P. Pratyush, Aryav Hegde, Mayur, Ravishankar and Uday, under the guidance of Maheshwari and Phaneesh. Excel Public School bagged the 2nd Place. In all,…
103rd birth anniversary of M.S. Subbulakshmi today: A Tribute
September 16, 2019‘MS’ – The Muse of Music By Girija Madhavan The 103rd birth anniversary of M.S. Subbulakshmi [1916-2004] falls on 16th September 2019 and will be marked by lovers of music. She was known as ‘MS’ to her admirers and was special to me too. In 1942, I remember attending an ‘Upanayanam’ in Madras, [now Chennai]….
Rajeev Taranath – the genius
September 16, 2019Bangalore Brothers display harmony in music By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan It is no joke for a musician to be performing at the age of 86. Sarod playing demands a particular posture which is not easy to manage for more than half-an-hour at the most. But this 86 years young gifted musician sits for more than…
Art of balancing
September 16, 2019The Chinese awareness of the earth’s magnetic field dates back to the Shang dynasty (1650-1027 BC). However, it was not until 500 BC during the Zhou dynasty that this information was used as an orientation aid. At that time, orientation instruments were created in such shapes as needles, spoons, and disks; these were used to…
Lifestyle – longevity link
September 16, 2019Life-span of human beings, not exactly determined, is more at present times than before, thanks to both advances in medical field and comprehension of its link with diet as well as lifestyle. Desiring to live long, say beyond 80s and 90s, without any health issues and following a disciplined lifestyle as well as moderation in…
Kodagu disaster: GSI must be more pragmatic and purposeful
September 16, 2019Sir, This is in response to the letter by Geologist Mrinmoy Chakraborty (SOM dated Aug.11, 2019) defending the views of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) published in SOM dated Apr.25. I write this to bring to light a few facts that go to show that Chakraborty has hastened to defend the warnings given by…















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