Mysore/Mysuru: A mini bus that was stationed on the roadside on J.P. Nagar-Gorur Road at Nachanahallipalya has been destroyed in an accidental fire on Tuesday late night. One Hussain had obtained the bus on sub-lease from another person for painting. After painting half of the bus, he had parked the mini bus on the roadside…
Ayur Matam Academic Institute to offer Ayurveda courses
February 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Ayur Matam – Academic Institute of Ayurveda and Yogic Sciences (AM-AIAYS), affiliated to the University of Mysore (UoM), will offer specialised courses in Ayurveda Sciences, with a teaching hospital attached to it. Its mission is to extend the reach and efficacy of health professionals for daily life and living through Prime Minister Modi’s…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj —2
February 20, 2020[Continued from yesterday] Like every royal family, Shivaji’s family too claimed royal descent. However, there is a claim for double descent — one from King Porus that was mentioned earlier and another from the Ranas of Udaipur. It seems a quirk of history that just as King Porus fought Alexander The Great, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…
Meditation in motion
February 20, 2020The caption of this column may serve as an example for the figure of speech oxymoron, meditation requiring one to be physically stationary and motion to mean movement. Prescribing meditation for achieving tranquil mind under stressful conditions and recommending brisk walk for a healthy heart seem to be gaining ground on an unprecedented scale among…
Absence of safety precautions
February 20, 2020Sir, Recently, a lorry was seen transporting cut stone slabs on the Ring Road with its rear door left open and without securing the stones with rope. In the absence of any safety precautions, there is a chance for the slabs to slip from the lorry and in case it falls (especially at unscientifically laid…
Curtains fall on ‘Bahuroopi 2020’
February 20, 2020Rangabhoomi theatre troupe from Udupi staging the Kannada play ‘Kamyakala Prathima,’ based on selected parts from Virata Parva of Kumaravyasa Bharata and Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam, at Vanaranga last evening as part of Bahuroopi-2020 National Theatre Festival. Picture right shows a scene from the play ‘Mahatma’ (Kannada) staged by Amateur Theatre Artistes, Mysuru, at Kalamandira…
Residents urge public to dump garbage inside bin at N.R. Mohalla
February 20, 2020Despite the MCC installing a garbage bin on Shivaji Road in N.R. Mohalla, garbage is still being dumped outside the bin posing a lot of problems to the residents as well as the public. Residents say that because of garbage being dumped outside the bin, it is getting scattered and foul smell is emanating from…
Clear garbage dumped in front of a house at Saraswathipuram
February 20, 2020Garbage dumped in front of a house at Saraswathipuram is not cleared and has been lying there since a few days. Repeated calls to the civic body to get the garbage cleared has fallen on deaf years, says the resident of the house. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared soon.
Park construction at a snail’s pace; turns into a dumping yard
February 20, 2020A park which is being constructed behind Kamakshi Hospital on Maruti Temple Road in Ward 47 is going on at a snail’s pace, affecting the residents as weeds and overgrown bushes have filled up the park making it a safe haven for reptiles including snakes. This, in turn, has turned the park into a garbage…
FIFA unveils official slogan, schedule of 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup
February 20, 2020The official slogan, match schedule and host cities for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 were unveiled by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in the National Capital on Tuesday. A total of 16 teams will compete across 32 matches to lift the trophy on Nov.21 in…













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