2020 may well be a repeat of 2018 and 2019 if urgent measures are not taken By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere (VSM) We need rain for drinking water and for survival. But there are also people who fear rain, especially heavy or continuous ones, like many who live in Kodagu and elsewhere in the…
Citizens with impressive track record of doing good in various activities in the cause of making life of people at large free of their life’s woes used to be recognised and honoured with titles appropriate to their field of excellence by the monarchs of the erstwhile Princely State of Mysore. The practice ceased from the…
Sir, Reading in yesterday’s SOM a write-up about “Tracing Mysore’s Footprints of Freedom Struggle,” to recall the past in connection with the 73rd Independence Day celebrations tomorrow (Aug. 15), my thoughts went down the memory lane to the year 1947-48. Those two years I was a resident-student of Gurukula Ashram, Kengeri, near Bengaluru, where education…
Garbage such as used paper plates and leftover food, which is dumped on the either side of the road behind the Gurudwar in Brindavan Extension is not cleared resulting in foul smell emanating from it. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared at the earliest.
Garbage and plants inside the sewage drain passing through Satyanagar in N.R. Constituency is blocked resulting in sewage water getting stagnant and emanating foul smell. Following recent rains, rain water mixed with sewage water overflowed on the road causing health hazards to the residents. Civic authorities are urged to get the drain cleared at the…
A goods vehicle, which is abandoned on the footpath opposite K.R. Police Station, is forcing pedestrians to walk on the ever-busy Vani Vilas Road by risking their lives. The place has also become a garbage dump yard causing a lot of problems to the residents. Authorities concerned are urged to get the abandoned goods vehicle…
In a noble gesture, Arjun Ranga, Owner of Mysuru Warriors and Managing Director of Cycle Pure Agarbathies, presented a cheque for Rs.1 lakh to DC Office Tahsildar Johnson towards the CM’s Flood Relief Fund. Mysuru Warriors also donated Rs.50,000-worth candles and match boxes. Mysuru Warriors, a Karnataka Premier League (KPL) franchise powered by Cycle Pure…
The students of Vidyavardhaka High School, Seshadri Iyer Road, who have bagged medals in the District-level Wrestling Competition organised by the Department of Secondary Education in the Lion’s Club Indoor Auditorium of Mysore University recently — R. Surya (Bronze), Mohammed Mannan (Silver), Mohammad Saqib (Silver) and R. Pradeep Kumar (Silver) — are seen with (sitting…
The students of Rotary Midtown Academy — N. Dhanushree (3rd place in Artistic Solo Style) and M.A. Divya (4th in Asanas Style) — have excelled at the National-level Yoga Championship – 2019 organised by Shree Patanjali Yoga Kendra at Bengaluru recently.
H.V. Sithalakshmi (85), a resident of Deewan’s Road in Chamaraja Mohalla, passed away yesterday at a private hospital here following brief illness. She leaves behind three sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill here this noon.
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