Hunsur: The body of a specially-abled woman, who was swept away in flood waters, has been found today in Lakshmanatheertha River after three days. The deceased woman is Rathnamma (40), a resident of Harave village in the taluk. Rathnamma was proceeding to her relative’s house at Tattekere village, when she slipped and fell into the…
Sushira’s 19th Annual Music Festival from tomorrow
August 12, 2019The 19th annual Music Festival of Sushira, Sri V. Desikachar’s Academy of Music, Mysuru, is being celebrated from Aug.13 to 16 at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city. A slew of interesting classical music programmes have been organised on the occasion. Sushira has been in the forefront of encouraging young and budding…
How to cure our officials from MAFA disease?
August 12, 2019You are warned. These heritage buildings will collapse ! It seems our Government officials are suffering from a disease called MAFA. An abbreviation, acronym for an official mindset of Indian bureaucrats coined by N.R. Narayana Murthy of Infosys. MAFA means ‘Mistaking Articulation For Accomplishment.’ Meaning, these officials think just by perpetually talking about a problem,…
Attempt to burgle shop, bus pass counter
August 12, 2019Rs.5,000 cash, fake jewellery stolen in another incident Mysuru: An incident of burglars attempting to burgle a photo copy shop and a bus pass counter at the subway of City Bus Stand by forcibly opening the rolling shutters has taken place at Devaraja Police limits in city. The incident came to light when T.S. Mahesh,…
House burgled at Dattagalli: Valuables and Rs.50,000 cash stolen
August 12, 2019Mysuru: Burglars, who gained entry into a house at Dattagalli 3rd Stage by removing the iron rods of the window, have decamped with about 20 grams gold ornaments, Rs.50,000 cash, silk sarees, LED TV, mobile phone and other items from the house. The burglary took place at the house of one Venkatesh. He along with…
Workshop on CPCSEA Guidelines for animal experiments held
August 12, 2019Mysuru: Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy and JSS AHER (JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research), had organised a one-day workshop on CPCSEA (Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) guidelines for animal experiments at Sri Rajendra Auditorium here recently. The IAEC is…
Woman robbed of gold chain
August 12, 2019Mysuru: Miscreants have snatched a gold chain of a woman near Dufferin Clock Tower on Aug.8. The woman, who lost her 18 grams gold chain, is Puttamma, a ‘D’ Group employee at Maharaja’s High School. Puttamma, after finishing her work, was walking near Dufferin Clock Tower to go to Devaraja Market to purchase vegetables, when miscreants,…
Awareness on Organ Donation
August 12, 2019Mysuru: As part of ‘World Organ Donation Day,’ Rotary Mysore, in association with Apollo BGS Hospitals has organised an awareness programme on Organ Donation at Rotary High School, next to Mandovi Motors at 4.45 pm tomorrow (Aug. 13). Rotary Mysore members along with Apollo Hospitals, Rotary Panchsheel, Rotary Midtown, Inner Wheel Club, Lions Club, Round…
Malabar Gold and Diamonds showcase Gemstone Jewellery Festival with Precia and Era
August 12, 2019Mysuru: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the world, launched the latest edition of its Gemstone Jewellery Festival in the regions — Karnataka, Andhra, Telengana, Delhi and Pune — to showcase its Precia and Era brands of gems and uncut diamond collections. The campaign started from Aug.3…
Leadership is Risky Business
August 12, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Traditional thinking associates leadership with authority and it is intuitively interpreted as having the power to lead people and organisations to bring about the change that one desires. Occupying positions of authority reinforces this understanding and people start relying more and more on the ‘power’ that goes with the position. Over…















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