By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mukthi Bhawan? I am sure many of you would have heard about this building in Kashi where people go to die! Why? One may ask. As per our own Hindu scriptures, if one dies in Kashi, the abode of Shiva, one attains Moksha [ultimate salvation]. No rebirth. So,…
A body with eight bends
November 21, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Ashtavakra is a famous rishi associated with the Upanishadic period, roughly 2,500 years ago. His conversations with Janaka are very popular, where he draws attention to the connection between the spirit within us and the spirit that is present all around us — the relationship between…
Media and Masses
November 21, 2019Unarguably the only human pursuit that must comply with the factor of punctuality is production of dailies in various languages of the land. Not all readers are aware of the sleepless nights that their managements experience in ensuring their deslivery at the doorstep of the subscribing readers virtually on the dot. Reporters, copy-writers, printing crew,…
Vehicle parking fees at Railway Station: Users must insist for system-generated cash receipts
November 21, 2019Sir, Thousands of commuters travelling by train from Mysuru to Bengaluru and nearby areas park their two-wheelers at the parking lot provided in City Railway Station premises. Incidentally, at Gate No.2 [CFTRI side] for all practical purpose is a two-wheeler parking lot. While checking into the parking lot, system-generated bar coded paper tokens will be…
City kids meet Prez, seek One Nation-One Syllabus
November 21, 2019As part of Children’s Day, the students of The Acme School at Nivedithanagar in city met President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi recently and requested the President for ‘One Nation -One Syllabus.’ They are seen with students (from left) G. Rahul, S. Rishika, D. Dhanush, C….
Overflowing manhole spreading diseases at Rajivnagar
November 21, 2019Sewage water is overflowing from a clogged manhole opposite Masjid-e-Khaif at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage in MCC Ward No.21 since months which has failed to get the attention of civic officials though the Ward belongs to the Mayor. Residents say that the sewage water is flowing into the storm water drain. Also, foul smell is emanating…
Plea to clear garbage dumped in Saraswathipuram
November 21, 2019Garbage which is dumped on the 16th Main in Saraswathipuram is emanating foul smell forcing passersby to close their nostrils while passing by the road. Residents also said that there is significant increase in mosquitoes in the surroundings and have urged the authorities concerned to clear the garbage at the earliest.
Manu Bhaker wins Gold in Shooting World Cup
November 21, 2019Breaks Junior World Record in 10m Air Pistol India’s Manu Bhaker fired her way to the gold medal with a Junior World Record in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event of the World Cup Finals in China’s Putian today. The 17-year-old Bhaker shot 244.7 to claim the top prize in the prestigious season-ending tournament of…
City to host second-leg T20 Cricket Tournament for Blind
November 21, 2019A three-day T20 Cricket Tournament, jointly organised by Karnataka Cricket Association for the Blind (KCAB), Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, will be held at JSS-KSCA Ground at SJCE campus from Nov.25. The Mysuru-leg of the national-level T20 tournament will witness teams from Delhi, Haryana, Goa and…
Mysuru District Junior Athletes for 17th National Meet
November 21, 2019A group photo of the Mysuru district junior athletes, who will be taking part in the 17th National Inter-District Junior Athletic Meet-2019 to be held at Tirupati from Nov.23 to 25, were distributed track suits at a function held at Lions Hall in city yesterday. The athletes — (standing) Likitha Yogesh, Disha Ganapathy, S.K. Riya,…













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