Mysore/Mysuru: The Save Chamundi Hill signature campaign has got over 7,000 signatures in two days and a majority of the signatories are college students and youths who are aware of the mindless destruction. “But looking at the response of people, we felt that more awareness is needed to save the Hill. We have a long…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy Way back in the early 90s, when IFS Officer Dr. Kodira A. Kushalappa was Conservator of Forests in Mysuru some efforts were made to green Chamundi Hill using a Norwegian grant. One should wonder why our leaders did not think of greening ourselves and had to depend on foreign aid. On…
What happened to Centre’s Rs. 100 crore PRASHAD Scheme? Need to abolish Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat Mysore/Mysuru: After the successful online petition to stall cutting of hundreds of trees at the foot of Chamundi Hill for Heli Tourism project, with over 80,000 signatures, forcing the State Government to do a rethink on the project, Mysureans…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy More likely I may be the only one who questions the policy of NDA Government to drop petrol and diesel prices as a Deepavali gift. I am sure to get brickbats from most. I should hasten to add when in 2018 P. Chidambaram of UPA asked Prime Minister Modi to reduce…
Title: “Excellence Has No Borders”: Author: Dr. B. S. Ajaikumar Year: 2020 Pages: 188 Price: Rs. 699 Publisher: Portfolio By Bhamy V. Shenoy The book “Excellence Has No Borders” is by our own Mysurean, Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Founder of Bharath Cancer Hospital. This was released during the famous Jaipur Literary Festival…
Generals during a war should put country above self By Ashvini Ranjan and Bhamy Shenoy The State Government by transferring Rohini Sindhuri, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mysuru and Shilpa Nag, the Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) resorted to the easiest option of solving differences between the two IAS Officers. Even under normal circumstances,…
Unbridled political meddling is the biggest roadblock By Bhamy V. Shenoy It is unfortunate that our city’s leaders are enacting the same drama with the same plot but with different actors when we look at water supply and sewerage system. We have been mute spectators though it is affecting everyone in varying degrees. Currently with…
Mysore/Mysuru: World Consumer Rights Day was organised at Vidyavardhaka Law College which was inaugurated by District Consumer Redressal Commission Mysuru President B. Narayanappa. IIT Alumni and Mysore Grahakara Parishat Founder Bhamy V. Shenoy was the chief guest. In his inaugural address, Narayanappa said that consumers can simply submit their complaint to the District Consumer Redressal…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy Under UPA when crude oil price reached a high of 147 dollars per barrel in May 2008, petrol price in Delhi was around Rs. 50 per litre. On Feb. 1 this year, crude oil price was 56 dollars per barrel and petrol price was Rs. 86.30 per litre. Already in Rajasthan…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy There are more than three million (30 lakh) registered Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) or Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in India. It is a well-known fact that most are just on paper. Of those functioning NGOs, it is not easy to find credible and honest ones dedicated to serve the society. Despite these…
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