WINTER’S SPECIAL BOUNTY: This is winter season and many trees in the city dress up in new garb. One of the first ornamental tree to do this is called ‘Pink Lapacho’ inside the Oval Grounds opposite Crawford Hall with the botanical name Handroanthus impetiginousus (earlier called Tabebuia impetiginosa). [Pic. by M.N.Lakshminarayana Yadav].
Farmers, who camp at the Vegetable Market on M.G. Road (behind Exhibition Grounds) at night with their produce, light a camp fire to brave the biting cold yesterday. Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav
Crested Serpent Eagle – Spilornis cheela is a marvellous raptor that predominantly hunts snakes and rodents in agricultural areas especially beside rivers and canals. The bird figures in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species 2016. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and…
By Ramesh Kebbehundi Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The ongoing repair and renovation of the iconic St. Philomena’s Church which has the distinction of being the second largest Church in Asia has almost reached finishing stage and is scheduled to be completed for this Christmas, or maximum by Jan. 15, 2019. The second phase of…
By Ramesh Kebbehundi [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Most people can identify a Police Officer by the official uniform. When citizens on a busy street are in need of help, they scan the crowds of pedestrians looking for the distinctive uniform of a Police Officer. Criminals usually curb their unlawful behaviour when they spot a…
A herd of deer near Kalamandira on Hunsur Road in city looks so real that the motorists are forced to stop and go closer to capture them on their mobile phones only to realise that they are just stuffed deer on sale. Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav
Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The Dasara Flower Show being held at Kuppanna Park, also called as Nishad Bagh, is beckoning visitors in hordes. The new addition of the Lal Bagh-like Glass House has become a show-stopper with people thronging to take selfies and click pictures with the floral replica of Delhi’s Lotus Temple made…
District Minister G.T. Devegowda is seen presenting T.S. Satyan Photography Award to Senior Photographer Pragathi Gopalakrishna as part of World Photography Day celebrations at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira here on Sept. 11. Others seen are Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Hotelier P.V. Giri, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, Senior Journalist K….
By Team Star of Mysore: V. Shourabh, S.T. Ravikumar, Rajkumar Bhavasar, M.B. Pavan Murthy and M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav It is time for the Lord of Lords — Lord Ganesha — to arrive. The most powerful and the most merciful of all Gods needs some extra care and some extra attention. It is only fair that…
In the now-showing Kannada movie ‘Sarkari Hiriya Pratamika Shaale, Kasargodu: Koduge Ramanna Rai’, Director Rishab Shetty narrates the condition of government Kannada schools. The movie, based on the Director’s real-life incident, narrates the story of a School Head Master who struggles to keep the school running against all odds. Like the reel-life Head Master, effectively…
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