Looking for the origin of earthen lamps or Diyas for Deepavali, Star of Mysore, on a rainy day, arrived at Doora, a village located 20 kms to the South of Mysuru. At Doora, we were standing right in the middle of a sea of clay pots and Diyas. This village is keeping the tradition of…
Sweeping Gold
September 21, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The gold-diggers of Unnao found nothing. In Mysuru, however, several men and women — almost 50 of them — find gold on jewellery streets, sewage drains, dirty alleys and every nook and corner of a dusty street. Every morning, a group of men and women make…
Kukkarahalli Lake spewing froth: Faecal content, detergent water root causes
July 26, 2019Pollution Control Board submits report to DC; Meeting called today at 4 pm on Lake bed to discuss issue By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: Gallons of sewage water mostly containing faecal matter and detergent water is entering on a daily basis into the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake in the heart of the city. This sullage is…
Hey Listen! Music Plays as you enter Kalamandira Garden
July 14, 2019Stone Pergolas enhance aesthetic beauty of the Abode of Art & Theatre Historical inscriptions of several rulers to give a heritage touch By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Yes, you heard it right. Soothing music will play as you enter the Kalamandira Garden and you can get lost in the musical notes amidst cool breeze if you…
Spewing Froth: Kukkarahalli Lake goes the Bellandur Lake way
July 11, 2019Samples collected and sent for Lab tests Criminal cases booked against MCC, MUDA, but case is still being ‘investigated’ By M.T. Yogesh Kumar [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Mysuru: Namma Mysuru’s failure in managing waste and lack of proper sewage management plan explain incidents of frothing at the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake, an inspiration to many…
Ferntastic: A potato farm blooms into State’s Siri Garden
May 18, 2019If Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been fighting with each other over Cauvery waters, they have come together to establish ‘Karnataka Siri Horticulture Garden’, Fern Hill, the second largest public garden in Ootacamund (Ooty) which is known for its wealth of Gardens and Parks. The Park, a gift of the Wadiyars of Mysore, has come…
Karanji Lake to spring back to Life
April 23, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Scientific desilting work to boost rich diversity Lake to hold more water once it rains Silt removal after a gap of 40 years Come rains, the Karanji Lake, maintained by Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens or Mysuru Zoo that is loved by Mysureans will regain its pristine beauty and will be full…
Political parties turn to women groups for votes
April 7, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: With quite a large network of women Self-Help Groups (SHG) functioning in Mysuru region, political parties are trying to seek their support in the upcoming LS polls. Major political parties and candidates are leaving no chances to utilise the potential of these SHG’s to fight the polls. Thousands of women…
‘‘More women should join Forest Department’’
March 11, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar S.C. Jyothi, a Range Forest Officer (RFO) probationer with the Forest Department, has said that she joined the Department to save wildlife for future generations. Jyothi Shivakote, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in Bengaluru, is currently undergoing training in Wildlife Division and was recently engaged in fire-fighting operations at Kundkere, Gopalaswamy Hills…
Car Wash Devaraju on Devaraja Urs Road
February 16, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar If you ever thought car washing was small business, here is a man who defies that notion. Three decades of his life spent on one road and he is still going strong. He is tall, well-built and means business as he wears a T-Shirt, rolls up his trousers and starts cleaning…
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