By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: As many educational institutions in city have resorted to online classes for students following lockdown for the last three months, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is planning to launch Web Radio in October this year and broadcast lessons for its graduate and post-graduate students. Accordingly, KSOU has started training its…
Combating Corona in worst-hit Maharashtra needs some guts
May 17, 2020Mysurean Dr. Meghana serves JJ Hospital in Mumbai, the hotspot of killer virus By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when Maharashtra is witnessing a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases, a young lady doctor from Mysuru is not only helping Corona Warriors in Mumbai by providing food and PPE kits to them…
Mysuru-born UK doctor gets accolades in COVID-19 fightback
May 4, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Indian doctors have often been referred to as the backbone of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), with an estimated 60,000 medics from India working for the State-funded health service. It is doctors like Mysuru-origin Sankeerthana Subramaniam who are the ones leading the fight against COVID-19. The frontline in this…
An ode to frontline fighters
April 20, 2020‘Corona Warriors’: A short-film by city’s Suthan Dileep By M.T. Yogesh Kumar If you think sitting at home, following the guidelines of lockdown set by the Government is tiring, imagine the plight of doctors, Police personnel and others in the essential line of services, who are working tirelessly day and night, risking themselves and their…
Unhappy with MCC’s mutton price, stall owners are on indefinite stir
April 18, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Mutton stall owners in city, who have refused to sell the meat as per the rate fixed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), have begun an indefinite stir. Following the ban on fairs due to lockdown and as the MCC had banned the sale of chicken meat due to bird…
Ex-Army men will join forest crusaders at Bandipur
March 14, 202025 soldiers to act as front line conservationists in protecting the Tiger Reserve By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: “A soldier is the very basis, the silent and barely visible cornerstone, of our fame, culture, physical well-being and prosperity; in short, of the entire nation-building activity.” Selfless, versatile, resourceful and incredibly dedicated, the Indian Army is…
Pink blooms against blue sky
March 1, 2020Gliricidia Sepium, locally called Gobbarada Gida canvasses dry Chamundi Hill By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Even as the Chamundi Hill forests are now presenting a dull picture with dried up trees, shrubs and plants, pink flowers have started to bloom in full in the forests, much to the delight of visitors and tourists. Just when the…
Quarantine Station for rescued wild animals at Koorgalli Rehab Centre
February 25, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar A Quarantine Station for rescued wild animals for rehabilitation will soon come up at Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli on the outskirts of the city. A proposal to construct the Quarantine Station has been sent to the State Government for approval, said Mysuru Zoo Executive Director Ajit…
MM Hills forest staff lose sleep over Shivaratri
February 20, 2020Forest Department goes all out to prevent fire on Male Mahadeshwara Hills By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: While the devout and the faithful stay awake all night for Mahashivaratri, the Forest Department personnel are duty-bound to keep their eyes wide open 24/7 at Male Mahadeshwara Hills to fight forest fires. Lakhs of devotees throng the…
Illustrations from the Kitchen
February 16, 2020Here is the story of a small girl who was amazed by the beautiful and inspiring Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings displayed at Mysore Palace. As she grows up and gets busy with life like everyone else, she never forgets her dream of becoming an artist. So much so that a small part of her kitchen…
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