Awareness campaigns through art being taken up to attract urban voters and improve voting percentage By Mohan Kayaka Ever since the Election Commission took up the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme under many themes for greater participation for a stronger democracy, the voting percentage has been on a steady rise but not…
See village through new eyes at Dasara Exhibition
November 8, 2022‘Halli Mane’ a huge crowd-puller with age-old and rare agriculture implements, household items By Mohan Kayaka Life in a village is not a walk in the park by any means. Farming is one of the most difficult jobs and crops need close attention and efforts for a successful harvest. At the same time, life in…
Mysuru Pailwans get ready to enter Dasara wrestling arena
September 5, 2022By Mohan Kayaka With Dasara fast approaching, wrestlers of Mysuru are getting ready to enter the wrestling arena to take part in the prestigious Dasara wrestling event due to take place during Dasara festivities. The Pailwans, both Junior and Senior, are bracing themselves for the grand event by sweating it out in about 35 ‘Garadi…
After two years, city set for Grand Ganesha Festival
August 19, 2022Restriction-free celebrations in the offing this time; stress on eco-friendly idols By Mohan Kayaka After two years of muted festivities in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mysuru is all set to celebrate the upcoming Ganeshotsava in a grand way, free of any restrictions. For the last two years, both celebrators and idol-makers have been…
MCC installs Vacuum Feed Chlorination Plants to supply potable water to city localities
July 21, 2022By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to ensure potable water to all localities of the city coming under the Corporation limits, the MCC has started installation of Vacuum Feed Chlorination Plants at all its water storage and treatment units in and around the city. The plants are being installed at Vani Vilas Water Works…
PM Modi’s Yoga posture replica at Sand Museum
June 21, 2022By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s famed Sand Museum at the foot of Chamundi Hill has a new attraction — a sand replica of Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Yoga. The ‘PM’ is performing ‘Parvatasana’ along with the logo of International Day of Yoga-2022 and different Surya Namaskara postures. Sand artist M.N. Gowri has designed the…
Shortage of medical equipment still haunts Mysuru District Hospital
March 29, 2022By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Hospital, located on KRS Main Road in Metagalli, which was inaugurated in 2020 even before being fully equipped, is still facing shortage of medical equipment and infrastructure. Thanks to the initiatives taken by former MLA Vasu and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, this hospital was inaugurated by the then…
108-ft Male Mahadeshwara statue works on in full swing
January 30, 2022Rs. 20 crore heritage mountain project to be completed by September 2022 By Mohan Kayaka Over 60 to 65 percent works have been completed to build a 108-ft statue of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy atop Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills). The 27-ft pedestal on which the statue of Madappa on top of a tiger has been…
Quack in the tent
January 23, 2022‘Cure-all’ roadside medicine sellers are thriving at a rapid pace in city By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: Unregistered medical practitioners (quacks) continue to operate in many tents by the side of roads in Mysuru. Large banners can be seen in front of such tents declaring loudly that there is a cure for all diseases — whether…
How good or bad is your hearing? Test yourself
August 30, 2021All India Institute of Speech and Hearing develops user-friendly Android App DOWNLOAD AHS APP: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aiish.app By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: City-based All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) that has achieved many milestones and excellences in the field of communication disorders and an institute that has conducted exemplary research in the field of communication has…
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