71-year-old Kanaka Ratna sells newspapers on footpath near Chikka Gadiyara By A. Ganesh Mysore/Mysuru: Women have left an indelible mark in diverse fields, shattering the glass ceiling and stepping into traditionally male roles, with many more paths waiting to be tread. Septuagenarian Kanaka Ratna from the city is a testament to such resilient women, carving…
DC advises competitive exam aspirants to read newspapers
September 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra said that those who want to take up competitive exams must read newspapers daily for at least for 2-3 hours, instead of depending on ready-made study materials (guides). He was speaking after inaugurating a 45-day coaching camp for those appearing for Panchayat Development Officer (PDO), First Division Assistant…
Russia-Ukraine war: Indian newspapers facing shortage of imported newsprints
March 18, 2022New Delhi: Indian newspapers are struggling to get imported newsprint supply due to Russia-Ukraine war. Russia accounts for almost 45% of Indian newsprint imports. Due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, several major global shipping companies have closed bookings to and from Russian ports, leading to accumulation of newsprint containers there. The sanctions on Russian banks are…
Newspaper distribution point shifted to City Bus Stand
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Newspaper arrangement and central distribution, which used to take place near Dufferin Clock Tower (Chikkagadiyara) in the early morning hours daily, has now been temporarily shifted to nearby City Bus Stand (CBS), as a COVID precautionary measure. As congestion and gathering of people was a common sight everyday near the Dufferin Clock Tower,…
No curbs on newspaper distribution
May 8, 2021Bengaluru: Indian Federation of Working Journalists has clarified that total lockdown imposed by the State Government from May 10 to 24 will not impact newspaper distribution and movement of newspaper carrying vehicles. In a press release here yesterday, B.V. Mallikarjunaiah, President of the Federation, said some vested interests are into vilification campaign that the Coronavirus…
No proof of COVID-19 spread through newspapers: Union Health Minister
October 22, 2020New Delhi: Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that there was no scientific evidence to prove that Sars-Cov-2 virus, the virus that causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was transmitted through newspapers and that it is “totally safe to read newspapers.” “Call your hawker now as newspapers spreading the virus is a baseless rumour; it…
INS seeks two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments
April 26, 2020Newspapers have lost Rs. 4,000-5,000 crore in 2 months, says Indian Newspaper Society New Delhi: In a second letter to Information and Broadcasting Secretary Ravi Mittal, Indian Newspaper Society (INS) President Shailesh Gupta has urged the Government to immediately announce a two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments and to increase official advertisement rates and budget…
Corporator hands over grocery kits to Newspaper Distributors
April 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Newspapers, though listed among essentials and with no events happening around, have lost its weight literally with less number of pages being printed in almost all the publications. Lockdown has forced Internet to be the way of life and yet, for some, newspapers have still remained a source of daily dose on information. Hence,…
‘Do not blame digital media for decline in newspaper readers’
February 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “I hear people saying that nobody seems to be interested in reading paper printed news anymore because of digital media. I do not think so. I would say, newspapers are not publishing people-friendly topics, so they are facing decrease in circulation,” opined journalist Rishikesh Bahadur Desai. He was speaking at a National Seminar organised…
Passion for Sanskrit drives Sudharma
September 12, 2019The World’s Only Sanskrit Daily printed and published from Mysuru turns gold By Sreekanth Datta Many have declared Sanskrit to be a dead language. Though Sanskrit may be the least-spoken language in India, it is far from being done and dusted. Ethnologue, a reference work that provides information and statistics about living languages around the…
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