By B.C. Thimmaiah [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Mysuru Regional Transport Office (RTO) East in city has seen a tectonic shift in how driving tests are conducted to issue licences. Tests are now conducted in specially designed Automated Driving Test Tracks which have many segments, each of which has to be passed in a particular…
Hate in the time of Coronavirus
February 29, 2020Coronavirus brings death, but it sure is less macabre than the death brought by rioting mobs of Delhi. Coronavirus kills one with fever, unlike rioters in East Delhi who killed Ankit Sharma with hundreds of stab wounds or shot Mudassir Khan in his head as he simply stood outside his house. May be the real…
Democracy’s downturn
February 29, 2020Scholars who are credited with writing verses in the distant past have mentioned the term Bharathakhanda, meaning the territory of which present India is only a part. Many explorers, particularly the Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324), Chinese travellers Fa Hien (337-422) and Hiuen Tsang (602-664) are recollected by many public speakers as having…
Philosophy: A forgotten subject
February 29, 2020Sir, The study of Philosophy was once considered to be of utmost importance, especially in our culture. Every student was required to acquire the knowledge of the scriptures, as it was thought necessary to lead a meaningful life. The advent of European education system has caused the subject to gradually disappear from the curriculum of…
BSY greeted on his birthday
February 29, 2020Former Taluk Panchayat President and BJP Youth leader L.R. Mahadevaswamy (second from left), greeted Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on his 77th birthday at the latter’s residence in Bengaluru on Thursday.
New Maruti Vitara Brezza launched in city
February 29, 2020The New Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza was launched at Mandovi Motors Pvt. Ltd., KRS Road, Mysuru, yesterday. Seen in the picture are (from left) Kishore, Railway Welfare Officer; Subramanya, Chief Manager, State Bank of India – Personal Banking Branch (SBI-PBB); Mayaganna, DPO, South Western Railway; P.M. Ganapathy, Vice-President, Mandovi Motors, Arena; Dharmappa, customer; Nagappa, Regional…
Silk India-2020 to conclude tomorrow
February 29, 2020‘Silk India-2020’ exhibition-cum-sale, organised by OA&C at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city from Feb.21, will conclude tomorrow (Mar.1). The expo is open to public from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm. The exhibition brings together rural artisans from the eastern part of India featuring vast collections of cotton and silk handlooms, Odisha tie-and-dye,…
Ayub Khan is MCC Congress leader Rath Former
February 29, 2020Mayor Ayub Khan, who was elected as the leader of ruling party (Congress) in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), being greeted by Congress leaders at MCC Hall recently, as former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MLC R. Dharmasena, City Congress President R. Murthy, District President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar, Corporators K.V. Sridhar, P. Srinivas, Shantakumari and Gopi,…
Indian Turf Invitation Cup 2020 begins in city
February 29, 2020Two-day event being held in Mysuru for the first time Rs. 3.71 crore stake money for a total of 16 races Free Contest of Skill on Mar. 1 Free eye screening camp at MRC Eye Hospital on Mar. 2 The much awaited 58th Edition of the Indian Turf Invitation Cup 2020, a two-day gala event,…
1 lakh Haryana AITA Men’s Tournament : Mysuru’s Suraj Prabodh wins Men’s Singles title
February 29, 2020Mysuru lad Suraj R. Prabodh, taking part in the AITA Men’s 1 Lakh Tennis Tournament held at Karnal in Haryana, won the Men’s Singles title beating Yugal Bansal in the final 6-0, 6-3 yesterday. In the semi-finals, Suraj scored a well-earned 6-0, 6-2 win over Ayush Gurnani 6-0, 6-2 and in the quarter-finals beat Tarn…
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