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CHURUMURI POLL: Sachin or Lara or Inzy?
As the World Cup veers to a close, the curtain has come down on one of the finest batsmen to have walked the earth: Brian Charles Lara. But it is …
Jain muni gives Gowda & Son a piece of his mind
M. MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has been used to being called many different names on many different occasions by many detractors during his …
Skeletons in the cupboard and on the shop floor
Police in Keshia, West Bengal, have busted a human “bones factory” trading in illegal skeletons. Apparently, the perps supplied skeletons to medical students and folk doctors. From Reuters: “We received …
Dr Sachin and Lakshmi, IPS, need your help
C.V. SANTOSH writes: Vayam, a “clique” of like-minded people working as an interface between the people of Mysore and NGOs has organised “Mysooru Unplugged”, a cornucopia of events on Sunday, …
Has Akshaya Thrithiya become a major scam?
ANANTH SHENOY writes: On Friday, April 20, I went to ICICI Bank and was shocked to see a notice on the glass door that read: “Today no banking transactions, Only …
CAMPAIGN: A Bharat Ratna for Dr Raj Kumar?
If he were still with us, Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju—actor, singer, yogi, and above all a gentleman—would have been 79 years old tomorrow. But as one of his many co-stars, Jaya …
How we can make Mysore pedestrian-friendly
“TARLE” SUBBA and ARUN PADAKI write: In the documentary, “R.K. Narayan—India’s Chekov“, Narayan leisurely explains, that strolling through its cultural, natural, commercial and social landmarks, and enjoying the life around …