Mysuru: The two-day State BJP Executive Meeting began at the Rajendra Kalamandira in city this morning with party leaders attempting to bury their differences even as the rift within the party came out in the open. As if to indicate the ongoing tussle within the party, BJP State President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa…
Malavika Avinash Star attraction
May 6, 2017Mysuru: Actress Malavika Avinash was sitting in the front row at the State BJP meet. Speaking to Star of Mysore, she said, “I came early and sat here as I did not want to create any confusion. I am sorry that I am not able to get up as I have fractured my leg.” Asked…
Not the cleanest … just least dirty !
May 6, 2017A month ago, two students Srivalli Rattehalli and Vishnu Priyan visited Star of Mysore office to show some photographs. The two of them had taken some time off and ridden around the city clicking photographs of the two-time winner of the “Cleanest City in India.” Their photographs proved anything but that. I was always a…
POINT BLANK: Wages of Rape is Death
May 6, 2017By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief The day of new dawn in India’s judiciary and the legal system was 5.5.2017. The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence for four rapists in 2012 Delhi rape case. There were actually six rapists but one of the convicts, Ram Singh committed suicide in Tihar Jail while the other was a minor….
Yeddy snubs bête noire Eshwarappa on stage
May 6, 2017Mysuru: The rift between BJP State President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa came out in the open this morning at the State BJP Executive meeting. Yeddyurappa did not even look at Eshwarappa as the latter greeted him on…
BJP meet sidelights
May 6, 2017Mysuru: The Ramanuja Road leading to the Rajendra Kalamandira where the State BJP Executive Committee meeting began here this morning was abuzz with activity. Apart from media persons who had gathered at the junction of Ramanuja Road and MG Road, a few people were waiting to have a glimpse of the leaders who were arriving…
Son of Kodagu leaves his footprint on snow-clad mountains -3
May 6, 2017While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and fame through their service in the Survey Department. One such hero is Kalyatanda B. Appachu, son of late…
Venugopala Swamy Temple beckons tourists
May 6, 2017If devotees cannot go to the temple, the temple goes to devotees ! This is what happened at Krishna Raja Sagara. The 12th century Venugopala Swamy Temple, which remained submerged when the KRS was full and resurfaced when the water level reached an all time low, was shifted to the nearby Hosa Kannambadi village, thanks…
What’s cooking at BJP meet?
May 6, 2017Mysuru: Traditional chefs, who are experts in cooking dishes that are famous in and around Mysuru, have been hired to supply food for the two-day State BJP Executive meeting that began in the city this morning. Cooks arrived at Rajendra Kalamandira, the venue of the event, yesterday evening and started the preparations for today and…
Hunsur School teacher gets 43rd rank in KAS exam
May 6, 2017Selected for the post of Assistant Commissioner Hunsur: Hailing from a poor family, a promising teacher has secured 43rd rank in KAS exam and now selected for the post of Assistant Commissioner (AC). A.E. Raghu, a teacher at Kappanakatte Tribal Settlement School in the taluk, is the achiever. Raghu is the son of Eshwarachar and…
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