Mysuru: The new buildings of Yachenahalli Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society, Milk Production Cooperative Society and Milk Chilling Plant will be inaugurated along with various other development works at the Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society premises in Yachenahalli, T. Narasipur taluk on June 11 at 11 am. PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate the…
Former UoM Registrar Prof. Rajanna goes to Court
June 10, 2017Mysuru: Former Registrar of University of Mysore (UoM) Prof. R. Rajanna, has gone in appeal to the High Court for a stay order. He has questioned both on the matter related to the naming of a two-member committee to look into the alleged, illegal appointments for the temporary non-teaching posts and the appointment of KAS…
UMAA: Select Mysore Varsity VC on time
June 10, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore Alumni Association (UMAA) has appealed to the Governor, Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister to select the Vice-Chancellor (VC) in a time-bound manner without finding reasons. In a press release, the President of UMAA, K. Arkesh has said that from the time Prof. K.S. Rangappa demitted office on Jan. 10,…
Retired Tahsildar’s house sold creating false documents
June 10, 2017Police question Corporator Devaraj Mysuru: A house belonging to a retired Tahsildar was sold by creating false documents and a fake owner. Highly placed sources told Star of Mysore that the Police have questioned Corporator P. Devaraj with regard to the house in Rajivnagar that belonged to retired Tahsildar Rajaratnam, a resident of Vijayanagar in…
None for the Road
June 10, 2017Our legislators were high on Thursday… high on discussing how to circumnavigate Supreme Court’s order banning all bars 500 meters from a Highway — ‘One for the road’ is now ‘none for the road.’ But isn’t this well-intentioned judicial law-making a breach of the basic constitutional principle of separation of powers between the Legislature, Executive…
Rtn. M.S. Nandakumar passes away
June 10, 2017Mysuru: Builder and Rotarian M.S. Nandakumar (64), passed away this morning following a heart attack. A resident of Kuvempunagar, he leaves behind wife Anuradha Nandakumar, son Nishanth, daughter Nimisha and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral will be held tomorrow morning at the foot of Chamundi Hill. Nandoo, as his friends fondly called him,…
Man held for raping, impregnating minor daughter in Hunsur
June 10, 2017Hunsur: A man from Hunsur has been arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually assaulting his minor daughter and impregnating her. The 14-year-old girl delivered a baby girl at Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru recently. The accused is a 40-year-old man, a resident of Hanagodu Hobli, in the taluk. He has…
Bangladesh score 5-wicket win over New Zealand
June 10, 2017Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah both scored hundreds as Bangladesh kept their hopes of a Champions Trophy semi-final alive with a stunning five-wicket win over New Zealand at Cardiff yesterday. Bangladesh, chasing a modest 266 for victory, had collapsed to 12 for three when left-hander Shakib (114) came in. And they were not much better…
Staging of plays at Natana
June 10, 2017Mysuru: Natana School of Theatre Arts will be staging two new plays ‘Kempu Kanagale’ and ‘Kamaladevi – Kuch Yaadonki Panne’ at its premises in Ramkrishnanagar on June 11 and 12 at 6.30 pm. ‘Kempu Kanagale’ is based on Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Raktha Karabi’ and has been translated by Sudha Aadukala. Dr. Sripada Bhat has scored music…
Vigilantism Vs Vigil
June 10, 2017(Forewarned is forearmed) Through narratives portraying people’s ways either through story-tellers or chroniclers, we learn that territories ruled by kings and their sundry counterparts (paalegars) in days gone-by used to be guarded zealously against marauders, hungry for acquiring wealth by resorting to forced occupation of land, looting, vandalising and, of course, causing loss of life…
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