Mysuru: In all, 42 tableaux will participate in the Dasara-2017 Jumboo Savari, said Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer P. Shivashankar. He was speaking at the State-level Nodal Officers Sub-Committee meeting on tableaux, at the Zilla Panchayat Office, here yesterday and said already 35 tableaux had been shortlisted. The theme for each of the 30 Zilla…
Tribunal stays CFTRI Director’s transfer
September 7, 2017Mysuru: “I am happy, is all I can say now. I will assume charge again tomorrow. I am on medical leave as I was suffering from upper respiratory tract infection. I have to produce a medical certificate,” said the restrained voice of CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. He was speaking to Star of Mysore, here…
Poet Nissar Ahmed invited officially to inaugurate Dasara
September 7, 2017Bengaluru: Mysuru District Administration has extended the official invitation to noted Kannada poet Padmashree K.S. Nissar Ahmed, who has been selected by the State Government to inaugurate this year’s Dasara festivities. Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed, popular as “Nityotsava Kavi”, will inaugurate the festival atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 21. The invitation was…
Applications invited for Mahila Dasara stalls
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation and Women and Child Welfare Department have jointly organised an exhibition and sale as part of Mahila Dasara from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28 at the JK Grounds near the City Railway Station. In this Mela, the paintings, hand-crafted items and other products manufactured by Sthree Shakti Self Help…
1993 Mumbai Blast Case: Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan sentenced to life
September 7, 2017Mumbai: Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, were awarded the death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court, here this morning. Other accused, Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, were sentenced to life imprisonment and Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for ten years….
Hubli Tigers adopt Tiger at Mysuru Zoo
September 7, 2017Mysuru: As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity, Hubli Tigers, one of the Karbonn Smart KPL franchises, extended its support for the tiger cause by adopting a tiger for the period of one year. Hubli Tigers Owners Sushil Kumar Jindal and Abhishek Jindal, along with the team, visited the Mysuru Zoo and handed…
DC launches Mobile Digital Planetarium in city
September 7, 2017Mysuru: A Mobile Digital Planetarium, mooted by the State Government to impart scientific knowledge to students of Government High Schools on Astronomy through entertainment, was launched in city yesterday at Government High School in Vinayakanagar here by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. The scheme has been launched by the Department of Information Technology and Bio-technology and…
Footwear Fables
September 7, 2017Connecting the datelines of epics Ramayana of Thretha Yuga going back to around 10,000 years as well as Mahabharatha of Dwapara Yuga to around 5,000 years with two other datelines namely a) of our ancestors existing on earth 60,00,000 years ago and b) of the modern form of humans having evolved around 2,00,000 years ago…
City hoteliers to stage mythological play tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: City hoteliers will be staging mythological play ‘Bhakta Prahlada’ at Kalamandira in city on Sept. 8. The show will be inaugurated at 4 pm in the presence of State and National Award winner cine-actor Vijaya Raghavendra as the chief guest. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city on Tuesday, Hotel…
Cannon firing test for Dasara Jumbos tomorrow
September 7, 2017Mysuru: With the countdown for this year’s Dasara having already begun, the Forest Department will be conducting the cannon firing test for Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace tomorrow. The test will be held at the parking space near the Varaha Gate of the Palace. All 15 elephants will undergo the test to get accustomed…
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