Mysuru: The plans of Mysuru Zoo authorities to send giraffes to Bannerghatta Biological Park and the faraway Nandankanan Zoological Gardens, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, hit a roadblock following the death of Krishnaraja, the oldest Giraffe early this morning. Krishnaraja was the centre of attraction at the Mysuru Zoo and was 21-years-old. Krishnaraja was the fourth calf born…
Wadiyars’ contribution hailed at Kannada Lit Fest
November 25, 2017Mysuru: Several speakers on the inaugural day of the mega literary festival recalled the contributions of Wadiyars in the formation of Karnataka and development of Kannada language. Retired Kannada Professor and Scholar Dr. N.S. Taranath who spoke on the contributions of Wadiyars, said that the Wadiyars patronised fine arts and literature and helped in the…
Community dogs get collars
November 25, 2017Mysuru: People for Animals (PFA), Mysuru, launched ‘Circle of Life’, a mass social campaign of putting reflective collars to community dogs at PFA premises in Roopanagar, here this morning. The programme was launched by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep by putting a reflective collars to one of the community dogs. Speaking on the occasion, he said…
Cultural events light up city evenings
November 25, 2017Mysuru: It was time to enter the ethereal world after the mind was exercised sufficiently with the Akshara Jatre (festival of letters) on the first day of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. As the Sun set (and one can watch the most beautiful sun sets in the cultural capital), there was cultural treat…
‘Kaviraja Marga’ – A poetic trip for delegates
November 25, 2017Mysuru: In a bid to familiarise the delegates attending the ongoing 83rd Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana with the city’s renowned writers, poets and institutions, the Tourism Department launched ‘Kaviraja Marga’, a tour around the city for delegates, this morning. Today being the first day, 55 registered delegates were taken in a KSTDC from Maharaja…
Children and Seniors: Not always sex offenders
November 25, 2017It’s bad enough that sexual deviance has become a regular occurrence, now sex crimes are getting perverse, cruel and just unbelievable. It’s not just the severity of the crime but also the age of the perpetrators. In the past week alone we heard two nauseating cases of sexual abuse. On November 22nd, the Hyderabad Police…
Over 70,000 people had breakfast at Sammelana
November 25, 2017Over 70,000 people had sumptuous breakfast and over 2 lakh people had lunch and dinner on the inaugural day of the 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana yesterday at the three venues – Maharaja’s College Grounds, Scouts and Guides Grounds and the Ursu Boarding School. The Food Committee has the responsibility of ensuring that quality and tasty…
Book Fair draws good crowd on first day
November 25, 2017Mysuru: Kannada bibliophiles are having a field-day at the 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana as they thronged the nearly 200 book stalls from day one itself. The bookstalls are located bang on the cricket pitch and right next to the main venue on Maharaja’s College Grounds where well-known publishers from the State have set up their…
Breathing Life into STONES
November 25, 2017By V. Shourabh Sculptors are creative visual artists who, with their imagination, take various materials, which they then carve, chisel and model to make a finished sculptural work of art. A Sculptors’ Camp with the theme “Ancient Indian Sculptural Art” was organised from Nov. 8 to Nov. 23 at Manasagangothri campus. This Weekend Star Supplement…
‘Makkala Sahitya Ghosti’ begins
November 25, 2017Mysuru: The two-day ‘Makkala Sahitya Ghosti’, organised as part of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, began at Kalamandira on Hunsur road here this morning. Writer Boluvaru Mohammad Kunhi inaugurated the event and delivered the keynote address. Writer Jayavantha Kadadevara presided. Prof. Chandragowda Kulkarni delivered a talk on the topic ‘Child Literature – Modern…
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