By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about depression in dogs and post operation requirements after neutering pet? What is fish food made of? The food for aquarium freshwater fishes is: Dry food: It includes flakes, pellets and sticks. Flakes and sticks are often low in fibre and can cause constipation, therefore…
KHB Scam: Five accused in Judicial custody granted bail
December 27, 2017Mysuru: City’s Third Additional District and Sessions Court yesterday granted conditional bail to the five accused in Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) scam who were in Judicial custody. Judge Sudheendranath, who heard the bail plea petition, granted conditional bail after receiving Rs.2 lakh surety from each of the five accused. The accused, who were arrested in…
Mysuru Zoo spreads warmth in a season of biting cold
December 27, 2017Mysuru: As the cold season has gripped the city, it is not only the humans that are feeling the chill. Our animal friends at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) are also finding it difficult to survive the biting cold. With mercury levels coming down, the over 1,500 inmates of the Zoo are taking advantage…
Protests for Mahadayi in Mysuru
December 27, 2017Mysuru: Various pro-farmer and progressive organisations including the Raitha Sangha, Mysuru Hotel Owners Association, Karunada Janashakthi Vedike, staged a protest at Gandhi Square in city this morning demanding justice for the State in Mahadayi and Kalasa Banduri projects. The protestors alleged that the BJP MPs and other leaders had failed to bring justice for the…
North Karnataka observes bandh over Mahadayi row
December 27, 2017Mysuru: The North Karnataka bandh called by Mahadayi-Kalasa Banduri Nala Horata Samanvaya Samiti, seeking early solution to the Mahadayi row, was near total today in four districts of Malaprabha Command Area — Dharwad, Belagavi, Gadag and Bagalkot. The bandh was supported by several pro-Kannada and a host of other organisations. Normal life was thrown out…
Journey of a natural farmer through the eyes of a Historian
December 27, 2017Renowned Historian and former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Prof. B. Sheik Ali, an avid reader of Star of Mysore, is penning an article for this newspaper for the first time. The nonagenarian, in his lucid hand, writes about the importance of natural farming and highlights how M.K. Kailash Murthy, a natural farmer, cultivates…
No word from UGC on recognition: KSOU VC Prof. D. Shivalingaiah
December 27, 2017Mysuru: Even as the two-week deadline set by the Karnataka High Court to the UGC (University Grants Commission), asking it to grant re-recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) for offering non-technical courses ended yesterday, the KSOU is yet to hear any word from the UGC on the matter. The High Court, while hearing a…
Minister opens Organic Millets Mela
December 27, 2017Mysuru: The two-day Organic Millets Mela, organised by the Department of Agriculture of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Ramanagaram districts, began at Scouts and Guides Grounds near the DC’s office here this morning. Hundreds of farmers from the four districts were ferried to the venue by KSRTC buses and the Mela is being held to create…
Mysuru Winter Festival: Lilting Kannada melodies fill Palace air; movie buffs throng Maharaja’s Grounds
December 27, 2017Mysuru: What if the song is old, it still rings in one’s ears and this feeling was uppermost yesterday at the Mysore Palace where the young rising singers of Mysuru, through their melodious voices, rendered beautiful Kannada movie songs, filling the hearts of the large audience gathered. It was the fourth day of the Mysuru…
Road Safety Associations needed in Schools: Traffic Warden
December 27, 2017Mysuru: All schools need to have a School Association for Road Safety (SARS) in place to better manage the traffic situation in and around the schools, said Traffic Warden S.V. Raghavendra. He was addressing the students and teachers during the session on Road Safety and Traffic at the 25th State-level National Children’s Science Congress held…
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