Mysuru: Security to Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait has been increased with two additional Policemen posted at his house on M.G. Road in Udyagiri, in city. This measure follows, after Sait complained receiving threat calls by underworld don Ravi Poojary. DCP N. Vishnuvardhana told SOM here this morning that there was a gunman…
Democracy in India: Enough of Westminster Model, why not US Model?
January 11, 2018By K.C. Biddappa, Retd. Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd. This has reference to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra in Star of Mysore dated Jan.3 regarding the perpetuation of dynastic politics in Indian democracy. How true! Dynastic politics is in the DNA of Indian political system. For a common, hard-working, honest and tax-paying citizen, democracy in India has very…
Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo to be inaugurated this evening
January 11, 2018Mysuru: The five-day Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo- 2018, organised by Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Mysuru, will be inaugurated at Maharaja’s College Ground here at 6 pm today. While the expo will be inaugurated by K. Sriram, Vice-President of CREDAI, Mysuru, Swadeshi Mela will be inaugurated by Vishwaprasad Alva, Managing Director of Skanray Technologies, Mysuru. RSS…
Group assault on man: Eight held, Cops prevent major crime
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested eight youths including minors on charges of riot and assaulting a person in Siddarthanagar here. The arrested have been identified as Sunil, Shivadatta, Nanjunda, Yeshwanth, Nivedan and others. It is learnt that Sunil and Shivadatta were enemies and had earlier indulged in a fight near JSS Ayurveda College and Devegowda…
Man sentenced to life for murder
January 11, 2018Mysuru: The Third Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering a man on May 3, 2012 in Nanjangud. The person who has been sentenced for life has been identified as Mahadevaprasad. On May 3, 2012, Mahadevaprasad had asked for a beedi from one Murali at the Nestle factory…
Interaction with achievers
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Renowned Folk Scholar Dr. P.K. Rajashekar has been selected for the programme ‘An interaction with achievers’ being organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture tomorrow at 2 pm at Jayalakshmammanni Hall in Maharani’s Arts College here. MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha will inaugurate the programme. Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies Professor Dr. Nilagiri Talwar…
Natl. Youth Day tomorrow
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, in association with Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala and Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education, Yadavagiri, will be celebrating National Youth Day on Jan.12 in a grand manner. Nearly 2,000 students from various schools along with teachers will be participating in the programme which begins with floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda’s…
Flourishing fakes, frauds
January 11, 2018Consumers of their needs in daily life find themselves in the present world of fakes and frauds. The media, with the hawk’s eye of its army of reporters, is doing excellent job of bringing the flourishing trade to the notice of the people, who are taking the offending flock in their strides, with the administration…
Graduates Day at JSS
January 11, 2018Mysuru: JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, B.N. Road, Mysuru, is celebrating tenth Graduates’ Day on Jan. 12 at 11.30 am in the Golden Jubilee Hall of the college. Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. Dr. R. Ramanan, Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Additional Secretary, Niti Aayog, New Delhi, will address the Graduates….
Dr. Ishwar Gilada’s opinion about Osho’s health mere assumption
January 11, 2018Sir, This refers to the two-part Interview of Dr. Ishwar S. Gilada, President of AIDS Society of India (ASI), published in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 7 and Jan. 8. Here I would like to clarify on Dr. Gilada’s comments about Osho Rajneesh. When Osho was arrested on Oct. 29, 1985, at Oklahoma State, he was…
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