New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will take place from Jan.29 to Feb.9 while the Union Budget will be presented on Feb.1, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said yesterday. The first phase of the Session will be from Jan.29 to Feb.9. After a recess, Parliament will meet again from Mar.5 to Apr.6, Kumar told…
Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday arrested Mushtaq Ahmed, one of the prime suspects in the 1993 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office blast case in Chennai. He had remained elusive for over 24 years. The powerful blast triggered at the State headquarters building of the RSS in Chetpet in Chennai on Aug.8, 1993,…
Mysuru: With the Government announcing the Reservation Matrix for the Mayoral polls, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha has written to the Mysuru Regional Commissioner (RC) to announce the poll schedule and hold election to Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts. The Government which reserved the Mayor post to SC (woman) and Deputy Mayor post…
Mysuru: A five-day “Sanchalana Children’s Theatre Festival,” organised jointly by the Department of Kannada and culture and Niranthara Foundation, commenced yesterday at Kalamandira here. Launching the Festival, MLA G.T. Devegowda opined that the talent, social concern and leadership qualities hidden in children should be brought out through theatre. However, he contended that staging a play…
Mysuru: In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. But in West Bengal they are given a pride of place as a ritual object. Lakkhi – Pencha, a decorative wooden object resembling an owl, is the Exhibit of the Month under the series by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya…
Pondering over the goings on in public spaces across the country witnessing turmoil pitching the administration at all levels from local to national and the land’s people, senior citizens who have memories of their bygone days decades ago are prompted to recall idioms and proverbs, particularly in Kannada, relevant to decline in the manner of…
The Central Government Pensioners Association (CGPA) celebrated Pensioner’s Day in city recently. Association President Dr. T.S. Satyanarayana Rao briefed about Association activities and the 7th Pay Commission. Secretary P.M. Parameshwaraiah explained the Supreme Court decision on Nakara case. Treasurer M.S. Mohan welcomed. Senior citizen H.R. Bapu Sathyanarayana also addressed the pensioners. The day concluded with…
Sir, I would like to give my suggestion to the Aadhaar linking problem of D. Venkateshaiah (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 29). Biometric readers do have a variety of problems including cleanliness of the glass, the users health and lastly the Internet speed in case of access to databases is needed. People engaged in physical…
Mysuru: The MCC officials recently held an awareness programme on the steps to be taken by the residents during the Swachh Survekshan at SBM Park in Sriramapura at the instance of Mysore Bank Colony Residents Cultural and Welfare Association. Speaking on the occasion, MCC Assistant Commissioner Javaregowda requested the residents to ensure segregation of garbage…
Mysuru: ‘Samskruthi – 2017,’ the special handloom mela organised by JSS Urban Haat at its premises on Ring Road in Hebbal from Dec. 29 will conclude on Jan. 14. A variety of sarees including Kanchivaram silk, Molakalmuru, Bengali Cotton, Maheshwari from Madhya Pradesh, Sambalpuri from Odisha, Gadwal Silk, Patola Silk from Gujarat are on display….
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