By Ashvini Ranjan [Continued from yesterday] As we departed on our tour of the city, Akbar reeled off the city’s history of how it changed hands from the Arabs to the Mongols and subsequently ruled by Timur and Shaybandis. It was colonised by Russia in 1917 and Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991. “It was Islam…
Global agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) publish findings of their surveys on many occasions with data and information relating to most of the countries across the world focusing on the status of the health of respective populations. As if to voice the health concerns of the land’s masses in tandem with WHO,…
Sir, With reference to the news item on widening of Irwin Road (SOM dated Nov. 6), it is commendable that the government is offering above market rate compensation. However, it is short-sighted to think that this will take care of traffic congestion permanently. Bengaluru is a nearby example of how when roads are widened and…
Before-after: The Railway authorities seem to have woken up following the report titled ‘Chamarajapuram Railway Station turns Bin-Station’ published in Star of Mysore dated Nov. 10. The tiny station was cluttered with over 150 dustbins every five meters! Today it has a more realistic 50 bins.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the top five jewellery brands in the world, is on an expansion spree. Picture shows Kannada film actor Roaring Star Srimurali inaugurating the new Malabar showroom at Dharwad on Nov.4 in the presence of Malabar Group MD O. Asher, Regional Head for Karnataka Iflu Rahman and other Management Heads…
H.N. Ananth Kumar celebrated his 59th birthday on Sept. 22 this year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, along with his family members. He cut a cake in the presence of his wife Tejaswini, brother H.N. Nanda Kumar and a few others. Ananth Kumar’s birthday, according to official records, is on July 22….
A Maruti Swift car reportedly rammed into the ornamental balustrades on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning damaging a few balustrades. Devaraja Police, who arrived at the spot, have collected the photos and registration number of the car from eye witnesses to trace the owner of the car. Meanwhile, MCC staff, who also arrived at…
ATME Boys Softball Team won the ‘VTU Rest of Benagaluru Zone and Inter Zone Inter-Collegiate Softball Championship 2018-19’ organised by SJMIT Chitradurga in its College campus recently, for 5th time in succession. In the final, ATME Mysuru beat NIE Mysuru by 10-3. The winning team — (standing) Prashanth, Nischith, Yashwanth, Sumanth, Santhosh, Chirag, Bhuvan, Chandhu,…
At the Inter-School Basketball Tournament hosted by St. Joseph’s Central School, Yelwal, in association with Mysore Sahodaya School Complex, St. Joseph’s Central School Yelwal emerged winners. DAV School emerged runners-up. The victorious team led by Captain C. Prathik is seen receiving the trophy from the chief guest during the valedictory Krishna Bangera, Principal of Podar…
The men’s hockey team of University of Mysore (UoM) which will be taking part in the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Hockey Tournament-2018 to be held at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, from Nov.12 to 14. Seen are (from left – standing) Belliappa, E.D. Ashik, K.D. Ashik, G.N. Varun, Deekshith, J. Balraj, Sharavan Changappa, Milan,…
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