Rangayana wears a festive look; theatre buffs queue up before ticket counters Mysuru: The eagerly-awaited Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival took off at Rangayana, a premier theatre repertory, this morning with the inauguration of Film Festival. This year, it is the 18th Edition of the Festival. The seven-day theatre extravaganza will provide a treat for Mysureans…
Rally, Cycle Jatha mark Vivekananda Jayanti
January 12, 2019Mysuru: A rally of school children, cycle jatha by college students and various other programmes marked the 156th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in city this morning. People of various walks of life including children and youths paid tributes to India’s iconic spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda whose birth anniversary on Jan.12 is observed as National…
Three-day Kodagu Pravasi Utsav begins: Floral Cauvery Statue beckons tourists
January 12, 2019Madikeri: A three-day Kodagu Pravasi Utsav, the first-ever tourism promotional event held after floods-and-landslide-ravaged Kodagu district, began at Madikeri last evening. Karnataka Tourism Department and Kodagu District Administration are jointly organising the event with support from various stakeholders to boost tourist arrivals. Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, who is also the Kodagu District Minister, inaugurated the…
MP to flag off extension of two trains to Mysuru on Jan. 15, 16
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Train No. 12609/12610 Chennai – Mysuru – Chennai Express has been extended upto Mysuru. Train No. 12610 Mysuru – Chennai inaugural special will be flagged off by MP Pratap Simha at 10:30 hrs on Jan. 15 from Mysuru and will run up to Mandya. The regular extended service of Train No. 12609/12610 Chennai –…
Three from H.D. Deve Gowda family to contest LS polls ?
January 12, 2019Bengaluru: Even as the ruling alliance partners are yet to decide on contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls jointly through a seat sharing agreement, three members from the family of JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda are likely to enter the fray. Apart from H.D. Deve Gowda himself, his grandsons Prajwal Revanna and…
Despite warning, paddy threshing continues on public roads
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Come harvest time, road travellers in many parts of Mysuru do their bit and add the final touches to the farmers’ calendar of agricultural operations by running their buses, lorries, cars and bikes on harvested crops spread out on roads to be threshed. While some are taken by surprise, others ponder appreciatively on the…
‘Hinduism only religion with ancient history, broad-mindedness’
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Hinduism is the only religion in the world which has an ancient history inculcating broad-mindedness, said renowned scholar Dr. M. Chidananda Murthy. Vedas formed the basis for Hindu religion, he added. Dr. Murthy was speaking after releasing writer Dr. Sudhakar Hosalli’s work ‘Ramamandira Mattu Sugreevajne Saadhyate – Ondu Avalokana” (Ram Temple and probable ordinance…
Over 250 register for Dog Show tomorrow
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Over 250 dog enthusiasts have registered their pets for the National-level Dog Show organised by the Canine Club of Mysore, on Jan. 13 (Sunday) from 9.30 am onwards at the Scouts and Guides Ground behind DC office in city. Canine Club of Mysore President B.P. Manjunath, speaking to Star of Mysore yesterday said that…
Writers should come forward for advocating Constitutional aspirations: Prof. Patil
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Stressing on the need for the youths to develop a rational mindset, veteran littérateur Prof. Chandrashekar Patil (Champa) has called upon informative writers to come forward for advocating the aspirations of the Constitution. He was speaking at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Fellowship National Awardee K.S. Shivaramu felicitation programme jointly organised by Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala…
Man cheats friend of Rs.20 lakh assuring him a site in Mysuru
January 12, 2019Mysuru: Real Estate sector is growing and so are the scams and frauds associated with it. Though many buyers now-a-days are more informed, ironically many are still susceptible to scams and frauds sometimes by close friends and associates like this person who was cheated of Rs.20 lakh by his friend who promised a house site…
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