Mysuru: C. Rakesh, Research Scholar at the Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Mysore, recently presented his research paper titled “Participation of Women in Developing Content in Community Radio – A Case study of Karnataka State” at the National Conference held at REVA University in Bengaluru. Over 28 papers were presented at the Conference…
Hoarding of 2018 Assembly polls near DC’s office replaced
March 21, 2019Following publication of a news item in Mysooru Mithra, the sister concern of Star of Mysore, that an awareness hoarding of 2018 Assembly Polls (picture below) is being displayed near the Deputy Commissioner’s office, the Election officials, yesterday, got the old hoarding removed and have replaced it with the 2019 Lok Sabha polls voter awareness…
KSCA Mysuru Zone Cricketers honoured
March 21, 2019The Awards Ceremony of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Mysuru Zone, for the year 2018-19 was held at Nityotsava Hall here last evening. The cricketers from Mysuru Zone, who represented Karnataka State in different levels, were honoured on the occasion. The winners and runners-up in the League Tournaments for the year 2018-19 in the 1st…
MUDA to build Swimming Pools at Vijayanagar and Hebbal
March 21, 2019Mysuru: Bowing to the demand of the people, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has decided to build Swimming Polls at Vijayanagar and Hebbal, in addition to the existing ones at Saraswathipuram, Chamundi Vihar Stadium, Nazarbad and J.P. Nagar. The MUDA has proposed to build the two Swimming Pools so as to facilitate swimming training…
Wins 5th edition of GEC Open Global Golf Tour
March 21, 2019Mukkatira Neeharika Thangamma, a II PUC (PCMB) student of SVEI College, Vijayanagar, Mysuru, participated in the 5th edition of GEC Open Global Golf Tour at the Dubai Corporate Golf World Final 2018-19. She played over two days on Mar.17 and 18, as one of the national qualifying winners from India against other winners from 34…
SKYWATCH: Brightest Supermoon tonight
March 21, 2019By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer Tonight (Mar.21), Indians will be privileged to witness the spectacular, biggest, resplendent, and brightest full Moon as it will pass by Earth at a distance of 3,58,246 kms. This is known as lunar perigee and a normal lunar perigee averaging a distance of 357,492 kms happens once every…
Designing the Surya Namaskar
March 21, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Surya, the Sun God, plays an important role in Indian mythology. In some of the earliest images of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Surya rides on a chariot with his wives or female archers, who shoot arrows, driving away the darkness of the night. In Vedic mythology,…
Pesky poverty
March 21, 2019The head of a division in a global institution pursuing the cause of populations bugged by pesky poverty wrote in his article published in a widely circulated daily that inclusiveness was the key to ending poverty permanently. He also remarked that in May 2018 India lost its unfortunate title of being the nation with largest…
UoM Degree exams from Apr.25
March 21, 2019The 2nd, 4th and 6th Semester Degree Exams of University of Mysore (UoM) that was scheduled from Apr.10 which was postponed following the announcement of Lok Sabha polls will be held from Apr.25, according to a press release from the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University.
Musings on elections Then and Now
March 21, 2019Sir, Elections in the first two decades of Independence used to be a focus on programmes proposed by different parties in the respective manifestos. People used to consult knowledgeable persons in the Constituencies and vote on the strength of the candidate to become their leader. Of course, the charisma of the leader of the party…
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