Mysuru: The Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums, together with Rotaract Club of Mahajana First Grade College had organised a Heritage Walk for specially-abled students in city yesterday. About 30 students of Government School of Deaf and Dumb participated in the event. The Heritage Walk was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at…
Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of IT-BT Start-Up, Government of Karnataka, launched its Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship across the State at a function held at Sir MV Auditorium of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) here on Aug.5. Dr. Sandhya R. Anvekar, Programme Head-Skilling, KITS, Department of IT-BT, inaugurated…
Sympathy – no — Understanding – yes
August 8, 2019By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC At a fund-raising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disability, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. He started by first extolling the school and its dedicated staff, and as he came to…
Rains clobber Kodagu
August 8, 2019Incessant heavy to very heavy rainfall is lashing Kodagu since the last four days bringing untold misery to the people of the hilly district. While last year’s havoc of floods and landslides — a result of a series of cloudbursts — was concentrated in Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks, this year the scene has shifted to…
Child-sage Balak Nath
August 8, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Himachal and nearby regions, a yogi is worshipped, who is considered a form of Shiva in Kalyug. His name is Baba Balak Nath. In art, he is visualised as a young boy with a yoga staff in his hand, seated on a peacock with the…
Hair talk
August 8, 2019Talking about hair can be fascinating for those who are endowed with that filament in both pleasing hue and abundant mass, particularly on one’s head. Explaining that hair is a protein that grows from follicles in the dermis in different regions of the body’s skin may not excite too many people. Strangely or otherwise, the…
Kukkarahalli Kere: Walker’s suggestion
August 8, 2019Sir, This refers to the Weekend Star Supplement on ‘Kukkarahalli Kere, a walker’s heartthrob’ in SOM dated Aug.3. The above photo tells us that it is a runners or joggers’ Lake. In my opinion, the Lake should be used only for walking purpose. Many times I have seen that the joggers don’t mind the people…
Tree Plantation at AFSB
August 8, 2019Air Commodore Sunil Jose, Air Officer Commanding No.2 Air Force Selection Board (AFSB), Mysuru, watering a plant to inaugurate the tree plantation drive in AFSB campus recently. The drive was organised in collaboration with the District Forest Office (DFO), Mysuru and was attended by Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Krupanidhi and Deputy Range Forest Officer…
Laptop, printer donated to Government School
August 8, 2019Fr. Thomas Mangalathil, Director of Infant Jesus Catholic Centre (IJCC), seen handing over the laptop and printer from the IJCC Education Fund-2019 to the Government Higher Primary School at Hinkal in city recently as President of IJCC George Joseph, Hinkal Gram Panchayat President Hemavathi and others look on.
Steelers pip Pirates
August 8, 2019An astute effort by the defence and an efficient performance by the raiding unit propelled Haryana Steelers to a 35-26 win over home side Patna Pirates at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium here yesterday. Vikash Kandola led the way for Haryana Steelers with a Super 10 while the Right Corner and Cover duo of Ravi Kumar…















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