Hunsur: Two persons were killed when a speeding KSRTC bus reportedly rammed into the bike they were riding near Yashodhapura village on Hunsur Road in city last night. The deceased are Shivaraj Gowda (30) and Karthik (20), both residents of Yashodhapura village. According to the complaint lodged at Hunsur Rural Police Station, the KSRTC bus…
Senior citizens to get pension without hurdles
September 13, 2020Tumakuru: Revenue Minister R. Ashoka said that all eligible elderly citizens aged over 60 years will get old age pension without any hurdles. Speaking to press persons here on Friday, Ashoka said that old age pension will be made available for all elderly citizens aged over 60 years even if they do not apply. Pointing…
Online workshop for Hindi teachers held
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day online Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation for Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Teachers and Research Scholars from all over India, was held at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, recently. Prof. P.R. Dharmesh Fernandez, Professor-cum-Deputy Director, inaugurated the programme and briefed the participants about the activities of CIIL…
Education Task force formed at Gram Panchayat level
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to cover all rural students and school dropouts under the New Education Policy (NEP) and to bring them to the mainstream society, the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, in association with Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RDPR), has come forward to constitute a Gram Panchayat Education Task Force, comprising…
World Folk-Day celebrated
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking World Folk-Day, Kannada Janapada Parishat had organised a function at Institute of Engineers here yesterday. On the occasion, folk singers Amma Ramachandra, Pannaga Vijayakumar, Mariswamy, Manusri, P. Somashekar, Sumanth Vasishta and others rendered popular folk songs including Sojugada Suju Mallige, Bhagyada Balegara and Tingalu Molagidavu among others. Later, Sobane Pada singer Sannamma, Tatwapada…
Woman goes missing
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the continuous spate of people going missing, a 29-year old married woman has gone missing from the city since July 6. Gowri, wife of one Nanjunda of Manasinagar in Sathagalli B-Zone, who left the house on the morning of July 6, has not returned since then, according to a complaint lodged by her…
Man commits suicide in city
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 35-year-old man, who was said to be mentally depressed, committed suicide by hanging self at his residence in Devaraja Mohalla on Thursday. The deceased is Santosh, a financier at Devaraja Mohalla. Santosh was said to be mentally depressed since a few days and took the extreme step in the early hours on Thursday,…
Webinars to mark Engineers’ Day
September 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Mechanical Engineering of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) has organised a Webinar on ‘Importance of an Engineer for a Nation’ on Sept. 15 at 3 pm through an online platform. The resource person is D. Sudhanva, Managing Director, Excelsoft Technologies Private Limited, Mysuru. Profile D. Sudhanva established Excelsoft as a technology…
Nostalgically Speaking — 9: S.G. Sanath Kumar, Head Master of Hardwicke High School
September 13, 2020It was a time Star of Mysore was catching the imagination of its readers and its circulation was gradually soaring. With my wife and child in Kodagu, I was finding life here difficult so also my lecturer wife-mother. None of my politician-friends was of any help. It was then my brother, Dr. K.B. Subbaiah, suggested…
Reviving Traditional Oil Press
September 13, 2020Sir, This refers to the valuable article on traditional oil press (SOM dated Sept. 6) and kudos to M. Kamlesh who is trying to rejuvenate a cottage industry which is almost dead. It is all the more impressive that having an M.Tech degree in his hand he decided to get into a traditional craft. The…
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