A condolence meeting has been organised at Ganabharthi in Kuvempunagar tomorrow (Nov. 10) at 6 pm to mourn the demise of the great violin maestro Padma Bhushan awardee, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vidwan T.N. Krishnan. Senior and veteran musicians of Mysuru will be present in the meeting to pay tribute to the departed soul. Vidwans and Vidushis…
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Animal adoption continues at Zoo
November 9, 2020Following individuals/ institutions have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Vasanthraj Rajanna, Bengaluru – Great Indian Hornbill (21.11.2020 to 20.11.2021) – Rs. 5,000; M. Yashodhamma, Mysuru – Golden Jackal and Four-horned Antelope (4.11.2020 to 3.11.2021) – Rs. 25,000; M. Nanjundaswamy, Mysuru – White Peacock (4.11.2020…
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Office shifted
November 9, 2020The district office of Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation Ltd. has been shifted to Maulana Azad Bhavan, first floor, next to Shobha Garden, near Bibi Ayesha Hospital, Subhash Nagar, Mysuru-Bengaluru Main Road, Mysuru, on Nov. 5.
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War Room Warriors
November 8, 2020Four-member team streamlining Corona management Recovered patients call warriors to say ‘Dhanyavad’ Details of bed availability at the touch of a button By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: They work silently behind the scenes to defeat an invisible enemy called COVID-19 which has shaken the entire world. Had the Mysuru District Administration not set up the…
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Post-Dasara COVID restrictions: Palace illumination suspended
November 8, 2020No Sound and Light Show too Mysore/Mysuru: Are you planning to go to city to enjoy the illumination of Mysore Palace? Then it is better to drop your idea as the authorities of Mysore Palace Board have decided to suspend the Palace illumination on every Sundays and public holidays till further orders in the wake…
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CM gives nod for merger of four GPs into MCC fold
November 8, 20202 GPs to be upgraded as City Municipalities Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has given his consent for the much-awaited merger of four Gram Panchayats (GPs) — Srirampura, Bogadi, Chamundi Hill and Hinkal — into Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. Besides, permission has been given to upgrade Koorgalli and Kadakola GPs as City Municipalities. A…
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Joe elected as US President, Kamala VP
November 8, 2020Washington: Democrat Joe Biden has been chosen as the 46th President of the United States of America, after defeating President and Republican Donald Trump in a closed US Presidential polls. Biden said he was humbled by the trust America had placed in him and reached out to those Americans who did not vote for him….
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State Rajyotsava award conferred
November 8, 2020Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa conferred this year’s Kannada Rajyotsava award, given by the Government of Karnataka, on 65 eminent personalities of the State at a ceremony held at Ravindra Kalakshetra in the State Capital yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Yediyurappa said that Kannada should be given the first priority in the State and the…
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S.T. Ravikumar elected as MDJA President
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: S.T. Ravikumar (RK), Chief reporter of Star of Mysore and its sister publication Mysuru Mithra, was newly-elected as the President of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) in the elections held yesterday for the term 2020-23. RK defeated his only rival C.M. Kirankumar by a huge margin of 110 votes. While RK bagged 220 votes,…
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Can’t prosecute Upper Caste person just because complainant is from SC/ST: Apex Court
November 8, 2020New Delhi: The Supreme Court has opined that a person belonging to an upper caste can’t be deprived of exercising their legal rights just because their opponent happens to be a member of the SC/ST community. “Offence under the SC/ST Act is not established merely on the fact that the informant is a member of…
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