Mysore/Mysuru: Six achievers from different fields were conferred Wadiyar Rajyotsava award at a programme organised at Vignana Bhavan, Manasagangothri yesterday. The award is given by the city’s Anveshana Seva Trust. Former University of Mysore (UoM) and KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa conferred the award on UoM’s Head of the Department of Physics Dr. N.K. Loknath,…
Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy Fellowships
December 3, 2020Bengaluru: Artist Ganjifa Raghupati Bhat of Mysuru is one among the 13 artists selected by the Karnataka Lalithakala Academy for Fellowships (2019-20). While senior artists Ganjifa Raghupati Bhat, Vijaya Sindhura of Jamkhandi and G. Kandan of Mangaluru have been selected under Senior Fellowship Scheme, Dimple B. Shah of Bengaluru, K. Suresh of Mysuru, Ninganagouda C….
Book Authority Awardees
December 3, 2020Bengaluru: Kuvempu Bhasha Bharati Pradhikara, Bengaluru, has announced winners of the Honorary and Book Awards for the year 2020. Five persons have been selected for Honorary Award, which includes a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a citation. Recipients are: A. Narasimha Bhat (Kasaragodu), Dr. M. Shivakumara Swamy (Bengaluru), Lakshmikantha S. Hegde (Bengaluru), D.N. Srinath…
Restoration works on at historic Wellesley Bridge
December 3, 2020By Vinay Karekura & B.C. Thimmaiah Finally, the historic Wellesley Bridge near Srirangapatna is being repaired. Works are on in full swing to seal the cracks and restore the Bridge which is in a dilapidated state. Once the repairs are over, the Bridge will be freshly painted. The repair works are being taken up by…
Yoga For All
December 3, 2020UoM to impart training at very nominal fee Batches in the morning and in the evening: 6.30 am – 8.30 am and 4 pm to 7 pm The importance of yoga came to light when the scientists spoke of immunity power to defeat COVID-19. They opined that breathing exercise was very much required for people…
Why can’t MCC recover dues from defaulters before seeking hike in water tariff?
December 3, 2020Sir, It is with deep pain and concern that we, the honest tax paying Mysureans, do read in the columns of two successive issues of Star of Mysore (Nov. 28 and 29) about MCC’s helplessness in recovering the tariff dues of Rs. 202.00 crores from the defaulters and then about the proposed hike of 50%….
Decathlete Rafer Johnson, ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’, dies at 86
December 3, 2020Rafer Johnson, who was crowned the world’s greatest athlete after winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and later helped tackle Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, died on Wednesday at the age of 86. The LA84 Foundation, of which he was a Founding-Member, confirmed Johnson’s death, saying he passed away at his home in…
Hero Indian Super League 2020-21: Jamshedpur denies win for Hyderabad, share points
December 3, 2020Hyderabad FC continued their unbeaten run in Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 after a 1-1 draw with Jamshedpur FC at Tilak Maidan Stadium here yesterday. Hyderabad created a number of chances but failed to take advantage after Aridane Santana’s opener. Jamshedpur FC’s Stephen Eze scored the equaliser in a game that also saw Hyderabad’s head…
State Master Athletes feted
December 3, 2020Karnataka State Masters Athletic Association, in association with Mysuru District Masters Athletic Association (MDMAA), recently conducted fitness awareness programme at Oval Grounds in city and also held State Executive meeting. On the occasion, MDMAA felicitated State President David Premnath and State Secretary Shanmugam in the presence of MDMAA Vice-President and International Athlete M. Yogendra, MDMAA…
Society wedding
December 3, 2020The wedding reception of M.S. Pranusha (daughter of former MLA M.K. Somashekar and Kusuma) and Deepak Sathya (son of Dr. P. Sathya and Geetha Sathya) was held at Spectra Convention Hall on Hunsur Road in city last evening. Leader of Opposition and former CM Siddharamaiah, MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah, former ZP President and State Women’s…
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