Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its efforts to save precious water and promote rainwater harvesting, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has announced that it will give 10 percent discount in water bills from Feb. 1 if rainwater harvesting systems are installed in households. Consumers will get a rebate on the actual bill if they submit details…
NGOs running Children Care Homes must maintain all necessary documents
January 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Women and Child Development Deputy Director K. Padma has urged all Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) running Children Care Homes to provide all necessary documents and complete the registration process. Speaking after inaugurating a one-day training programme for registered Children Care Homes on the topic ‘Documents and forms to be furnished by Children…
Girl goes missing from city
January 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 26-year-old girl, who left her house in Jayapura Police limits in the taluk on Jan. 21 at about 9.30 pm, has since gone missing. The missing girl is S. Supriya. She is normal built, wheatish complexioned, has a mole near the left side of her lips, speaks Kannada and was wearing a maroon…
Three-day Veerashaiva Purohit Convention from Feb.2
January 25, 2021Honnali (Davanagere): The Akhila Karnataka Veerashaiva Purohit Mahasabha will be holding a three-day conference of Veerashaiva Purohits at Hirekalmatha in Honnali taluk of Davanagere district from Feb.2 to 4. Hirekalmatha Seer Dr.Wodeyar Channamallikarjuna Shivacharya Swamiji said that this is the first such conference of Veerashaiva Purohits (priests). The conference will discuss Religion, Culture and History,…
Man injured in hit-and-run incident near Fountain Circle
January 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 45-year-old man, who was walking on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road near the Fountain Circle, was injured when a speeding white colour car, which came from FTS Circle side hit him and sped away. The injured man has been identified as Janardhan, son of late Pedda Kullappa. He is 5.5 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, oval faced,…
Month-long theatre training camp for College students from Feb.7
January 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City’s theatre group Niranthara Foundation will be organising ‘Sahajaranga 2020-21,’ a month-long theatre training camp for College students from Feb. 7 to Mar. 6, at Nrupatunga Kannada School in Ramakrishnanagar E and F Block in city. The camp will feature lessons in history of theatres, dialogue delivery, physical expressions, movements and other finer nuances…
Great British Mutiny: The revolt that took many lives
January 25, 2021By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist In my previous article on the De Havilland Arch of Srirangapatna (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 20, 2020), I had mentioned about this engineer’s association with the 1810 mutiny in protest against the appalling conditions of the Army in Mysore, resulting in his dismissal from service and subsequent reinstatement in…
Heal your Soul
January 25, 2021Everything that exists is permeated by a Universal energy that connects and nourishes all of life. This energy has been called by many different names, such as Chi and Prana (life breathe energy). When the flow of energy in the energy or aura field becomes blocked or fragmented, it prevents the living person from achieving…
Footpath encroachment: Is MCC sleeping?
January 25, 2021Sir, Nowadays shop-keepers in city, especially in the busy K.T. Street, are following their own rules and regulations. Footpath encroachment is on high volume. The photo displays proof of encroachment by shop-keepers right from Hotel Chandra Palace to Prabha Theatre Circle. So I request MCC to kindly take suitable action against those violating the rules…
Hero Indian Super League 2020-21: Sunday matches end in draw
January 25, 2021The Match 69 of Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) 2020-21 saw Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC play out a competitive 0-0 draw at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Sunday. It was a game of few chances that saw both teams strike the frame of the goal but not score. AWARDS — Hero…
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