City almost certain to get a Congress Mayor Mysore/Mysuru: With the JD(S) willing to let go the post of Mayor to its coalition partner (Congress) in the MCC after sealing a deal, the Mayoral election scheduled for tomorrow (June 11) seems to be only a formality as the Congress is almost certain to bag the…
About creative dancers it is said that during the performance the dancer disappears, only the dance remains. The same feeling could be expressed about Prof. V.M. Sholapurkar, the painter-artist who passed away on June 8, 2021 in our city. He was such a great art teacher and a versatile, creative artist, I am sure, though…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist About a thousand years ago, a collection of Sanskrit tales, known as ‘32 tales of the throne’, came into being to draw attention to the qualities of a good king. In the narrative, king Bhoja finds the throne of legendary king Vikramaditya but every time he…
Sir, This is with reference to the letter in Star of Mysore dated June 5 regarding common drain pipe from terrace and bathroom. I appreciate the concern of the reader to provide work for jobless people by way of penalising others. Before penalising I would recommend the following: The authorities concerned should make sure the…
Paris: Novak Djokovic set up a 58th meeting with Rafael Nadal on Wednesday when he reached his 40th Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open despite being held up by 5,000 fans needing to be evacuated to conform with a COVID-19 curfew. The semi-final clash is scheduled for tomorrow. World number one Djokovic defeated Italy’s…
New Delhi: Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh passed away today (June 10) after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 42 and had been fighting the disease since 2017. “I’m deeply saddened by the demise of Shri Dingko Singh. One of the finest boxers India has ever produced, Dinko’s gold medal…
Arun Kumar, a land developer of T.K. Layout and his sister Dr. Rekha Shivappa have donated two oxygen concentrators to International Youth Hostel in Gokulam, which has been now converted into a COVID Care Centre (CCC) for Women. MLA Nagendra handed over these two oxygen concentrators to MCC Zone-4 Assistant Commissioner Priyadarshini, who is also…
Edward, Founder of Hong Kong-based Edward Foundation has provided 800 grocery kits to poor families of Doddaharave village in the taluk recently. Each kit, worth about Rs. 2,500 contains 25 kg rice, 2 litres cooking oil, 5 kg wheat flour, 2 kg sugar, 500 grams chilli powder, 1 kg dal, 250 grams turmeric powder, 500…
Khalida Parveen (59), Deputy Project Coordinator, DDPI, Hassan and a resident of Christian Colony in Rajivnagar, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city, following brief illness. She leaves behind her husband, one son, one daughter and sister Ruksana Nazneen (former BEO at Srirangapatna). Namaz-e-Janaza and burial took place at the Muslim Burial Grounds…
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