New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday asked the people of the country to nominate inspiring people for the Padma Awards, which he called People’s Padma (with a hashtag). The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is Sept. 15. “India has many talented people, who are doing exceptional work at the grassroots. Often, we…
Ration Card holders complain on FPS collecting internet fee Mysore/Mysuru: The first-ever phone-in program conducted by the Food and Civil Supplies Department in the district today, saw a number of Ration Card holders complaining about collection of internet fee of Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 by some Fair Price Shops (FPS) from every card holder. …
Mysore/Mysuru: About 30 construction workers, under the banner of Karnataka Construction Worker Unions Co-ordination Committee, affiliated to AITUC-CITU etc., urging the Government for fulfilment of their various demands, staged a protest near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning. Their demands mainly included hike in the relief package from Rs. 3,000 per month to Rs. 10,000…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 40-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging self at his house on Saturday night. The deceased is Mahesh, a resident of Gandhinagar in city. A construction worker, he was said to be addicted to liquor and was rendered jobless due to COVID-induced lockdown. Depressed over this, Mahesh reportedly hanged himself at his house…
[Published on 5.5.1978] From my memory book, I learn that I read ‘Guide’ by R.K. Narayan during the first week of November 1962. It was the time I was obsessed with Somerset Maugham. Naturally, I could not resist comparison, however odious it may be. Narayan appeared to me like a neophyte in front of Maugham….
Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them. —Louis Armstrong This year being the 100th Birth Anniversary of J. Francis Xavier, a musical genius, a Live Concert was held to pay homage to his life and contributions to western music in Mysore. Born on 1st July 1921 in Mysore, Francis Xavier…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Amateur Astronomer In a celestial event termed ‘planetary conjunction,’ Mars and Venus are expected to be 0.5 degrees apart as observed from Earth, though they are truly further apart. Many astronomy and space-related organisations, observatories, planetariums, observational astronomers and astronomy connoisseurs/ aficionados have stated that the conjunction will also include…
The universe is comprised of the interaction of the five elements and so is the internal system of the human body which is also made up of these five elements. When we are surrounded with symbols that generate positive energy, the Body, Mind and Soul is at peace, the aura is in balance and in…
Sir, This refers to the article titled ‘Political Leadership and State’s Prosperity’ published in Star of Mysore on Saturday last under Black & White column. In his article, columnist Vikram Muthanna refers to a mobile phone company that had approached the previous Karnataka Government for land to set up a manufacturing unit. Since I had…
A gymnasium at Chamundi Vihar Stadium is undergoing renovation to become full-fledged to cater to health conscious citizens and sports persons. If everything goes well, it will be ready for inauguration in the next one or two months. This will slowly open up sports activities which had remained suspended for many months due to COVID-19…
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