Bengaluru: The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which launched a 20-day incentivised vaccination camp on Jan. 10 at its kitchen premises in Jigani, has given the second jab for 5,000 people and aims to vaccinate 25,000 people in this semi-urban and industrial area. Previously, the Foundation had successfully vaccinated over 15,000 people with their first dose on…
Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the State and Union Governments to come to the aid of people who are affected by the COVID pandemic during the third wave of the attack, Left parties will hold a State-wide demonstration tomorrow (Jan. 24). Addressing a joint press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, leaders of seven Left parties including CPI,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A scooter-borne miscreant has snatched a gold chain of a woman, who was walking in front of her house in Yadavagiri yesterday evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 35-year-old Deepa. She was walking in front of her house at about 5 pm yesterday, when a miscreant, who came on his scooter…
Mysore/Mysuru: Prakash Kumar (68), former Corporator and a resident of Krishnamurthypuram, passed away yesterday in city. He had also served as the Vice-President of District Congress Committee and was an organiser of State Seva Dal. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the…
By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist The Shikra has long been known for its great courage, coupled with intellect as a hunter. It is the most common bird used in the art of falconry across the country in pre-independence times. Falconry is the keeping and training of birds of prey, especially the falcon, and hunting with them,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I am writing about this subject after reading a front page report in the Star of Mysore recently about how citizens are being forced to bear the brunt of an ever increasing population of stray dogs and pigs in our city. Interestingly, the so-called stray pigs are certainly not…
Sir, This is in response to Vijay Hemmige’s letter titled “Ring Road accidents: Some thoughts” (SOM dated Jan. 20) and I wish to share some useful points: 1. There are three Railway Underpasses on the stretch between Columbia Asia Hospital – Metagalli junction and none of them have any lights, which is most important. 2….
Yeashas N. Kashyap, an 8th standard student at Sadvidya Semi-Residential School, has bagged 2nd prize in Instrumental Music (Flute) Contest organised by Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies (VIIS), an initiative of SVYM and Swaralayam Arts Forum, Houston, USA, on the occasion of 13th Annual Sulochana Pattabhiraman Utsavam in the institute premises in Hebbal. A student…
Winter’s icy embrace is getting longer in Mysuru and there is only one sure-fire way to beat back the cold — A seat in front of a roaring fireplace. Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav captures some warm moments at a camp fire near Bogadi Road this morning. The minimum temperature is hovering between…
P. Mallesh (83), a trader at Periyapatna Santhepet, senior leader of Veerashaiva Sajjana Sangha and a resident of Bhanukoti, passed away this morning. He leaves behind four sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in the town this afternoon.
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