Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra has urged the Government to announce one-time waiver of interest on water bill dues of defaulters, who owe payment to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Taking part in the ongoing Assembly Session at Bengaluru on Monday, Nagendra said that water bill dues in the MCC has run up to Rs. 220…
Former Mayor demands restoration of water supply
March 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has demanded restoration of drinking water supply to houses where MCC has disconnected the same. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel in city yesterday, Sandesh Swamy, quoting the Municipal Act of 1976, said that the Act clearly states that the Civic Body, after issuing the bill, should collect…
Protest by Music Varsity staff: SC/ST Officers body seeks Govt. intervention
March 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Divisional State, Central, Semi-Government and Aided Institutions’ SC/ST Officers and Employees Parishat has appealed the Government to intervene and end the strike that began last month at city’s KSGH Music and Performing Arts University, after non-teaching contract staff of the Varsity were relieved from work. In a memorandum submitted to Mysuru Deputy…
Mysuru Premier League Cricket Tournament from May 14 to 22
March 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Premier League (MPL) Cricket Tournament will be held from May 14 to 22 jointly by Saraswathipuram Sports Club & Kuvempunagar Cricket Club, said Tournament Executive Committee Member M.R. Suresh. Addressing newsmen at Pathrakartara Bhavan on Saturday, he said that the matches will be played at Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Grounds (Gangothri Glades) and at…
Shaheed Diwas observed in city
March 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A seminar marked the observance of Shaheed Diwas (the death anniversary of freedom fighters) of Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar. The seminar was organised by the Mysuru District Committee of Indian People Theatre Association (IPTA) at K.V. Bhavan on Kamakshi Hospital Road in Saraswathipuram this morning. Addressing the gathering, veteran Communist leader…
Muthuswami Dikshitar Jayanthi: Vocal concert tomorrow
March 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi will hold a vocal concert by Vid. Shringeri Nagaraj on the occasion of Muthuswami Dikshitar Jayanthi at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar here on Mar. 24 at 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vid. Dr. C.A. Nataraj on violin and Vid. P.S. Sridhar on mridanga. For details, contact C.G. Ravishankar on Mob:…
Ukraine cancels airdrop and announces NFTs.
March 23, 2022As BTC-ECHO already reported, an airdrop by the Ukrainian government should occur on March 3. This step responded to the country’s high volume of crypto donations. However, vice-Prime Minister and Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that the government had cancelled the plan for an airdrop. The politician also said that the government is instead working…
Interview with renowned economist Devaki Jain: ‘Mysuru is close to my heart though I don’t visit often’
March 23, 2022Renowned feminist-economist Padma Bhushan Devaki Jain was in Mysuru on a private visit last weekend. She is the daughter of M.A. Sreenivasan, who was Minister in the Princely State of Mysore. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly representing the Princely State of Gwalior during 1947-48. He had an illustrious career in the Civil…
A salute to Professor H.N. Aswathanarayana
March 23, 2022Sir, Tears rolled down on my cheeks after reading the article by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem titled “Prof. H.N. Aswathanarayana: A mentor who is no more” in Star of Mysore dated Mar.20. I too never knew that he was imprisoned and was a freedom fighter. I was staying in his outhouse at Krishnamurthypuram during my…
Samridhi Expo begins
March 23, 2022Samridhi Designers Exhibition was inaugurated at The Quorum Hotel on Vinoba Road in city this morning by chief guest Suma Dinesh in the presence of organiser Geeta Patel and others. The expo will be open to public between 10.30 am and 8.30 pm today and tomorrow.
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