Mysore/Mysuru: H.D. Kote Town Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in dacoity cases reported on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road, yesterday. The Police said that the accused used to waylay the Kerala-bound vehicle during the night hours and rob the passengers of their valuables and cash. In one such incident, the accused, along with other two accomplices,…
Saluting Dr. Filliozat, Padma Shri awardee When a French Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, a resident of Mysuru, was awarded the prestigious national civil honour Padma Shri, I was not surprised. Star of Mysore had the honour of introducing him to its readers many years ago as a Sanskrit scholar, who had done research on…
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Having emerged from a humble background, Chikkanna has now risen to prominence as one of the most sought-after actors in the Kannada Film Industry. He stands out as one of the few actors to have shared the screen with almost every lead actor, from ‘Rocking Star’ Yash to ‘Kiccha’ Sudeep. With…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the popular understanding of Ramayana, Sita gave birth to twins Luv and Kush who challenged their father and defeated him in battle and restored the dignity of Sita. However, in the many re-tellings of Ramayana found across the world, we learn Sita delivered only one…
Sir, The restoration works of the historic Silver Jubilee Clock Tower (Dodda Gadiyara) has commenced under the leadership of Ramachandra Gowda, a specialist in restoration tasks (refer Star of Mysore dated Dec. 30 report titled Restoring Clock Tower). Consideration can be given to replacing the ancient mechanical clock with a modern electronic system while retaining…
The book ‘Yesu Kristhara Amara Balidana,’ authored by Rev. Dr. Dayananda Prabhu, was released at a function to commemorate the 75th birthday of the author (Dayananda Prabhu) at Pushpashrama, R.S. Naidu Nagar in city recently. Picture shows (from left) S.R. Lobo, George D’Souza, Rev. Fr. Sunil Fernandes, author Rev. Dr. Dayananda Prabhu, Rev. Fr. Louis…
Joy Alukkas (CMD, Joyalukkas India Limited) seen receiving MD & CEO Awards 2024 for ‘Best Digital/Social Media Marketing of the Year’ & ‘National Retail Chain of the Year’ from Sania Malhotra and Zoya Afroz (film actresses) at a ceremony organised by The Retail Jeweller Group in Mumbai recently.
A four-day Silk and Jewellery Exhibition-cum-Sale has been organised by The Chennai Silks and Sree Kumaran Jewellers at hotel Grand Mercure in city from Feb. 1 to 4 between 10 am and 8 pm. Dr. Krishnegowda, District Governor, Lions Club, is seen inaugurating the jewellery exhibition this morning. O.V. Jayakumar, Relationship Manager and R. Suresh…
S.N. Ganesh Rao (56), a BEML employee and a resident of Kashipathi Agrahara in city, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon.
Skills India 2024: AI Edition Conference with Adeptic Creative Labs, inauguration and opening address by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar of Mysore Royal Family, keynote address by Pavan Soni – Innovation Evangelist, Panel discussion on ‘Skilling in the age of AI’ – Speakers are P.R. Seetha Lakshmi, SPM, Broadcom, Dr, Rajaram Kudli, Data Science Evangelist and…
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