Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was scheduled to arrive in Mysuru tomorrow (Jan. 5) morning, will now be arriving in city later in the evening tomorrow. The Chief Minister, who will land at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 4.55 pm, is scheduled to inaugurate ‘Dragon Pond’ at Karnataka Exhibition Authority premises at 7 pm. After…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 25th edition of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival with the theme ‘Thoughts of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’ will be held at Rangayana in city from Jan. 11 to 18, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. P. Shivaraju. Presiding over the preparatory meeting at the DC’s office in city recently, Dr. Shivaraju, who said that the…
Hunsur: S. Anand, Assistant Engineer, KPTCL, who was injured recently in a power mishap died on Friday. The 43-year-old Anand had suffered serious burn injuries in a power mishap at a Power Distribution Centre on Dec. 9. He was admitted to a private hospital where he succumbed to his burn injuries on Friday. Anand leaves…
Mysore/Mysuru: Technical expertise is very important to prevent power leakage, opined Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Managing Director (MD) K.M. Munigopal Raju. He was speaking after inaugurating the one-day training on ‘Energy audit and loss reduction’ organised by Karnataka Electricity Board Engineers Association (KEBEA), Mysuru Divisional Centre, for CESC Officers at KEBEA auditorium in Kadakola…
Mangaluru: The Mathias Family Poetry Award- 2025, instituted by the Kavita Trust, will be conferred on noted Konkani-Kannada poet and short story writer Valerian D’Souza, popularly known by his pen name Vally Vagga. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, along with a souvenir and certificate. The award will be presented by renowned…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mental health is key factor for overall well-being and prosperity. The National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015-16 reveals that 15% of India’s adult population experiences mental health issues requiring intervention. In all, 70% to 92% of people with mental disorders do not receive proper treatment due to lack of awareness, stigma and shortage of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The devotees of Shaik-ul-Islam Trust and Wabastaqan Silsilaha Ashrafiya have organised Urus Mohdees Azam Hind 66th Annual Sandal Urus Shariff as part of Mohdees Azam Hind Urus Shariff, on Jan. 5 after Maghrib Salath at 7 pm. The event will be held under the Chairmanship of Sir Qazi of Mysuru Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff…
Mysore/Mysuru: The body of an unidentified man aged about 35 to 40 years was found in Lashkar Police Station limits on Dec. 31. The man is 5.2 ft. tall, well built, dark complexioned, sports moustache and beard and was found wearing a cement coloured T-Shirt and a brown coloured pant. The kith and kin of…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the last one week we have been reading very distressing reports of how a patient of a heart attack, died most tragically in Canada, simply because prompt medical aid was not available to him within the time frame in which it could have saved his life. Prashant Sreekumar,…
Sir, This is in response to the recent news item titled ‘Rs. 4.41 crore trading fraud.’ Such reports have become a regular feature in Star of Mysore over the past two years. I, too, came across a WhatsApp group promoting stock market trading about two years ago. Their modus operandi is to add unsuspecting individuals…
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