Mysuru: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), coming under University of Mysore (UoM), in association with Sri Vyasateertha Samshodhana Pratishtana, Krishnamurthypuram, will be conducting a two-day National Seminar on ‘Kalidasa Kruti Sameeksha’ on Feb.14 and 15 at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus. MP Pratap Simha will inaugurate the seminar at 10 am in the presence of…
Rider killed in bike-lorry collision
February 11, 2023Mysuru: A motorcyclist was killed on-the-spot when the two-wheeler he was riding collided head on with an oncoming lorry at Karanji Lake Junction on Karanji Tank Bund Road here on Thursday. G.C. Radhakrishna (23), a student of an Engineering College in city and son of one Singappa of Gundenahalli in Gauribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapur district,…
Solo Cycle Yatra from Mysuru to Srisailam
February 11, 2023Mysuru: T. Manjunath, a nature-lover from Mysuru has embarked on a Solo Cycle Yatra from Mysuru city to Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh to create awareness among school children about the harmful effects of plastic usage. He will also share information about the alternatives for plastic and how to use Solar Energy. Addressing a press meet…
Poor attendance marks last Legislature session
February 10, 2023Bengaluru: The last session of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Karnataka that commenced this morning witnessed poor attendance as a significant number of legislators gave it a miss as they are busy campaigning for the Assembly polls, due by April-May. The 11-day-long session that began with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot addressing the joint sitting of the…
ECI asks MPVL to supply 1.3 lakh vials of indelible ink
February 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the term of the current Karnataka Assembly coming to an end soon and amidst elaborate preparations for the conduct of the next Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed city-based Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), earlier called Mysore Lac and Paints (MyLAC), to supply 1.3 lakh vials of indelible…
65 leopards captured in last three years in Mysuru: DCF
February 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In the last three years, 65 leopards have been captured/rescued in Mysuru district, including three in January 2023. “We have implanted a microchip on the leopards that were caught last month after making a ‘V’ shape cut on its ear tip and have released them back into the wild. We are tracking their movements…
ECI Director asks officials to work as per Election Commission directions
February 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Election Commission of India (ECI) Director Shubra Saxena has asked officials to follow the ECI directions and work in an organised manner. She was presiding over a meeting with Deputy Commissioners of eight districts coming under Mysuru Revenue Division, regarding poll preparations at the Regional Commissioner’s Office here yesterday. Instructing the officials to identify…
Ten from Mysuru get Karnataka Media Academy Awards
February 10, 2023SOM & Mysuru Mithra Editor M. Govinde Gowda chosen for Excellence in Journalism Mysore/Mysuru: Ten journalists from Mysuru including Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Editor M. Govinde Gowda have been selected for Karnataka Media Academy Awards announced on Thursday (Feb. 9). In all, 124 journalists have been selected for the annual awards announced for…
Unauthorised exit door entry at Nanjangud Temple
February 10, 2023Temple authorities warn staff of strict action Nanjangud: Following complaints of unauthorised entry of devotees to the sanctum sanctorum through exit door of the famed Sri Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple at Nanjangud by bribing outdoor temple staff, the temple authorities have warned of strict action against such staff who facilitate illegal entry of devotees through the exit…
Roots and Tubers Mela on Feb.11 and 12 at NR Choultry
February 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Sahaja Samrudha in collaboration with Using Diversity has organised Roots and Tubers Mela on Feb.11 and 12 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city from 10.30 am to 8 pm. ‘The focus of this Mela would be to sensitise the urban community towards the benefits of tuber consumption and explore more value addition and include…















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