Prof. Ashwathanarayana was the Secretary, Freedom Fighters’ Association and TTL College of Business Management Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. H.N. Ashwathanarayana (90), Secretary of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters’ Association and a resident of Krishnamurthypuram, passed away yesterday afternoon in city following brief illness. A retired Professor of Mathematics at St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru, he had also…
Muslim owners shut shops in protest against HC order on Hijab
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the bandh called by Federation of Muslim Organisations to oppose the High Court (HC) verdict upholding Hijab ban, Muslim shop owners in city voluntarily shut down shops today to register their protest. Accordingly, shops and all other business and commercial establishments owned by community members in areas such as N.R. Mohalla,…
Plea to drop Hassan-Kerala Highway via Kodagu
March 17, 2022Madikeri: In an appeal to the people to resist highways and rail lines passing through Kodagu that will ultimately result in drying up of River Cauvery, former President of Coorg Wildlife Society Col. (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna said that people must support environmentalists who are fighting for the cause of Kodagu district and for the larger…
Maddur Taluk’s tail-end regions too will get KRS water: CM
March 17, 2022Pandavapura: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured that he would work towards providing KRS water to the tail-end regions of Maddur taluk. He was speaking at the stage programme of Vairamudi Utsava held at Melukote in the taluk on Monday night. Recalling that as a Water Resources Minister earlier, he had developed 16 Gates of…
Dr. Mahesh Joshi regrets grammatical mistakes in most Kannada books
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Announcing that it has been planned to host a National-level Publishers Meet soon after Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to take place at Haveri in April, Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi sought the co-operation of all Publishers and writers for the success of the event. He was speaking at the valedictory…
Plays enthral spectators
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The plays enacted on the fifth day of ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana enthralled the spectators. Shivamogga’s theatre group — Hongirana — staged the play ‘Ea Sooru Kottaru E Soora Kodevu’ at Vanaranga. The play portrayed the patriotism that was prevalent among the population during the freedom struggle. The play explained how…
Mangaluru airport bomb scare: Accused sentenced to 25 years imprisonment
March 17, 2022Mangaluru: The Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court yesterday sentenced a man, accused of placing explosives at Mangaluru International Airport, to 25 years imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 10,000. The man who was sentenced is Aditya Rao. He had placed the explosives at Mangaluru Airport on Jan. 20, 2020. He was sentenced under…
MCC seeks CSR funds to develop parks, circles
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: If everything goes as per plans, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits will sport spic-and-span parks covered with greenery. The MCC has proposed to draw funds available with industries under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for developing parks and circles with the aim of enhancing the beauty of the city and giving more lung spaces…
‘I am delighted with the response for Raashtriya Rangotsava’
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival with the theme ‘Motherhood’ is getting tremendous response from the general public, Addanda C. Cariappa, Director of Mysuru Rangayana which is hosting the 10-day event, said that he is delighted with the response. Sharing his happiness with Star of Mysore, Cariappa said that this year’s Bahuroopi…
275 Vet ambulances this year: Minister
March 17, 2022Bengaluru: Karnataka will purchase 275 Vet ambulances — Pashu Sanjeevini — under a Central Government scheme and the ambulances will be dedicated for the service of livestock, said Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan. He was replying to a question raised by Muniraju Gowda in the Legislative Council. He said that 15 vet ambulances have already…















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