Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) had organised a Public Grievances Meet yesterday at Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division Office which turned out to be a damp squib as none of the electricity consumers came to submit a written grievance for reasons best known to the consumers only. CESC Assistant Executive Engineer R. Surendra, who was supposed to…
Heritage Walk for specially-abled students
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums, together with Rotaract Club of Mahajana First Grade College had organised a Heritage Walk for specially-abled students in city yesterday. About 30 students of Government School of Deaf and Dumb participated in the event. The Heritage Walk was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at…
Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of IT-BT Start-Up, Government of Karnataka, launched its Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship across the State at a function held at Sir MV Auditorium of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) here on Aug.5. Dr. Sandhya R. Anvekar, Programme Head-Skilling, KITS, Department of IT-BT, inaugurated…
Rains clobber Kodagu
August 8, 2019Incessant heavy to very heavy rainfall is lashing Kodagu since the last four days bringing untold misery to the people of the hilly district. While last year’s havoc of floods and landslides — a result of a series of cloudbursts — was concentrated in Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks, this year the scene has shifted to…
Staging of ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The artistes of Sanchalana Mysuru in association with Kannada and Culture Department will be staging the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ on Aug. 9 at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises at 6.30 pm to mark the valedictory of theatre training programme. The play, authored by playwright Vijay Tendulkar (originally in Marathi), is translated to Kannada by…
World condoles Sushma Swaraj’s death
August 7, 2019Calls her fierce leader, great orator New Delhi: Illustrious BJP leader, one of the most prolific politicians of India and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (67), breathed her last after a cardiac arrest yesterday night. Sushma’s sudden demise triggered a wave of shock and grief with leaders cutting across political spectrum paying glowing tributes…
Four more days of rains in Mysuru
August 7, 2019Trees uprooted; parks, roads, houses flooded Mysuru: Moderate rainfall (7.5 mm to 35 mm) will continue in city for four more days, said N. Nagendra Babu, Research Associate at Organic Farming and Research Station in Naganahalli. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nagendra Babu said that there would be no continuous but intermittent rainfall for four…
Flashback 1999: ‘Swadeshi Beti’ Vs ‘Videshi Bahu’
August 7, 2019Bengaluru: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away late last night, had a strong Karnataka connection. For nearly 15 years since 1999, Sushma had made it a point to celebrate Varamahalakshmi festival every year at the house of renowned physician Dr. B.K. Sreenivasa Murthy in Bellary (now Ballari), from where she had unsuccessfully…
President gives assent to defang Article 370
August 7, 2019Jammu and Kashmir’s Special Status ends; PM Modi to address Nation today New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind this morning declared abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave Special Status to Jammu and Kashmir. The move came after both Houses of Parliament passed a resolution in this regard. The Centre’s…
CM BSY gets green signal for Cabinet expansion
August 7, 2019Swearing-in likely on Aug. 9; 15 MLAs to join Cabinet New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) is all set to expand his Cabinet after getting a go ahead from BJP High Command. BSY, who has been camping in New Delhi since Monday night, met Party Working President J.P. Nadda and held talks regarding…
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