T. Narasipur: A grand procession of hundreds of Balasanyasis and Sadhus, including those from North India, on main streets of the temple town last evening marked the second day of Kumbha Mela. The colourful procession, along with folk troupes, which began from Gunjanarasimhaswamy Temple, passed through Vishwakarma Street, Bhagawan Talkies Road, Bus Stand, Link Road…
Court orders stay on eviction of roadside vendors by MCC
February 19, 2019Mysuru: The Principal Civil Court has ordered stay on the eviction of roadside vendors taken up by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), said G.K. Joshi, Legal Advisor to the Karnataka Rajya Rasthebadhi Vyaparigala Mahamandala. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city on Saturday, Joshi said that the Mahamandala had approached the Court against…
Yadavagiri Ladies Association turns 50
February 19, 2019Mysuru: The 50th anniversary of Yadavagiri Ladies Association was celebrated in city recently. This Ladies Association was launched by the then Maharani Tripura Sundarammanni Avaru in 1968 and the Maharani’s daughter-in-law Pramoda Devi Wadiyar was the chief guest both during the 25th and 50th anniversary celebrations at the same hotel in Yadavagiri. The Association is…
Site beneficiaries appeal for registration
February 19, 2019Mysuru: The beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme who have been allotted sites at Kergalli and Ajjayyanahundi in the taluk, who met MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag yesterday, have urged her to get the sites registered in their name at the earliest. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing scheme, the authorities had invited applications in 2001-02 and…
BSNL strike: Phones dead
February 19, 2019Mysuru: With the ongoing strike by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees entering the second day today, BSNL services — landline, mobile and internet — were hit inconveniencing the customers. Customers told Star of Mysore that no one at the BSNL Customer Care Centres was receiving a call leaving them in the lurch. Many aggrieved…
Mysuru-based Rangsons Defence Solutions to showcase products
February 19, 2019Mysuru: Rangsons Defence Solutions RDS, the 25-year-old Mysuru-based company, will be showcasing their products at the Aero Show. Credited to be the first company to manufacture any Airborne Compact Heat Exchanger or the world’s smallest SOTM (Satcom On The Move) terminal, the products to be featured by Rangsons are Heat Exchanger, NAVIC Receiver, Software Defined…
Academician bats for uniform education in the country
February 19, 2019Chamarajanagar: Stressing on the need for a uniform education system in the country, academician Dr. S. Shivarajappa observed that it was important to impart education to children in their mother tongue at the primary level. Speaking to SOM on the sidelines of the three-day Chamarajanagar District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Chamarajanagar on Sunday, Dr. Shivarajappa,…
Women achievers felicitated
February 19, 2019Mysuru: A convention of women achievers was organised by an NGO at Platinum Jubilee Hall in JK grounds here recently. Cultural rally: As part of the programme, hundreds of women took out a folk rally from Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple to the programme venue presenting folk dances in colourful costumes. Bike rally: Over 30 women and…
Grand procession marks Shivaji Jayanti in city
February 19, 2019Mysuru: A colourful procession marked Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajara Jayantyotsava Samiti, Mysuru, in city this morning. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath launched the procession by offering floral tributes to a portrait of Shivaji Maharaj, in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North…
Two-day seminar on Gandhian Philosophy
February 19, 2019Mysuru: A two-day National Seminar on “The Social and Ethical Dimensions of Gandhian Philosophy” has been organised by the Post-Graduate Department of Philosophy, University of Mysore from Feb.20 at EMMRC Auditorium, Manasagangothri, at 10 am. The Seminar is organised to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said the Department of Philosophy Chairman Dr….
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