Mysuru: The State Government yesterday appointed Minister V. Somanna as the Mysuru District-in-charge Minister with immediate effect. V. Somanna is the BJP MLA from Govindrajnagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru City. Minister R. Ashoka, who was appointed to take care of flood relief works in Mysuru District only Tuesday, was speculated to be appointed as the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance model is not a “complete negative story” and not recognising his work and demonising him all the time is not going to help, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said. He made the remarks on Wednesday while launching a book, ‘Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India’ written…
Mysuru: Dasara is fast approaching and the iconic Mysore Palace is the focus where most of the action happens. One of the major attractions is the illumination of the Palace with one lakh bulbs glowing. However, during the year some 15,000 to 20,000 bulbs become defunct and they have to be replaced. Like every year…
Madikeri: The death toll in the huge landslide at Thora village in Virajpet taluk bordering Kerala has risen to six, with the discovery of the body of a 55-year old woman on Thursday. The deceased woman has been identified as Leela (55), wife of one Appu. Ten persons had gone missing after the massive landslides…
Jail food (lunch and dinner) includes a bowl of dal, one of the vegetables and 4 to 5 chapattis New Delhi: Former Finance and Home Minister P. Chidambaram would be spending his next three nights in the plush CBI headquarters on Lodhi Road during the Police remand but his stay in his expected judicial custody…
Mysuru: Member of erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has once again opposed the plan to demolish the century-old Devaraja Market. Speaking to media persons at Hotel Radisson Blu this afternoon, she said that the Market can be retained by taking up expert renovation works. “Demolishing the Market citing the reason of…
Mysuru: The 39th annual felicitation function of Mysore District Bhavasara Kshatriya Graduates Association was held at Sri Vittala Rukmini Convention Hall in city recently. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Yaduveer Wadiyar stressed upon the need of protecting the environment by conducting more and more tree planting activities and also called upon Mysureans to make the…
Mysuru: Farooqia D.Ed. College for Women, Udayagiri, has secured cent percent result in both first and second year D.Ed Examination held in the month of May 2019 Out of the 25 candidates, who appeared for the II year D.Ed exam, 15 secured Distinction and 10 passed in First Class. Asfiya Tabassum secured first place with…
Mysuru: Sally Walker, a respected Zoo professional and an ardent proponent of rational Zoo reform, passed away in the United States. She was the driving force behind many innovative programmes in the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) that includes the highly successful Youth Club. In a message posted in the Conservation Planning Specialist Group,…
Mysuru: Anveshana Seva Trust has organised a function on Aug. 26 at 10.30 am at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here to mark the birth centenary of litterateur late Dr. H.S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar (HSK). It may be mentioned, he used to write a column titled “HSK’s Moving Finger Writes…” for Star of Mysore….
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