Mysuru: Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Mysuru, has organised a five-day Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo-2018 at Maharaja’s College Grounds here from tomorrow. The expo will be inaugurated on Jan.11 at 6 pm, which will be followed by a music programme by Sriharsha and troupe from 7 pm to 9 pm. On Jan. 12, Kabbadi competition will…
Geeta Vadya Natana Sammilana at Ganabharathi tomorrow
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a unique programme ‘Geeta Vadya Natana Sammilana’ on Jan.11 at 6 pm at its premises in Kuvempunagar. A dancer, a vocalist and an instrumentalist will come together to interpret the same compositions. Here each artiste will exploit the scope of their art medium without compromising their art form and create a…
Fake ISI helmets: Cops educate riders
January 9, 2018Mysuru: Giving a breather to motorists to purchase ISI-mark helmets by Jan. 31, the City Police have begun a crackdown on vendors who are selling substandard helmets. Deciding to plug the sale of dangerous and fibre-made helmets from the source, the Police have intensified the drive to raid shops, roadside pushcarts and make-shift places that…
Rahul Gandhi to address Maharani’s students in Mysuru
January 9, 2018Mysuru: After addressing a 2,000-strong gathering of students at Mount Carmel College in 2015 in Bengaluru, Congress President Rahul Gandhi seems to adopt the same strategy to win over student voters in the 2018 Assembly elections in Karnataka. He is scheduled to address students of Maharani’s College in city this month end. The exact date…
National Anthem not mandatory in cinemas: Supreme Court
January 9, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning modified an order that made it mandatory to play the National Anthem in cinemas, saying the playing of the Anthem must be left to the discretion of the cinema owners. However, patrons have to mandatorily show respect in case the cinema does play the Anthem, the SC added….
Factory employee among two killed in separate accidents
January 9, 2018Nanjangud: Two motorcyclists were killed on-the-spot in two separate road accidents in the limits of Nanjangud town this morning. In the first incident, a Nestle factory employee was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was knocked down by a goods lorry at BDO Office circle (Apollo Circle) on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road. The deceased has been…
Cheating complaint: Adivasi Trust clarifies
January 9, 2018Mysuru: Prakruthi Adivasi Foundation Trust has clarified that the Trust has not taken any clothes from Keshavlal Textiles in Upparpet, Bengaluru, to give them to tribals in the name of social service. Reacting to a report published in Star of Mysore on Dec.17, 2017, titled ‘Cloth merchant alleges cheating by Adivasi Trust,’ the President of…
Temple staff attempts suicide fearing audit
January 9, 2018Nanjangud: A staff of the famous Srikanteshwara Temple in the town, who is accused of misappropriating lakhs of rupees belonging to the Temple, reportedly attempted suicide by consuming excessive sleeping tablets yesterday. The Temple authorities, who commenced an audit of Temple funds on Sunday, were said to be close to unearthing misappropriation to the tune…
Sexual harassment at Parlour: Actor Sadhu Kokila granted anticipatory bail
January 9, 2018Mysuru: The city’s Seventh Additional District and Sessions Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to actor Sadhu Kokila in a sexual harassment case. It may be recalled that a woman, who was rescued by the Police from a Beauty Parlour and Spa in Bogadi here recently, had accused actors Sadhu Kokila and Mandya Ramesh of sexually…
Will adopt KSES to prevent malpractice in SSLC, PUC exams: Tanveer Sait
January 9, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said that the Education Department is prepared to conduct SSLC and PUC exams. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Sait said that this time the Department has adopted the Karnataka Secure Examination System (KSES) in order to prevent malpractices and other lapses and added that the…
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