Mysuru: The forthcoming Assembly elections will throw up interesting permutations and combinations. And the combinations might include political parties putting up dummy candidates to ensure the victory of other ‘powerful’ candidates put up by ‘rival’ parties. These activities might once again prove the old adage that there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in…
Friend recalls Farmers’ leader K.S. Puttannaiah’s last day and early days
February 21, 2018Mandya: His health had deteriorated on Sunday afternoon itself. I had advised him to go to the hospital for a check-up. But I was shocked to hear about his death the same evening, said Kyathanahalli Mahadevu with tears rolling down his cheeks about his childhood friend Puttannaiah, the farmers’ leader who passed away on Feb.18….
International Meet on endangered languages begins
February 21, 2018Mysuru: The country has nearly 7,000 languages and half of it is in the endangered list. It cannot be preserved by just holding seminars and conferences. Instead serious efforts should be politically, socially and economically maid to ensure that communities involved in speaking these endangered and lesser known languages are encouraged to speak, said Prof….
Puttannaiah to be laid to rest tomorrow with State honours
February 21, 2018Mandya: The District Administration is making all arrangements for the last rites of farmer leader and MLA K.S. Puttannaiah, including State honours. He will be laid to rest tomorrow at Kyathanahalli in Pandavapura taluk in Mandya district. Puttannaiah’s family members were consulted in this regard by Mandya Deputy Commissioner N. Manjushri and SP G. Radhika…
Puttannaiah’s death: Investigation intensifies
February 21, 2018Mandya: Following the death of farmer leader K.S. Puttannaiah (1949-2018) on Feb.18, there are various theories doing the rounds about his passing away and according to sources, the Police Department has launched a secret investigation. The details about the programmes he attended on that day from morning till evening and the persons who were with…
MLA Haris apologises in Assembly over assault by son
February 21, 2018Bengaluru: Congress MLA N.A. Haris yesterday apologised to the State Legislative Assembly about his son’s (Mohammed Nalapad Haris) involvement in an assault case at an upscale pub-cum-restaurant that has stirred a huge political row. “Sometimes, due to some circumstances, incidents such as these happen. I tender my apologies if the incident has affected the pride…
Annual Day and awards ceremony at Schevaran
February 21, 2018Mysuru: City’s Schevaran Laboratories Private Limited, manufacturers of environment-friendly cleaning solutions since many years, celebrated the annual day of Schevaran Innovation Centre (SIC) at its premises in Hebbal industrial area recently. On the occasion, K. B. Ganapathy, Editorial Advisor, Star of Mysore, who was the chief guest, felicitated Dr. C. G. Betsurmath, Executive Secretary, JSS…
Special Interest Group launched to manage Medical Problems and Medical Emergencies in Dentistry
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Over a period of years, the number of medically-compromised patients requiring dental treatment is on the rise. In order to provide dental care safely to these patients, a proper understanding of their medical conditions, medications taken and investigations required is very essential. Hence a Special Interest Group (SIG) called ‘Management of Medical Problems and…
Sarvajna Jayanti celebrations in city
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Maintaining that the State Government was organising Jayantis of Saints and Seers in order to organise micro-communities, KR MLA M.K. Somashekar has said that poet Sarvajna was a pragmatist famous for his three-lined poems called Tripadi. He was speaking after inaugurating Sarvajna Jayanti jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada and Culture Department and…
Dalits stage protest, demand sacking of Social Welfare Department official
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Accusing Social Welfare Department Officer Prabha of irregularities and corruption, nearly 200 members of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) staged a demonstration in front of DC’s office here yesterday, demanding her immediate sacking. Listing out the alleged irregularities and corruption by Prabha, the protesters alleged that the officer had failed to utilise the package fund…
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