Mysuru: Depressed over his illness, a man committed suicide by hanging self in city. The deceased has been identified as Vijay Shetty (40), a native of Nepal, who was working at a hotel in Vijayanagar here. Vijay committed suicide by hanging self at Mysore University quarters here. Saraswathipuram Police, who have registered a case in…
Geethanjali Performing Arts Centre releases CD ‘Naivedya’
December 31, 2017Mysuru: Geethanjali Performing Arts Centre, Mysuru, had organised a function at Dhvanyaloka on Bogadi Road here recently for the release of a CD titled ‘Naivedya’ brought out by the centre containing songs of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The CD was released by Hindustani singer Pandit Veerabhadraiah Hiremath. Presiding over, Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath recalled…
Training programmes by RUDSETI
December 31, 2017Mysuru: RUDSETI, Mysuru, will be conducting the following training programmes during January 2018: Photography & Videography (30 days); C.C. Camera Installation & Repairs (13-days); Sheep & Goat Rearing (10 days) and Fashion designing for women (30 days). Interested candidates in the age group of 18 and 45 years belonging to Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts…
Eye Camp conducted in city
December 31, 2017Mysuru: Rotary Mysore conducted an eye camp in association with Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital recently. Rtn.Chetan Vishwanath, Secretary, Rotary Mysore, Rtn. D. Ravishankar, Community Service, Rotary Mysore, G. Venkatesh, Chairman, MRC and G.K. Balakrishna, Chairman, MRC Eye Hospital, inaugurated the eye camp. 120 people screened out of which 40 have been admitted to…
Carnival on Devaraja Urs Road
December 30, 2017Mysuru: As part of the Mysuru Winter Festival-2017, an Open Street Fest was held amidst crowds that exceeded over 7,000 people, on D. Devaraja Urs Road in city this morning. This Mysuru Open Street Festival will be held throughout the day which will be a display of street carnival as artistes will perform on the…
KSOU caught between devil & deep sea: Kerala HC orders Open Varsity to pay Rs. 3 lakh compensation to each affected student
December 30, 2017Mysuru: The phrase “caught between the devil and the deep sea” can best explain the situation of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) which on one hand is trying to get recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and on the other has to compensate students for the loss of their academic years. As if the…
Local youths transform a smelly garbage dump into public shelter
December 30, 2017Mysuru: A garbage dump is a metaphor for everything that is wrong with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) today. But here is an example where residents, without the help of the civic administration, have transformed a smelly garbage dump into a beautiful place for people to take shelter, spend time and read newspapers, motivating them…
CM likely to inaugurate Indira Canteens in city on Jan. 1
December 30, 2017Mysuru: Out of 11 Indira Canteens proposed in city, ten are almost ready and construction of the eleventh one has been taken up on Jodithenginamara Road in Bannimantap. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that all the canteens proposed in the State will be of uniform design and set up…
From Reel to Wheel: Actor Shankar Ashwath is now a cab driver!
December 30, 2017Mysuru: Not everyone is lucky to enter the film industry. But, once one gets the lucky break, it is all about an individual’s skill to sustain and grow in their respective departments. There are many examples of aspiring actors and technicians giving up on their lives after failing to stamp their class in the glam…
Mysore Varsity Convocation-2018: Here’s how you apply for Degree Certificate
December 30, 2017Mysuru: The 98th Annual Convocation of the University of Mysore (UoM) will be held in January or February 2018 and the dates will be announced soon. In a press release, the UoM Registrar has stated that admission to convocation is open to candidates for post-graduate degrees, doctorate degrees and winners of medals and prizes of…
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