Mysuru: After attempting to create a Guinness Record for longest yoga chain this morning, the District Administration is all geared up to facilitate creating another Guinness Record for highest number of people performing yoga at one single venue on the occasion of International Day of Yoga on June 21 at Mysore Race Course. Addressing the…
New arrivals at Mysuru Zoo
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as the Mysore Zoo, has procured a pair of Lion Tailed Macaques from Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai, under animal exchange programme which arrived to Mysore Zoo on June 17 are under quarantine. A male and a female leopard cats which were rescued in Virajpet and Kushalnagar…
CM to inaugurate Mini Theatre at Kalamandira on June 29
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Ahead of its inauguration on June 29 by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep inspected the newly-constructed Mini Theatre at Kalamandira premises here this morning. The Department of Kannada and Culture had first mooted the idea of constructing the Mini Theatre in 2007 after the then Kannada and Culture Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad had…
Yoga Day: Philately counters opened at city Post Offices
June 19, 2017Mysuru: As part of International Yoga Day, the philately counters set up by the Department of Posts opened at the Head Post Office (HPO) on Ashoka road and Saraswathipuram Post Office this morning. The counters will be open till June 24. Rare postal stamps of Suryanamaskara and other yogasanas and animals and birds are kept…
‘Executive, Judiciary and Legislature under threat’
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Expressing concern over the perceived threat to the very existence of the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature, senior journalist Krishna Prasad said that the nation is facing several crisis now. He was speaking after inaugurating Prof. K. Ramdas Memorial programme organised by Desiranga Samskrutika Samsthe at Maneyangala in Kalamandira here yesterday. Observing that the nation…
MCC delays acceptance of MUDA Layouts
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Almost a year after Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) handed over 62 Layouts, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is yet to bring them under its jurisdiction and start accepting the Property Tax due for 2016-17. Though the State Government issued a circular earlier this year entrusting the Corporation with the responsibility of collecting Property…
‘Social media losing its credibility’
June 19, 2017Book on ‘Professional journalism’ distributed Mysuru: Observing that social media is losing its credibility, columnist A. Narayan said that the media is facing challenges from digital technology. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Media and Contemporary Challenges’ organised jointly by Samajavadi Adhyayana Kendra, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre and Samaana Asakta Geleyara…
‘Namma Hudugi’ Ananya wins Filmfare
June 19, 2017Bengaluru: Mysuru girl Ananya Bhat won the Filmfare Award for the Best Playback Singer (female) for her song Namma Kaayo Devane from the Kannada movie Rama Rama Re. The award was presented at the 64th South Filmfare Award function held at Hyderabad on Saturday last (June 17). Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ananya said that…
Not getting water? Contact these officials
June 19, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a press release with contact numbers of officials in-charge of water supply to the city. According to the press release from VVWW Assistant Executive Engineer (West Sub Division) Harshitha, the water levels at Kabini and Cauvery reservoirs had come down considerably affecting the water supply. It also…
Half of candidates fail to appear for Civil Services (Prelims) Exam
June 19, 2017Mysuru: Nearly half of Civil Services aspirants, who had opted the city centres for the Civil Services (Prelims) Exam-2017 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), failed to appear for the exam yesterday. A total of 5,032 aspirants had registered at 15 centres in the city, out of which only 2,572 appeared while 2,460…
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