Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised “Layavadyotsava,” a unique day-long festival in memory of Mahavidwan Palani Subrahmanya Pillai on Apr.22 (Sunday) at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar. There are basically two schools of laya in the Karnatak classical percussion, the Pudukottai School and the Tanjavur School. Palani Subrahmanya Pillai being a pole star in the realm of…
Paint shop gutted: Materials worth lakhs of rupees destroyed
April 20, 2018Mysuru: Materials worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in a fire at a paint shop in J.P. Nagar here yesterday night. The public, who noticed the fire and thick smoke emanating from the paint shop belonging to Shivanand at about 10 pm, immediately informed Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade Station. Fire personnel, who rushed to the spot…
Bike charred in accidental fire
April 20, 2018Mysuru: An incident of a bike being charred in an accidental fire, has been reported near old RMC in Bamboo Bazaar here yesterday night. It is reported that a man, who was riding a bike near Bamboo Bazaar noticed fire in the bike and immediately stopped the vehicle. Though he tried to douse the fire,…
Student commits suicide
April 20, 2018Mysuru: Yashasvini (20), a final year BSc student at Yuvaraja’s College, committed suicide by hanging self at the residence of her sister in Jayadevanagar here on Tuesday. She was a native of Gundlupet. It is learnt that she was depressed and committed suicide when the members of the house had gone out. Metagalli Police, who…
Let High Command decide, says an angry Siddharamaiah
April 19, 2018Mysuru: Is there more than what meets the eye to the discontent brewing in Congress over Chief Minister Siddharamaiah contesting both from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru and Badami in Bagalkot District? If Siddharamaiah’s behaviour is taken into consideration, it looks like he is upset with the party High Command for not allowing him to contest from…
MLA Vasu, 5 others file nominations
April 19, 2018Mysuru: Today being the third day of filing the nomination papers to the 2018 Assembly polls, candidates from Congress, JD(S), AAP, SDPI and Bharatiya Janashakti Congress filed their papers with the respective Returning Officers (ROs) in city this morning. Vasu, the incumbent Congress MLA from Chamaraja, submitted his papers to the RO at his office…
Amit Shah’s trusted lieutenants to manage poll strategy
April 19, 2018Bengaluru: Convinced that the May 12 election cannot be won with the strategies formulated by the State BJP leadership, party National President and master strategist Amit Shah has entrusted the responsibility of poll management to his trusted lieutenants from North India who have tasted success in other States including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Shah’s focus…
SC dismisses probe into Judge Loya’s death
April 19, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a batch of petitions seeking an independent inquiry into the death of special CBI Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. A three-judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud said there is no merit…
Villagers demand polling booth at Madayyana Hundi in Varuna
April 19, 2018Mysuru: Voting is not a right it is our responsibility too. And as it is the election season, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is creating awareness among the voters about the importance of voting. The effort of the ECI in this direction is welcome. But should there not be polling booths for the voters…
Two Lakshmis from BJP vie for Chamundeshwari
April 19, 2018Mysuru: General Secretary of City BJP Mahila Morcha Lakshmidevi and loyal party worker Lakshmi Gowda of the BJP are competing for a BJP ticket from Chamundeshwari. The Chamundeshwari constituency is witnessing a high-voltage political battle between Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and incumbent JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda. As soon as Star of Mysore broke the news yesterday…















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