Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, over 100 members of Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) staged a demonstration in front of the DC’s office here yesterday. The demands included distribution of 10 kgs rice and two pairs of clothes per year for each family member of BPL card holders, a hike in pension granted under…
Women empowerment workshop for college students held
March 9, 2017A three-day women empowerment workshop for college students was inaugurated by B.S Parthasarathy, President, Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions, on Mar. 3 at the Audio Visual Hall of Sarada Vilas College. Speaking on the occasion, Parthasarathy reminded the students of the letter written by Sudha Murty to JRD Tata demanding representation for women in Tata concerns….
Cinema Samaya: Screening of Hindi movie The Violin Player this evening
March 9, 2017Hindi movie ‘The Violin Player,’ directed by Bauddhayan Mukherji, will be screened at Kalamandira today (Mar. 9) at 6 pm, as part of Cinema Samaya, organised under the aegis of the Department of Information and Public Relation, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and Mysore Film Society. Prior to the movie, a documentary on ‘Kiran Mazumdar’ will…
Pongala Mahothsava on Mar. 11
March 9, 2017Karnataka Nair Service Society, Mysore Karayogam Mahila Vibhag, is organising Attukal Pongala on Mar.11 (Saturday) from 8.30 am to 11 am at Sree Rajarajeswari temple, Visweswaranagara 3rd stage, Industrial suburb, near Maharshi School. Interested ladies may take part in this auspicious Pongala Mahothsava. For details contact Mob: 9611417184 or 9448222281, according to a press release.
Talk on ‘Demonetisation’ at BPBIM on Mar. 11
March 9, 2017A lecture on ‘Demonetisation – Impact on Indian Economy’ by Chartered Accountant and Investment Guru B.V. Rudramurthy has been organised at Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management (BPBIM) auditorium, Vijayanagar 1st Stage in city on Mar. 11 at 11 am. K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore and Vice-Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru, will be…
‘Women not getting their due in political, economic fronts’
March 9, 2017Observing that women play a crucial role in the all-round development of a family, Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Marithibbegowda regretted that women are not getting their due in the political and economic fronts. He was speaking at the International Women’s Day celebrations organised at the JD(S) office on Seshadri Iyer Road here yesterday. Pointing out…
Women’s Day
March 8, 2017Men and women from the District Administration, several voluntary organisations, political parties, and educational institutions in the city came together this morning to celebrate International Women’s Day. March 8 is celebrated as Women’s Day across the world, celebrating the strength and achievements of women. The first International Women’s Day was celebrated in 1911 as a…
CID team arrives at Bandipur to probe forest fires
March 8, 2017A team from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrived in Bandipur National Park this morning to probe the recent forest fires. Forest Department sources told Star of Mysore that a team of eight to nine members arrived at Bandipur from Bengaluru and headed straight to N. Begur Range where the first fire was reported. Thousands…
Parvathamma Rajkumar hospitalised
March 8, 2017Parvathamma Rajkumar, a film producer and wife of legendary Kannada actor late Dr. Rajkumar, was hospitalised yesterday midnight. She is being treated at M.S. Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru, over issues related to diabetes and low blood pressure. Hospital sources said she was in good condition and stable. Her sons Raghavendra Rajkumar, Shivarajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar…
State mulls to develop KGF
March 8, 2017In an ambitious move aimed at decongesting Bengaluru, the State Government will develop a new city at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) around 100 km from Bengaluru to decongest its capital, State Urban Development Minister Roshan Baig said. 11,000 acres of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. (BGML) land will be used to build the city, he said…
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