Mysuru: Generally, demand for mosquito nets and mosquito killing bats are low round the year. But thanks to the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in city, demand for mosquito nets and other related products have gone up. And shopkeepers are not complaining. While there is a steady demand for mosquito coils and repellent…
Mysuru: With viral fever cases on the rise in the district, Department of Women and Child Welfare has decided to provide mosquito nets to Anganawadi Centres to protect the children from dengue. Briefing Star of Mysore on the subject, the Department Deputy Director K. Radha said that there are over 2,860 Anganawadi Centres in the…
Mysuru: A programme to distribute free LPG cylinders to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the Centre’s flagship scheme to provide LPG connections to below-poverty-line households, was held at Kalamandira recently. Distributing the cylinders, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that all gas agencies should only charge Rs. 560 per cylinder and Rs. 980 per…
Mysuru: The rising unemployment problem is causing concern and Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has taken a vow to make the State unemployment-free. After having established the Skill Development Department, he has given a fillip to the Department by asking them to identify jobs for the educated youth in multinational companies and vocational training for a few….
Mysuru: Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, Madikeri and Sri Bhagavathi Kodava Association, Mysuru will organise ‘Kodava Paithande Namme’ on July 12 at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar here at 5 pm. According to available records, up to 1956, Kodava society had a practice of honouring mothers who gave birth to ten or more children and they used…
Three-day Yakshotsava concludes this evening Mysuru: “A separate Academy should be formed to promote and develop Yakshagana,” opined journalist B. Ganapathi, Chief Editor of ‘Chittara’ Kannada Film Monthly. He was speaking at a function organised by Innovative-Mysuru in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture at Jaganmohan Palace here on Friday to mark the…
Mysuru: ISKCON, Mysore, will celebrate India’s rich culture and tradition with school children of the city participating in the Heritage Fest. This festival is a 11-day-long inter-school cultural competition which will be held at ISKCON, Jayanagar, from July 18 to 29. The event is open for students from Class 1 to 10. The Heritage Fest…
Mysuru: Yakshagana artiste and critic Srinivas Sasthan was presented Chittani Award in memory of Chittani Ramachandra Hegde (in pic), a senior Yakshagana artiste, by former Vice-Chancellor Dr. S.N. Hegde at Jaganmohan Palace here yesterday as part of the three-day Yakshotsava. Speaking on the occasion, Srinivas Sasthan commended Innovative-Mysuru for promoting Yakshagana in city for the…
Hassan: Dismissing reports on his son Prajwal Revanna’s ‘suitcase culture’ remarks at an event at Hunsur on Thursday as totally false, former Minister and Holenarasipura MLA H.D. Revanna has said that his son’s remarks were totally distorted to bring a bad name to the JD(S). Addressing a press meet at Hassan IB here this morning,…
Mysuru: As part of Guru Purnima, prayer meetings and celebrations were held at various places in the city this morning. At Ganapathy Ashrama: Marking the occasion, Ganapathy Homa, Guru Parampara Puja, Vyasa Puja and other rituals were performed at the Ashrama premises on Nanjangud Road under the guidance of junior pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha…
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