Mysuru: Senior Members of Mar Thoma Education Society who have completed 75 years and above — Dr. T.A. Abraham, Augustin Manickam, O.N. Mathew Kutty, Varghese Kurian, Cherian Thampy and Soma Kurian — were felicitated during the 55th Annual General Body Meeting of Mar Thoma Education Society (MES) and St. Thomas Institutions at Vishweshwaranagar recently. The…
Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run Suvidha Special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during Deepavali festival as detailed below: Train No. 82659 / 82660 Mysuru – Vijayapura – Mysuru Suvidha Special: Train No. 82659 Mysuru – Vijayapura Suvidha Special will depart from Mysuru at 16:45 hrs on 25.10.2019 (Friday) and…
Mysuru: In separate cases, an 83-year-old man is among two persons missing from city. In the first case, 83-year-old Krishnamurthy has gone missing from Oct.20 from his residence in Lakshmipuram Police Station limits in city. He is 5.4 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, round face, normal built, speaks Kannada and was wearing a white shirt and…
Mysuru: Miscreants have decamped with Rs.14 lakh kept in a car after breaking the glass window at Yeraganahalli in city. The person, who lost the money, is Harish, a resident of Mandya. Harish, after receiving Rs.20 lakh from his friend had come to his father-in-law’s house at Yeraganahalli here. After taking out Rs.6 lakh from…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A true story: My name is Mildred Honor. I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des moines, Iowa. I have always supplemented my income by teaching piano lessons. Something I have done for over 30 years. During those years, I found that children have many levels…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Vedas, one does find references to individual Goddesses like Usha, Vak and Aranyani who represent dawn, speech, and forests, respectively. In the Puranas, there is Lakshmi, Durga and Saraswati, embodiments of wealth, power and knowledge. However, in practice, Hindus often worship Goddesses in groups….
Law-making in the land during ancient times and also in later periods, including present times makes a fascinating study. Both the monarchs of Kingdoms as well as Chieftans of yesteryears enjoying command over their territories wielding weapons and the ruling powers of our times are known to enure order by enacting laws, mostly as a…
Sir, Swami Vivekananda’s famous lesson for life “face the terrible, face it boldly” comes to my mind while reading the well-written letter and the Editor’s Note in Star of Mysore dated Oct.17. Quoting Swamiji’s experience in Varanasi, when being chased by monkeys, it seemed impossible to escape, when a stranger called out to Swamiji, “face…
The Department of Kannada and Culture has organised ‘Janapara Utsava’ tomorrow at 12 noon at Shankarapuram in Nanjangud. District Minister V. Somanna will inaugurate the festival. MLA Harshavardhan will preside. MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad will inaugurate the cultural activities, according to a press release.
‘Kautilya Sadagara,’ first eco-friendly annual day of Kautilya Vidyalaya, will be held at Kalamandira on Oct.25 at 10 am. The celebrations include ‘Shreshta Bharatha’ and ‘Ajjanondige Hejje-Ajjiyondige Gejje’ (Grandparent’s Fest). Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka K. Ratna Prabha will be the chief guest. Political Secretary to Chief Minister of Karnataka Shankaragouda I….
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