Not everybody is fortunate to get opportunities to work in different fields that are related. There are a few, however, who do manage to straddle many areas and successfully at that. Star of Mysore Features Editor N. Niranjan Nikam met one such person Colin Hughes, Managing Director, HarperCollins, who has been a journalist, publisher and…
Digital Damage
May 13, 2019The two digits, 0 and 1, together described as binary code, also called bits, used for representing words and also images, traced to the binary number system, invented by Gottfried Leibniz (1646 – 1716) in 1689, accounting virtually for the heart and soul of all electronic devices, may not be familiar to anyone among lay…
Name Hirannaiah was synonymous with the play ‘Lanchavatara’
May 13, 2019Sir, I knew Narasimha Murthy, more popularly known as Master Hirannaiah, for more than sixty years. A multi-faceted personality, his death is a great personal loss to me and equally in the field of drama and society at large. He was our family friend from the time he came to study in Sarada Vilas College….
…Shobha’s poll makeover
May 13, 2019In yet another publicity stunt, Shobha Karandlaje, BJP MP from Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency, donned the Lambani attire while campaigning in Chincholi yesterday for the party’s candidate Avinash Jadhav, who is contesting the by-polls to be held on May 19. The by-poll to Chincholi was necessitated as his father Umesh Jadhav quit as Congress MLA…
Mumbai Indians lift 4th IPL trophy
May 13, 2019Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a thrilling encounter by one run to lift their 4th Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. Needing nine to win off six balls, CSK’s star performer Shane Watson (80 off 59) got run out. Thereafter, veteran Lasith Malinga became the saviour for MI as he bowled tight…
Kampala ITF World Tennis Tour: Prajwal Dev-Kunal duo finishes runner-up
May 13, 2019Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, teaming up with fellow Indian Kunal Anand, finished runner-up in the Men’s Doubles event in M15 Kampala ITF World Tennis Tour at Kampala, Uganda, from May 6 to 12. In the final, Guy Orly I (BDI) and Ismael R.M. Changawa (Ken) beat Prajwal and Kunal 6-1, 7-5. In the semi-finals,…
MDFA Chairman passes away
May 13, 2019K.G. Subramanya Swamy (Puppy), Chairman of Mysore District Football Association (MDFA), passed away this morning at a hospital in city due to prolonged illness. He was 51. He is survived by his wife Kusuma and two sons. The MDFA office-bearers and football players from the district have condoled his untimely demise. Last rites will be…
Pratibha Puraskar
May 13, 2019The Karnataka 24 Mane Telgu Shettara Sangha, having office on 7th Main Road, near Swimming Pool, Saraswathipuram, has invited applications from meritorious students of the community who have scored high marks in SSLC and PUC (2018-19) for presentation of Pratibha Puraskar. Community students from rural areas who have scored 75 percent and those in urban…
National Award
May 13, 2019As part of International Senior Citizen Day celebrations, the Union Government has invited applications from eminent senior citizens and individual and institutions working for the welfare of senior citizens to present ‘Vayoshreshta Samman – 2019’ National Award. Interested can download the application form from the website of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment http://socialjustice.nic.in…












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