Mysuru: A two-day Range-level Police Duty Meet-2017 of the Southern Range began at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) premises in city yesterday. City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao inaugurated the event in the presence of SP Ravi D. Channannavar. IGP (Southern Range) Vipul Kumar presided over the function. This Meet will see 160 Police Officers…
By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about nesting habits in ducks, how sonar can affect marine mammals and what can be done to make baths tolerable for a dog. How do reflective belts for dogs / cows help? Reflective belts make the animal visible at night and saves them from being…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government yesterday appointed K. Rathna Prabha as the new Chief Secretary. Rathna Prabha, a 1981 batch IAS officer, is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary to the State Government. The State Government also appointed senior IAS officer T.M. Vijay Bhaskar as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government. Rathna Prabha,is the third…
Mysuru: Young budding students have set a benchmark beyond their age with their displays of innovative and creative science models at the ongoing State-level 25th National Children’s Science Congress. One such innovative display is from two girls belonging to Seventh Day Adventist English High School Mysuru. Safa and Brinda of Ninth Standard have made a…
Davanagere: In a bizarre incident, a seven-year-old girl from Harihar in the district reportedly died after setting herself ablaze while attempting to imitate a TV serial character recently, according to reports. Prarthana (7), a second standard student and daughter of Manjunath and Chaitra couple of Harihar, is the deceased. Prarthana is said to have set…
Mysuru: Facing severe criticism for not inviting noted littérateurs and members of Mysore royal family to the recently concluded Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in city, the Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat has clarified that the Parishat has not sidelined anybody and has given due respect to people who have contributed to the development of…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Reading the news item “SWR GM joins volunteers in painting City Railway Station pillars,” published in yesterday’s Star of Mysore, I was reminded of an article I read recently “10 ways to ruin an old building” by Jonathan Taylor where he says one of the ways to destroy a heritage building is…
Mysuru: As part of the National Youth Exchange Programme mooted by the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, 55 youths from Uttarakhand State arrived in city this morning for a stay till Dec. 2. The exchange programme envisages strengthening of bonding between two States, spreading message of National Unity and creating a platform to…
Mysuru: Urging the government to fulfil their various demands, Anganwadi workers numbering about 300 took out a protest rally in city this morning. The workers, under the banner of Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers and Assistants Federation and supported by AITUC took out a protest rally from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple to the DC office. The rally…
Mysuru: The indefinite stir (day-night) launched by sugar cane growers under the banner of Karnataka State Cane Growers Association in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office demanding fulfilment of their various demands, entered the second day today. The farmers are demanding minimum SAP (State Advisory Price) of Rs. 3,500 per tonne, payment of last year…
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