Mysuru: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder of Coimbatore-based Isha Foundation and spiritual leader, has given a call for saving our rivers with the campaign ‘Rally for Rivers’ where he himself will be driving across from Kanyakumari to the Himalayas. The rally was kicked off on Sept. 3 in Coimbatore and will conclude on Oct. 2 after…
Survey predicts 113 seats for BJP in Assembly polls
September 7, 2017Bengaluru: A Delhi-based poll survey agency has predicted 113 seats to the BJP in the pre-poll survey conducted by it in the State. The survey conducted by the Centre for Political and Social Studies (COPSS) has also predicted 86 seats for the Congress and 25 to the JD(S) in the 2018 Assembly polls. The agency…
Consumer Court asks KSOU to pay Rs. 2 lakh to student
September 7, 2017Mysuru: A former student of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has sued the University in a city Consumer Court for issuing an unrecognised degree. The Court has now directed the University to pay Rs. 2 lakh as compensation to the student. R. Roopasree, a resident of Nanjangud, filed a case against KSOU at the…
The Myth of Cultural Marxism
September 7, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Right now, in the United States of America, something terrifying is happening. A whole bunch of aggressive violent white men have publicly marched in the city of Charlottesville for White Supremacy. They embody the visible tip of a deeper rage that festers across many parts of…
42 tableaux for Jumboo Savari
September 7, 2017Mysuru: In all, 42 tableaux will participate in the Dasara-2017 Jumboo Savari, said Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer P. Shivashankar. He was speaking at the State-level Nodal Officers Sub-Committee meeting on tableaux, at the Zilla Panchayat Office, here yesterday and said already 35 tableaux had been shortlisted. The theme for each of the 30 Zilla…
Tribunal stays CFTRI Director’s transfer
September 7, 2017Mysuru: “I am happy, is all I can say now. I will assume charge again tomorrow. I am on medical leave as I was suffering from upper respiratory tract infection. I have to produce a medical certificate,” said the restrained voice of CFTRI Director Prof. Ram Rajasekharan. He was speaking to Star of Mysore, here…
Poet Nissar Ahmed invited officially to inaugurate Dasara
September 7, 2017Bengaluru: Mysuru District Administration has extended the official invitation to noted Kannada poet Padmashree K.S. Nissar Ahmed, who has been selected by the State Government to inaugurate this year’s Dasara festivities. Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed, popular as “Nityotsava Kavi”, will inaugurate the festival atop the Chamundi Hill on Sept. 21. The invitation was…
Applications invited for Mahila Dasara stalls
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation and Women and Child Welfare Department have jointly organised an exhibition and sale as part of Mahila Dasara from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28 at the JK Grounds near the City Railway Station. In this Mela, the paintings, hand-crafted items and other products manufactured by Sthree Shakti Self Help…
1993 Mumbai Blast Case: Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan sentenced to life
September 7, 2017Mumbai: Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, were awarded the death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court, here this morning. Other accused, Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, were sentenced to life imprisonment and Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for ten years….
Hubli Tigers adopt Tiger at Mysuru Zoo
September 7, 2017Mysuru: As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity, Hubli Tigers, one of the Karbonn Smart KPL franchises, extended its support for the tiger cause by adopting a tiger for the period of one year. Hubli Tigers Owners Sushil Kumar Jindal and Abhishek Jindal, along with the team, visited the Mysuru Zoo and handed…















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