Mysuru: Captain G.R. Gopinath last evening announced that he would be starting flights from Chennai to Mysuru shortly as his private charter firm Deccan Charter along with Air Odisha had won a huge contract across India to fly to small towns and later big cities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme, UDAN….
CAVA ‘Headless’ since a Month
September 4, 2017Mysuru: Even as the city is gearing up for Nada Habba Dasara festival scheduled to be held from Sept. 21 to 30, about 200 students of Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) resorted to an indefinite strike in front of the Institute on Bannur Road in Siddarthanagar here this morning demanding immediate appointment of Dean…
Dr. Bhyrappa urges air connectivity between Mysuru-Mangaluru
September 4, 2017Mysuru: Sarsawati Samman awardee and renowned Kannada novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa regretted that air connectivity from Mysuru was still not taking off. What was important was air connectivity between Mysuru and Mangaluru and Mysuru and Hubballi. He was speaking after he launched the book, “You Cannot Miss This Flight,” a collection of Essays on Emerging…
PM Modi has neglected Karnataka in recent Cabinet rejig: MP Dhruvanarayan
September 4, 2017Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has neglected Karnataka during the Cabinet reshuffle held yesterday at New Delhi, said Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan. Addressing press persons at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, Dhruvanarayan said that the expectation of people of Karanataka getting more representation in the Union Cabinet has gone wrong despite BJP having 16 out…
LOOKING BACK . . . On Books and Babies
September 4, 2017Although I have not yet produced a novel, I hope to someday soon. My secret dream is to be one of those authors that live in relative obscurity, but are so beloved by their readers that a new book by them is snapped up and sold out as soon as it is published. I wait…
‘Keep vigil over kids playing Blue Whale’
September 4, 2017New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has written to the Heads of Schools in the country, advising them to keep a watch on students indulging in the online game ‘Blue Whale Challenge.’ Maneka Gandhi, who writes a weekly column Pet Talk in Star of Mysore on Wednesdays, has said that…
Huge crocodile appears in Cauvery River near Koppa Gate
September 4, 2017Bylakuppe: A huge crocodile appearing in Cauvery River near Koppa Gate on B.M. Road bordering Kodagu has created panic among the villagers in the surroundings. Villagers were shocked to see the crocodile basking in the sun on a rock in the river yesterday afternoon, as womenfolk of many villages in the surroundings go to the…
Active work space
September 4, 2017The basis of Feng Shui is to ensure you are surrounded with things which not only inspire and motivate you but generate a positive vibe and harmony. Be it a home or work environment, creating the right feel, and in synchronicity with the nature’s forces is of great importance. Aligning the interiors and the furnishing…
VTU revises rules for revaluation
September 4, 2017Bengaluru: Good news for students studying under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). The VTU has decided to revise the revaluation rules and this will be applicable to both undergraduate and post-graduate courses. This will be effective for June-July 2017 examinations. As per the revised rules, if a…
Onam holidays in Kerala bring tourists to city
September 4, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru today witnessed heavy rush of tourists especially from Kerala, who have been thronging city since Saturday last following long Onam holidays. With Bakrid celebrated on Sept. 2, Onam being celebrated today and the Kerala Government declaring holidays for the celebrations, there was a huge rush at the Mysuru Zoo, resulting in traffic chaos…















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