By Dr. Vishweshwaraiah Prakash, FRSC, Former CFTRI Director After reading about the massacre of 40 heritage trees, I have been contemplating what can be done now, both short-term and long-term, for the past two days. To recall India’s history, we know of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar recorded as one of the treacherous acts of…
Sir, This refers to your report titled ‘Green carnage: 45 heritage trees felled,’ published in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 13, 2025. I am writing to you as a concerned resident of Mysuru. It was a road with such shade-giving avenue trees that we enjoyed walking under during our college days. A seat on a…
Sir, Reading the report about felling of over 40 old trees with rich foliage by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Hyder Ali Road, I went to see the crime spot. To my surprise, there were a few cars parked with occupants looking at the scorched earth. I asked, what were they doing. Pat came the…
4k Projection Mapping on 45-ft tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda (SGS) Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, (3 Shows) 7.10 pm, 7.40 pm and 8.10 pm. [Note: If rain or wind persists shows will be cancelled]
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Valedictory of ‘Nalavathara Nalivu,’ Unique Music Programme, H.R. Leelavathi, B.K. Sumithra, Dr. Madhavi Raja, Indu Vishwanath, Dr. Rohini Mohan and Praveen D. Rao will be present, song, music compositions and poems of Leelavathi will be presented by various singers under the title ‘Hadagi Haridale’ accompanied by Sameer Rao on flute, C. Vishwanath on mandolin, Shanmukha…
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