Sir, After hearing Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa at the Mysuru Literary Fest on Sunday, my thoughts went back to the days when he participated in some of the protests MGP held for public causes. Let me share a few instances of Bhyrappa’s activism that I have witnessed. The first time I met Dr. Bhyrappa was…
Mysuru: A tipper, which was proceeding on JLB Road, brought down an electric pole and snapped live wires along with it here yesterday. Luckily, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. The tipper, belonging to the Railway Department, was proceeding from Ramaswamy Circle towards Metropole Circle when the dumping bed of the tipper accidentally lifted…
Mysuru: Sri Renuka Kala Vrinda, Mysuru, has organised a five-day drama festival as part of its 30th anniversary at the Town Hall here from June 21 to 25 in collaboration with Kannada and Culture Department. The festival was inaugurated by H. V. Rajeev, President, District Co-operative Union. Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji of Vangipura Mutt, Melukote,…
Mysuru: House burglars, who broke into a house in Srirampura 2nd Stage, have decamped with cash and gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees. The incident came to light when the owner, who had gone out after locking the house on Saturday, returned on Monday. The burglary took place in the house of one Sahaja on…
Hunsur: A man, suspecting that his wife was having an affair with a youth, hacked her to death with a machete at Mantikoppal village in the taluk yesterday. While the deceased woman has been identified as Lakshmi (35), the alleged killer husband has been identified as 45-year-old Dharma. Dharma, who suspected that his wife was…
This monkey appears to be laughing its heart out as it grabs a cool drink bottle from one of the tourists at Bandipur National Park recently. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a pillion rider was killed on the spot and the rider sustained serious injuries when a lorry hit the bike from behind near Royal Inn Hotel junction on KRS Road here on Monday evening. While the deceased pillion rider has been identified as Mahadeva (40), a resident of Udayagiri, the…
Star of Mysore Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna unveiled Jeep Compass, the new SUV, at Urs Kar located on Kantharaja Urs road in city yesterday. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Regional Manager Selvam and Urs Kar Managing Director Kanthraj Urs are also seen. The new SUV is manufactured by automaker Fiat Chrysler at its Ranjangaon facility near Pune…
Mysuru, June 21- As part of 12th Sanskrit Day celebrations — ‘Samskruthotsava’ — following competitions have been organised at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Vijayanagar 1st Stage, on July 15 at 10 am: Category 1 (LKG & UKG): Story Telling in Sanskrit — Two students can participate from each school. Time limit for story narration is…
All seems to be not well in the Indian men’s cricket team with Anil Kumble stepping down as the Head Coach of the team. The BCCI’S Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Saurav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar had chosen their former teammate as head coach in June 2016. When the Indian team flew…
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