Mysuru: To attract engineering students to the field of theatre, Abhiyenthararu – A Theatre for Engineers has organised a theatre training programme from Aug.6 to Sept. 15. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Abhiyenthararu President H.S. Suresh Babu said that the organisation had been imparting training to engineers in theatre…
Modern-day Malik Kafurs
August 2, 2017Pages of history portray that students of primary and secondary schools some decades past and now in their eighties can recollect names of local kings ruling in different regions of the land credited with many pro-people measures such as building water bodies, planting trees, construction of roads, building infrastructure for travellers and so on, not…
KSOU Asst. Registrar (Evaluation) suspended
August 2, 2017Mysuru: The fake marks card racket at KSOU is acquiring gargantuan proportions with each passing day. After KSOU Co-ordinator in Hubballi Manjunath Kulkarni and Health Department official Mallanna were arrested on Saturday last, KSOU Assistant Registrar (Evaluation) Siddaraju was suspended. And, added to this, an order has been passed to dismiss temporary employee Shivanna. As…
Likes of Krishna Raj are rare !
August 2, 2017Sir, KBG’s Abracadabra titled “News that drove me back to Bombay — Is it possible to live and die like Krishna Raj?” (Star of Mysore dated July 28) evoked “memories of the past” in me, too. I fully endorse everything my friend KBG wrote about Krishna Raj. While KBG had the good fortune to work…
Only two dengue deaths reported in district
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Participating in the Zilla Panchayat meeting yesterday, ZP member Venkataswamy sought the remedial measures taken to tackle dengue and chikungunya in rural areas. In his reply, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar said that 450 cases of suspected dengue were reported in the district and out of 19 deaths, only two were confirmed as dengue by…
BJP Raitha Morcha stage dharna in Mysuru
August 2, 2017Members of Raitha Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seen protesting against a Government move to de-notify lakes. The protest was held yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and they alleged that the de-notification was being done to favour the real estate lobby and will spell a doom to hundreds of lakes.
Swimming Coach Puttaswamy feted
August 2, 2017University of Mysore swimming coach T. Puttaswamy, who superannuated on July 29, was felicitated by Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore at a function organised at University of Mysore Swimming Pool located at Saraswathipuram recently. Seen in the picture are Department of Physical Education In-charge Director Dr. P. Krishniah, Former Director Dr. C. Krishna,…
MUDA sites in Lalithadrinagar: 4,732 applications distributed
August 2, 2017Rush continues on second day Mysuru: Totally 4,732 applications have been issued by MUDA for site aspirants for Lalithadrinagar at eight branches of Vijaya Bank in city yesterday. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar said that about 1,000 applications have been issued by 12 noon today at all the eight Vijaya…
Man’s charred body found in N’gud taluk: Parents allege murder
August 2, 2017Mysuru: A man who had come to his parents-in-law’s house to take back his wife was found dead with burns in a field near Makanapura village in Nanjangud taluk. The deceased Nagaraj Shetty (36) hailed from Kothanur village in Gundlupet and had married Mani from Makanapura in Nanjangud taluk six years ago in his second…
Congress workers stage dharna, condemn I-T raid
August 2, 2017Congress workers, led by former ZP President Marigowda, staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi bust near Mysuru City Law Court Complex condemning the I-T raids against Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, MP D.K. Suresh and their relatives. The protestors alleged that the Central Government was misusing its machineries.














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