Mysuru: Admitting that there was groupism in his party too, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that all issues regarding party organisation will be addressed soon. Speaking to press persons after the booth level meeting of party workers at Sa. Ra. Convention Hall in Dattagalli here yesterday, Kumaraswamy said, as of…
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JD(S) can win 130 seats: HDK
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Asserting that the JD(S) can win 130 to 140 seats in the 2018 Assembly Polls if booth-level party workers gave their best, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has called upon the booth-level workers to shun differences and work unitedly for the party’s victory. Addressing a booth-level meeting of party workers at…
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DC chairs District Kannada Vigilance Committee meeting
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep, who heads the District Kannada Vigilance Committee, chaired a meeting at his office here on Tuesday. Discussions were held on various topics like visiting selected Government offices in the district once in a fortnight to create awareness among the staff on usage of Kannada as administrative language, taking steps…
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‘Kayakasri’ award presented to three dedicated workers
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Marking ‘Kayaka Dinacharane’ (workers’ day), the city wing of Sharana Sahitya Parishat had organised a function at Rajendra Bhavan here yesterday where three Kayaka yogis were presented ‘Kayakasri’ awards. The awards were presented by Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy to Charma Kuteera employee P. Swamy, factory employee Puttamadappa and Veerashaiva burial ground worker…
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DFRL Technology Day a crowd-puller
May 11, 2017Mysuru: Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) Director Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma, inaugurated the Technology Day products display exhibition organised as part of the National Technology Day that is being celebrated across India, here this morning at its premises in Siddartha Layout. This day is being commemorated in memory of the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran…
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Education is vehicle for social, economic and political transformation
May 11, 20172-day National Conference on ‘ICT in Education’ begins Mysuru: A two-day National Conference on ‘ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in Education: Perspectives, Practices and Possibilities,’ organised by Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), commenced this morning at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangotri here. About 400 delegates from the education sector are participating in the Conference. Inaugurating the…
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SC begins hearing on triple talaq
May 11, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning began its hearing on a batch of six petitions and a suo motu public interest litigation petition on whether triple talaq violates the fundamental rights of Muslim women. The five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton F. Nariman,…
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The art of listening
May 11, 2017By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Viktor Frankl, one of the great psychiatrists of the twentieth century, survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. His little book, Man’s Search for Meaning, is one of those life-changing books that everyone should read. Frankl once told the story of a woman who called him in the…
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‘Bannada Okuli’ marks the end of month-long Chinnara Mela
May 11, 2017Mysuru: The Rangayana premises turned into festival mode with children dancing to some good music and playing with water colours as a part of the ‘Bannada Okuli’ organised to mark the valedictory of the month-long Chinnara Mela. Speaking during the valedictory, Music Varsity Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar said that children must not only dream but…
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The start date of my religion
May 11, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Historians say that Islam started 1,400 years ago, with the rise of the Prophet Muhammad. However, Muslims will say that Islam started when Allah created the world and gave his laws to the first Prophet, Adam. Prophet Muhammad is the last of the long list of…
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