By C.P. Belliappa I was pleasantly surprised by an e-mail a few months ago from Mr. Nigel Cole, a great-grandson of Captain Robert Andrews Cole, who had three stints in Coorg as the Superintendent: March 1865 to October 1865, February 1866 to July 1869, and October 1869 to December 1869. Mr. Nigel Cole, who lives…
By S.N.Venkatnag Sobers Armed Forces personnel and bravery are the two sides of a coin. Soldiers plunge into war zone at any given point of time and situation and do not even think a second to lay down their lives for the sake of our Motherland. One such martyr is Major Akshay Girish of 51…
By S. Kenneth Shishir If a normal car wash can take anywhere between 20 to 30 minutes, it takes just 6 minutes at Star Hyundai. The second authorised dealer in Mysuru for Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Star Hyundai has a fully automated car washing system which washes and dries up a car completely in six…
By Y.D. Shekar Presenting the Kung fu family of Mysuru — if the man in the family loves Kung fu, trekking, cycling, yoga and running, his wife and daughter are Bharatanatyam exponents and have also dabbled their hands in Kung fu. Not to leave behind the youngest in the family, the 6-year-old boy who too…
By Rajkumar Bhavasar While millions of stray dogs roam our country’s streets and at a time when authorities deal with this overpopulation through cruel means such as culling and poisoning, here is a man in Namma Mysuru with meagre earnings taking care of a pack of street dogs. So much so that he feeds his…
By B.C. Thimmaiah He was just 16 when he made a working model of metal steam engine. That is the age when normally boys think about having a love affair or dream about sports cars or bikes. For Natesa Achari, steam engine was his first love and he was passionate in creating miniature models with…
Last week I happened to meet an old friend in Kodagu after a long time. Maneyapanda Mohan (in pic) to his friends and relatives aka Muthanna. A lively person always, ‘hail the fellow well met’ kind. In the 80s, he was the President of Gonikoppa APMC who turned it into a profit-making body for the…
Pykara is a village and river is located around 21 km from Ooty. Pykara River rises at Mukurthi peak, flows through Pykara and Glenmorgan dams, and forms part of an important hydro-electric power project. The river flows over a series of waterfalls, the last two of 55 metres (180 ft) and 61 metres (200 ft)…
Honnemaradu is a tourist place situated on the backwaters of River Sharavathi in Shivamogga district. Honnemaradu derived its name from the Honne tree. However, the literal meaning of Honnemaradu is Golden Lake. It is located about 35 km from Sagara on the way to Jog Falls. It is a small village perched on the hills…
It was this day, nay this very evening, 39 years ago that Star of Mysore was born in this city as an Evening English Newspaper. Happily it continues to be your favourite eveninger. From this evening, we will be entering 40th year of our publication. And as we do so, we gratefully remember all those…
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