23rd Anniversary, conferring of ‘Dr. DVG Muktaka Sahitya Award’ on noted Bengaluru-based Muktaka (Limericks) Poetess Vijaya Padmashali; Felicitation to H. Ramachandran (Auditing and Religious activities), Dr. B.R. Guruprasad (Science and Technology), Dr. V. Ranganath (Administration and Literature), M. Chandrashekar (Arts, Literature and Organisation), Dr. Koviladi Archana R. Rao (Music) and S. Nataraj (English Literature); Writer…
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Events today – FEB. 16: Book Event
February 16, 2025Meet the Author of ‘The Sentence’ — Gautam Bhatia; Gautham Shenoy will be in conversation with the author, Roy’s Cafe, Gokulam, 4 pm to 6 pm.
In Briefs
Awards: Entries Invited
February 16, 2025The Social Welfare Department has invited applications for Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Award and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Award, as part of the 118th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram (Apr. 5) and 134th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Apr. 14) respectively. Candidates, who have worked for the cause of uplift of…
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Damocles’ sword hangs over 10 Universities
February 15, 2025Cabinet to decide fate of Mandya, Kodagu, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and six other Universities Bengaluru/Mysuru: In a decision set to have significant educational consequences, the Karnataka Cabinet will determine the fate of ten Universities established during the previous BJP tenure. The Congress Government claims that the BJP-led administration created 10 Universities — Hassan, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Haveri,…
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Fire mishap at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram: MP inspects legacy waste clearance site
February 15, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar visited the Excel Plant at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here this afternoon, where the legacy waste is being cleared, but caught fire recently, sparking concerns about the health of the people living in the surrounding localities, due to the hazardous stench emanating from the place. Wadiyar, who was accompanied by…
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Fresh plaint: CM Siddu’s wife owned, sold site & how?
February 15, 2025Mysuru: In a fresh allegation, Right to Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna, has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of meticulously getting a benami site allotted in the name of his aide, only to facilitate the purchase of the same site by his wife B.M. Parvathi, to rake in a moolah by reselling the site to another…
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Udayagiri stone-pelting incident CM directs Police to bring culprits to justice
February 15, 2025Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed the Mysuru Police to take strict action against those responsible for inciting violence after a mob attacked Udayagiri Police Station in Mysuru earlier this week over an offensive social media post, according to a Government release. The directive was issued during a meeting at CM Siddaramaiah’s ‘Cauvery’ residence in…
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‘Varsity closure will affect poor’
February 15, 2025Mysuru: The decision to close Chamarajanagar University will severely impact poor students, opined Vice-Chancellor Prof. M.R. Gangadhar. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning amid reports that the Government is likely to shut down ten Universities established by the previous BJP Government due to financial constraints, Prof. Gangadhar emphasised that Chamarajanagar University was founded to…
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UoM VC hails move, says will improve financial condition
February 15, 2025Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath has welcomed the State Government’s decision to shut down nine out of ten newly created universities, a proposal awaiting Cabinet approval. “This move will boost the revenue of existing State Universities, which originally housed these institutions before they were bifurcated. We are struggling financially, barely managing…
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Some dry fruit unit staff behind derogatory social media post?
February 15, 2025Mysuru: The case of the defamatory social media post targeting a religion, which triggered stone-pelting incidents in Udayagiri Police Station limits earlier this week, has taken a fresh twist and a conspiracy angle has emerged. New information suggests that some employees at the dry fruits packing unit owned by accused, Satish alias Panduranga, may be…
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