Mysore/Mysuru: People are being trained to face possible natural disasters by forming District Level Natural Disaster Committee, said Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO K.M. Gayathri here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating an interaction session on ‘Wayanad Natural Disaster and Challenges before Media,’ organised by Mysuru District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) at Pathrakartara Bhavan, she said that a…
Congress spokesperson suspects influentials’ role
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has suspected the role of some influential persons behind the decision of the Governor to accord sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was addressing media persons at Congress Bhavan on JLB road in the city on Saturday. Lakshmana alleged that, soon after Siddaramaiah took oath for the…
720-gram baby survives against all odds
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: When a couple was informed that the foetus cannot survive due to significantly low blood supply, they were devastated. They were advised to terminate the pregnancy, as the baby had no chances of survival due to extreme prematurity and low birth-weight. Seeking a second opinion, they came to Narayana Hospital, Mysuru, for the medical…
Car, auto damaged as huge tree branch falls on top
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Drivers of a car and an auto had a miraculous escape when a huge branch of a Gulmohar tree fell on top of the vehicles near JSS Mahavidyapeetha close to Gun House Circle yesterday evening. It is learnt that both the drivers had parked their vehicles near JSS Mahavidyapeetha and at about 5.30 pm,…
Woman, daughter go missing
August 18, 2024Nanjangud: A 21-year-old woman and her daughter have gone missing from Sooralli village in Nanjangud taluk since Aug. 10 and the woman’s husband has lodged a missing complaint at Nanjangud Rural Police Station. In his complaint Ashvini’s husband Mahesh has stated he along with his wife and daughter had dinner at about 9 pm on…
Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt tomorrow
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Mutt, Mysuru Branch, has organised 270th edition of Moonlight Music Concert at the Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, in city tomorrow (Aug. 19) from 6 pm. The concert will feature team ‘Brahma’ comprising of Vid. Amith A. Nadig (Flute), Vid. B.C. Manjunath (Mridanga), Vid. Guruprasanna (Kanjira) and Vid. B.R. Somashekar Jois (Konnakol)…
Aashaada edition of ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava’ held
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, had organised the ‘Aashaada’ edition of ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava’ series on Aug. 10 at Champaka Academy premises in Ramakrishnanagar, with Bharatanatyam performances by accomplished artistes of Mysuru and Bengaluru. The evening started with Bharatanatyam performance by junior disciples of Vidu. Dr. Nagalakshmi Nagarajan, Founder of Champaka Academy,…
God Sees the Truth, But Waits
August 18, 2024Delay in Justice delivery destroys human dignity of litigants, accused A news emanating from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, dated 12th August 2024, reminded me of a short story by Leo Tolstoy titled ‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits.’ It was among the 50 world’s greatest short stories. But first the news that made me reflect on life…
RAAGA Music Academy’s decennial celebrations: Day-2: ‘Veena & Violin, our personal expression’
August 18, 2024On the second day of the decennial celebrations of RAAGA Music Academy, Mysuru, popular couple Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh and Kumaresh gave a veena and violin duet concert. They were accompanied by K.U. Jayachandra Rao on the mridanga and Trichy Krishnaswamy on the ghata. This was the 100th concert of the Academy. Jayanthi and Kumaresh are…
School children vulnerable to stray dog attacks in Dattagalli
August 18, 2024Sir, This refers to the news item on stray dogs in Star of Mysore dated Aug. 16. For the past year, residents of ‘H’ Block, 11th Main, Kanakadasanagar, Dattagalli 3rd Stage, Mysuru, have been grappling with the menace of street dogs. The number of these stray dogs has dangerously swelled to around 20 now. The…














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