Mysore/Mysuru: “There are many illiterates in nomadic and semi-nomadic communities. Hence, the two community leaders must dissuade their people from converting to any other religion. Converting to other religion is of no use to these communities,” opined Hampi University Tribal Studies Department Professor Dr. K.M. Maitri. He was speaking at the ‘State-Level Nomadics and Semi-Nomadics…
Forest staff in a swift operation capture tigress Nanjangud: A farmer, who was working in his agricultural field, sustained injuries when a tigress attacked him all of a sudden. The incident took place yesterday afternoon at Nagannapura village in the taluk and the Forest Department staff, who acted swiftly, captured the tigress at Belluru Hundi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Lakshmi Govindaraju, the elder sister of late actor Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar, said that Puneeth was a great human being and has left behind a trail of his social service. She was speaking after releasing ‘Abhinava Samrat Puneeth Chutukugalu,’ an edited work of limericks on the late actor by writer Ratna Halappagowda, at a programme…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be holding a State-level Janaspandana in front of Vidhana Soudha here on Feb. 8 and will receive grievances from people to redress them on the spot. L.K. Atheeq, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, conducted a preliminary meeting with senior officers in this regard on Wednesday. “Janaspandana programme should…
Mysore/Mysuru: NCC girl cadets took out a rally and performed a street play in city recently to create public awareness on waste management. The cadets, who began the rally from Good Shepherd Convent, passed through Ramaswamy Circle before culminating at the District Courts Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard. Later, they staged a street play in front…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Indian Dental Association (IDA), Mysuru Branch, was held recently and the following were elected as office-bearers: Dr. K.P. Mahesh (President), Dr. Pravardhan Nayak (Immediate Past President), Dr. T.K. Sandeep (Secretary), Dr. N. Raghunath (Treasurer), Dr. R.J. Pramod (President-Elect), Dr. Abraham Thomas, Dr. C.K. Sendil and Dr. Prathap…
Man makes video blaming three persons for not returning money, shares video in WhatsApp groups Mysore/Mysuru: A couple, alleging that three persons who had taken money from them were not repaying the same, recorded a video holding the trio responsible for their miseries, and ended their lives by allegedly hanging at a room of a…
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from Mandi and Mysuru South Police limits in city. In the first case, 35-year-old Abdul Rashid, who left his house on Jan. 15 at about 11.30 am on his scooter, has since gone missing. He is 5 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, normal built, round faced,…
By Girija Madhavan A visit to the newly-widened Irwin Road in Mysore city, brought back in contrast, memories of the same road in 1965. Old landmarks, the Mosque, Temple, Post Office, Bank and Police Station are still there; but the old chaotic bustle has given way to modern sophistication. The road is named after Henry…
Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Hale Kesare residents demand shifting of Solid Waste Treatment Plant’ in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 30. I would like to draw the attention of all concerned to my article “Is a true comprehensive Solid Waste Management (SWM) plan missing?” (Star of Mysore dated Sept. 3, 2020)….
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