Mysore/Mysuru: B. Shivaswamy, a selection grade KAS Officer, currently serving as the Joint Director (Administration) in the Directorate of Municipal Administration, has been appointed as the Chief Minister’s Joint Secretary. He is a native of Gopalapura village in Mysuru taluk. Also, M. Ramaiah, a retired Additional Director of Backward Classes Welfare Department, has been appointed…
Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Samskrutika – Sahitya Parishat, cultural programmes and other related events will be inaugurated on May 28, said Parishat’s State President Savitha Shastri. Addressing a press conference at Patrakartara Bhavan in the city on Thursday, she said the inaugural function will held at 10.30 am at Town Hall in the city. Melukote Vangeepura Mutt’s…
The good news after the Congress came to power in Karnataka is that N. Jayaram, a 2004-batch IAS Officer, has been appointed as the Secretary to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. Jayaram has a very intimate connection with Mysuru for two reasons. One is, he was the Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) from Dec. 10,…
Every time there is an oath-taking ceremony, MLAs do not follow the rules, which is to take the oath either in the name of God or the Constitution. Instead, they take the oath in the name of whomsoever they want. This time was no different, the MLAs began their stint as rule-makers by breaking the…
Sir, This refers to Senior Journalist Gouri Satya’s feature article titled “The Street Name for a Shishu Vihara” published in Star of Mysore dated May 23. Reading the article evoked cherished memories of my early childhood schooling at Jagadamba Shishu Vihara and my subsequent education at Gopalaswamy Shishu Vihara. Those formative years played a significant…
Staging of play ‘Nanna Pritiya Amrita’ (The play is based on Amrita Kaur/ Pritam Singh, a famous Punjabi woman writer, a poet, a revolutionary and recipient of many prestigious awards in literary fields), directed by Prof. S.R. Ramesh, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.
Screening of four short films — Goupya, Anekadu, Next and Rutu — and interaction programme, Natana premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm. [Mob: 72595-37777 or 98455-95505]
Staging of play ‘Gejjalatti,’ written by Horeyala Doreswamy and directed by Krishnan, music by Ravindra and troupe, assistance by Alla Dasaiah; MLAs G.T. Devegowda and G.D. Harish Gowda, former MLA L. Nagendra and others will be present, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm.
158th birth anniversary of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore Vasudevacharya, Karnatak Classical Vocal Concert by Vidu. Tanmayee Krishnamurthy, accompanied by Vid. M. Keshava on violin, Vid. Phanindra Bhaskar on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi R. Koundinya on ghata, (programme is sponsored by late K.V. Murthy, Art Patron and Industrialist) Sabha premises, JLB Road, 6 pm. [Mob: 94482-82501]
Swami Sarvajayanandaji speaks on ‘Sri Sri Ramakrishna Charite,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.
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