Mysore/Mysuru: The Fourth Edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival got good response despite being hosted on a virtual platform due to COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was hosted both on Zoom and You Tube channels. Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust Chairperson Shubha Sanjay Urs said that the total number of views on all the days…
Webinar on ‘Writing effective Technical Paper’ held
September 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), IEEE Student Branch, had organised a webinar on ‘How to write an effective technical paper’ recently by Dr. Saifur Rahman, IEEE President-Elect Candidate 2021, Joseph R. Loring Professor & Director, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Tech, USA. Dr. Saifur Rahman gave information about what IEEE editors…
National Webinar on ‘Integrated B.Ed Course’ tomorrow
September 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of National Webinar on ‘Integrated BED Course: Issues and Challengers,’ Dr. N.N. Prahallada, former Professor of Education, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Mysuru, will deliver a talk on ‘Holistic Development and Respect for Constitutional Values, Constitutional Rights and Duties according to NEP 2020’ tomorrow…
Mother among three arrested for murdering minor girl
September 6, 2020Victim was the daughter from her first husband Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, along with her second husband and her mother, has been arrested by Metagalli Police on charges of allegedly murdering her daughter (first husband’s daughter). While the arrested are 23-year-old S.R. Surya (second husband), 23-year-old Pavithra (mother of the deceased girl) and 55-year-old Gowramma (grandmother…
Rowdy-sheeter among three arrested for murdering friend
September 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Metagalli Police have arrested three persons including a rowdy-sheeter on charges of murdering their friend over petty issue on Aug. 24 and trying to destroy the evidence. While the victim is identified as Somashekar, the accused are 25-year-old Sathyanarayan, 26-year-old K.A. Parashuram and 25-year-old Mukund, all residents of B.M. Sri Nagar in city. On…
5 Major Figures in The Blockchain Ecosystem And What They Think About The Future
September 6, 2020Cryptocurrencies or virtual currencies are creating much of a sound in the economy. Either someone is already using it, or else someone is interested in using it even more. Bitcoin has become a part of the controversy among experts. Some stand by the use of bitcoin, while some do not stand by the use of…
5 Important Differences Between Bitcoin and Litecoin
September 6, 2020Bitcoin is the most well-known cryptocurrency, and apart from bitcoin, there are many other types of coin. I am sure if you are reading this article, then you must have heard of Litecoin. Bitcoin, amongst the cryptocurrencies, was invented first, but now there are many other cryptocurrencies. Litecoin was invented after bitcoin, and it was…
Nostalgically Speaking — 8: Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao (GTN)
September 6, 2020One afternoon in the year 1979-80, a surprise visitor came to my office to meet me. It was Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao, known to all, including his students, as GTN. Both of us were meeting each other in Mysore for the first time after we parted, he as teacher and I as his NCC student….
Traditional ‘Gaana’ oil makes a comeback at Nelamane
September 6, 2020M.Tech graduate quits job, delves deep into trade and creates local employment By B.C. Thimmaiah [Photos and inputs by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] For thousands of years, fats and oils have been important in food preparation and many natural oleaginous materials such as sesame, mustard seeds and coconut were known sources of oil. Juices and oils…
Acute shortage of water in Bannimantap Extension
September 6, 2020Sir, This has reference to the news item mentioning that Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will take severe action including attachment of property if property tax and water charges are not paid in 30 days (Star of Mysore dated Aug. 14). MCC seems to have decided to toughen its stand against defaulters after decades of laxity…















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