Mysore/Mysuru: With Gram Panchayat (GP) polls round the corner, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will address ‘Gram Adhikaar’ convention of Chamundeshwari Assembly segment Congress Party workers in the city tomorrow (Dec.18). Addressing party workers at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here yesterday, former ZP President K.Marigowda said that Siddharamaiah will inaugurate…
JSS Varsity ties up with Australia-India Water Centre to tackle global water challenges
December 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC) to be one of the 15 Indian Universities partnering with 9 Universities from Australia. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is the lead Institute from India while Western Sydney University is leading from the Australian…
City students excel in “Young Inventors Challenge”
December 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two teams from city-based Excel Public School (EPS) received Silver Award at the “Young Inventors Challenge (YIC) – Special Edition 2020”, an international competition for high school students, organised by the Association of Science Technology and Innovation (ASTI), Malaysia, working towards empowering young generation’s interest in science through hands-on experiences. Of the total 122…
Nagaswara Concert at Ganabharathi tomorrow
December 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a Nagaswara concert by Vidwan Melukote M.G. Shreedhar and M.Y. Nagesh on Dec.18 at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar. They will be accompanied on the tavil by Vidwan H.C. Rajesh and Vidwan M.V. Ajay Kumar. All the music-lovers are requested to attend the concert and make the programme…
Man ends life after wife wins GP election
December 17, 2020Chamarajanagar: Soon after a woman was elected unanimously as a Gram Panchayat (GP) Member in Chamarajanagar, her husband committed suicide. Ningaraju’s (27) wife Gagana was elected unanimously after which he threw a party. However, soon after, he allegedly committed suicide. Though the reason is unknown, sources say he was depressed over not having children even…
Woman commits suicide
December 17, 2020Nanjangud: A 30-year-old woman, allegedly committed suicide by hanging self at her home in Devanur village in the taluk on Tuesday night. The deceased is Gayathri, wife of Yogendra. The couple were married six months ago and Yogendra was selling fried items in the village for a living. A middle-man had told Yogendra that Gayathri…
Chennai City F.C Appoint new head coach as they look for success this season in I-League
December 17, 2020Chennai City F.C. will again be taking part in the I League in India this season and are looking ahead to a positive future for the club, following the appointment of a new head coach. The aim for the club will of course be to progress from the current league into the top division, known…
Radha Tantra
December 17, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist About 400 years ago, a Shakta text was composed in Sanskrit language, probably in Bengal. It was called Radha Tantra. It was a response to the rising tide of the Chaitanya Vaishnava movement, where Krishna is the supreme divine being and Radha is the subordinate. From…
Will Ward Committees be a reality in Mysuru?
December 17, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam The role of aam janta is very important in democracy. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act has provision to constitute Ward Committees in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with more than three lakh population. The Ward Committees were expected to act as an institutional space for participation of citizens in matters of urban…
Traffic offence by juveniles and hitting medians
December 17, 2020Sir,This has reference to the tragic death of three of a family near Dandi Maramma Temple on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road when a car driven by a minor hit the median and jumped to the other side of the road and hit the two-wheeler coming from the other side (Star of Mysore dated Dec.11). Next, it was…















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