Bengaluru: Kuvempu Bhasha Bharati Pradhikara, Bengaluru, has announced winners of the Honorary and Book Awards for the year 2020. Five persons have been selected for Honorary Award, which includes a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and a citation. Recipients are: A. Narasimha Bhat (Kasaragodu), Dr. M. Shivakumara Swamy (Bengaluru), Lakshmikantha S. Hegde (Bengaluru), D.N. Srinath…
Restoration works on at historic Wellesley Bridge
December 3, 2020By Vinay Karekura & B.C. Thimmaiah Finally, the historic Wellesley Bridge near Srirangapatna is being repaired. Works are on in full swing to seal the cracks and restore the Bridge which is in a dilapidated state. Once the repairs are over, the Bridge will be freshly painted. The repair works are being taken up by…
Yoga For All
December 3, 2020UoM to impart training at very nominal fee Batches in the morning and in the evening: 6.30 am – 8.30 am and 4 pm to 7 pm The importance of yoga came to light when the scientists spoke of immunity power to defeat COVID-19. They opined that breathing exercise was very much required for people…
Why can’t MCC recover dues from defaulters before seeking hike in water tariff?
December 3, 2020Sir, It is with deep pain and concern that we, the honest tax paying Mysureans, do read in the columns of two successive issues of Star of Mysore (Nov. 28 and 29) about MCC’s helplessness in recovering the tariff dues of Rs. 202.00 crores from the defaulters and then about the proposed hike of 50%….
Decathlete Rafer Johnson, ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’, dies at 86
December 3, 2020Rafer Johnson, who was crowned the world’s greatest athlete after winning the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and later helped tackle Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, died on Wednesday at the age of 86. The LA84 Foundation, of which he was a Founding-Member, confirmed Johnson’s death, saying he passed away at his home in…
Hero Indian Super League 2020-21: Jamshedpur denies win for Hyderabad, share points
December 3, 2020Hyderabad FC continued their unbeaten run in Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 after a 1-1 draw with Jamshedpur FC at Tilak Maidan Stadium here yesterday. Hyderabad created a number of chances but failed to take advantage after Aridane Santana’s opener. Jamshedpur FC’s Stephen Eze scored the equaliser in a game that also saw Hyderabad’s head…
State Master Athletes feted
December 3, 2020Karnataka State Masters Athletic Association, in association with Mysuru District Masters Athletic Association (MDMAA), recently conducted fitness awareness programme at Oval Grounds in city and also held State Executive meeting. On the occasion, MDMAA felicitated State President David Premnath and State Secretary Shanmugam in the presence of MDMAA Vice-President and International Athlete M. Yogendra, MDMAA…
Society wedding
December 3, 2020The wedding reception of M.S. Pranusha (daughter of former MLA M.K. Somashekar and Kusuma) and Deepak Sathya (son of Dr. P. Sathya and Geetha Sathya) was held at Spectra Convention Hall on Hunsur Road in city last evening. Leader of Opposition and former CM Siddharamaiah, MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah, former ZP President and State Women’s…
Bag medals in Shooting Championship
December 3, 2020Shooters of city’s Jai Chamundi Shooting Sports Academy, who took part in the Open Shooting Championship, organised by Bengaluru Rifle Shooters’ Academy, have bagged a total 20 medals (13 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze) in the Championship. Medal Winners Pruthvik Gowda – 5 Gold and 1 Silver; Lunkar Gowda – 4 Gold and 2…
Mysuru City Corporation’s ‘Operation Stray Cattle’
December 3, 2020Following several complaints from the public about stray cattle causing problems on various roads in city, the Special Team, constituted by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this morning caught two stray cows which were found roaming freely on the road opposite to Maharaja’s College Grounds near Ekalavya Circle and have shifted them to the cattle pound…















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