Mysuru/Mysore: Karnataka Offset Printers’ Association (KOPA), which rode on the visionary and mission-mode efforts of its successive office-bearers and made history as the first and the only printers’ association in the country to have its own building, in Bengaluru, has turned 25. The journey of KOPA’s 25 years coincided with the end of letterpress printing,…
Mysore University to hold KSET for Assistant Professorship on April 12
February 2, 2020Apply online from tomorrow Mysuru/Mysore: The Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) Centre, University of Mysore (UoM), as a Nodal agency for Government of Karnataka, will be holding the Test on April 12, 2020 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility for Assistant Professorship in various Universities, Colleges, Institutions of Higher Education (Government, Aided and Private) in Karnataka…
State’s first QCFI Student Cell
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Karnataka’s first and country’s third Quality Circles Forum of India (QCFI) Student Cell was inaugurated by QCFI Mysuru chapter at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharaja Institute of Technology (MIT), in city recently. The guests were: Sathish J. Kalokhe, President, QCFI (India), D.K. Srivastava, Executive Director, QCFI (India), Dr. T. Vasudev, Secretary, MIT, Dr….
Unidentified man run over by train
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Mysuru Railway Police have found the body of an unidentified man who was run over by a train between Ashokapuram and Kadakola Railway Stations on Jan. 29. The deceased is 5.5 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, normal built and was wearing a sky blue colour shirt and light green colour pant. The Railway…
18th Azeez Sait Memorial Quiz winners
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Farooqia PU College Alumni Association and Farooqia High School Old Boys Association, Mysuru, jointly conducted 18th Azeez Sait Memorial Quiz competition at Sir Syed Hall of Farooqia College in memory of former Minister Azeez Sait here recently. Prof. M. Sayeed Ahmed, Hon.Secretary of PU College and Old Boys Association, inaugurated the event. Dr. Syed…
‘MICA Fest 2020’ concludes with Fashion Show
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: MICA College, Mysuru, recently organised MICA Fest 2020 at their college campus and at Mysore Socials. Intra-collegiate academic activities such as demonstration on paper production using waste and production of handmade paper by the participants, an observational research in Shivarampet on the paper product dealers and customers, crossed crosswords, uncommon common sense, incomplete stories…
Creating Value Chain Network for Food Micro-Entrepreneurs
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, organised a one-day workshop on ‘Value Chain Network for Food Micro-Entrepreneurs in Mysuru’ in the area of agri-food processing under Micro-Entrepreneurs Network (MENT) Forum on Jan. 27. MENT was initiated to create a common platform for cottage and tiny food manufacturers to share their ideas and address commonly faced challenges in running…
Dollu Kunita enthrals audience
February 2, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The ‘KNC Innofest 2019’ was celebrated at KNC Innovative Global School campus recently in association with Parent-Teacher-Association (PTA). It was open for public, parents and all the school children. Food, Entertainment, Movies, Chats, Games, Nail art, Mehndi, Cosmetics etc. stalls were put up. Institution Chairman Dr. K.N. Chandrashekar, Vice-Principal Elizabeth Livero, PTA President Majunath…
Tryst with Stones: NSS students restore Hoysala Dynasty’s 70 Veeragallu and Mastikallu at Jayapura
February 2, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Hero Stones (Veeragallu) and Masti Stones (Mastikallu) are unique stone monuments found across India, particularly in Karnataka. These stone carvings speak volumes about life and living in those bygone eras. While Hero Stones are erected in memory of heroes who died in the battlefield while defending kings, border or cattle, Masti…
More on Junagadh’s merger with India
February 2, 2020Sir, Anent to the feature article “India becomes a Republic: Somnath Temple in Gujarat” by my esteemed friend Dr. C.D.Srinivas Murthy (CDS) in Star of Mysore dated 25.1.2020. Dr. CDS says: After India’s Independence and the accession of Junagarh (Junagadh) State into Indian Union, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the then Union Home Minister, pledged that Somnath…















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