Mysuru: Dr. H. Sreedhara, Head, Department of History, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, has been chosen for Dr. Radhakrishnan Award – 2019 to be presented by ‘Athmashri Kannada Samskrutika Prathistana,’ Bengaluru, for his service in the field of Higher Education and Research. The award will be presented to him on Aug. 25 at…
Skill training in Poultry farming at RUDSET
August 20, 2019Mysuru: RUDSET Institute, Mysuru, will conduct skill training programme for youths in Poultry farming from Aug.21 to 30 free of cost including boarding and lodging. The candidates who intend to undergo the training should be between 18 to 45 years and must be residents of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts only. For details contact the…
Translated versions of books on Yenagi Balappa released
August 20, 2019Mysuru: District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota and Samvahana Prakashana together had organised a programme at JSS Women’s College in Saraswathipuram here on Sunday in memory of late Yenagi Balappa for the release of the English and Marathi version of books originally written by Journalist Ganesh Amingad. The book is translated to English by…
Low-key Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in city
August 20, 2019Mysuru: In wake of the severe floods in the State, it has been decided to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami as a low-key affair on Aug.23, said Assistant Commissioner Shivegowda, during the preliminary meeting held with the officials at the DC’ Office meeting hall here recently. Addressing the meeting, he said that the funds released for…
Folk Festival likely again in Talakad this Dasara
August 20, 2019Theatre and Folk Art Training Camp concludes Mysuru: “An appeal would be made to the State Government to organise a Folk Festival this time also in Talakad during Dasara Festival,” disclosed T. Narasipur MLA Ashwin Kumar. He was speaking at the valedictory of Theatre and Folk Art Training Camp organised by Gauthama Shaikshanika mattu Samskrutika…
Flood relief: Not yet received circular on free admission in colleges: Jt. Director of Collegiate Education
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Even as there are reports that the Government has issued an order asking all Government Colleges to provide admission to students from across the State who were displaced by the floods that ravaged the State, the Department of Collegiate Education here has denied receiving any such order so far. Speaking to Star of Mysore…
Duplicate PU marks card for students in flood hit areas
August 20, 2019Bengaluru: The Department of PU Education has come to the rescue of the students who have lost their PU marks cards in the recent floods in the State by deciding to issue duplicate marks cards. In an order issued in that context, the Department has asked the affected students to submit an application to the…
Primitive way of filling potholes !
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Though modern technologies are there to fill potholes, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is still using primitive method —bricks and mud to cover gaping potholes. Following heavy and continuous rainfall in city, most of the roads are pothole-ridden. Instead of covering the potholes with jelly stones and then asphalting the area, the MCC workers…
Dr. Bhaskar to perform at Ganabharathi on Aug.24
August 20, 2019Mysuru: City’s renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. M.S. Bhaskar will present a Hindustani Classical Music at Veene Seshanna Bhavana of Ganabharathi at 6 pm on Aug.24. He will be accompanied by Ramesh Dhannur on tabla and Deepak Nagannavar on harmonium. The event is organised by Gayana Sabha, Mysuru. Profile: The multi-talented Dr. Bhaskar hails from T. Narasipur…
Behave to behove
August 20, 2019If the animals of all kinds and inanimate objects such as mountains on Mother Earth were endowed with the faculty of speech, we would be hearing them telling the people at large that their behaviour towards themselves doesn’t behove them and more so their behaviour towards the speechless. A cursory reading of reports brought to…















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