My college-mate, a fellow Kodava like me and a politician who spewed fire and brimstone like a dragon on rampage against his political or personal opponents, Ajjikuttira K. Subbaiah is no more. However, there is no denying the fact that in Karnataka politics he was a role model to all Opposition Leaders. Subbaiah was my…
The article titled “Congress did it then, BJP now” in the column Point of View by veteran journalist TJS George (SOM dated Aug. 20) should be an eye-opener for all those who love this country as a Secular Democracy. As a country, we have the Constitutional guarantee to Fundamental Rights — Justice (Social, Economical and…
Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I want to address the issue of population explosion in the country. Parents in India now need to give a serious thought to whether they will be able to fulfil their child’s dreams and aspirations and support a new life. A small section of society, which keeps…
You are warned. These heritage buildings will collapse ! It seems our Government officials are suffering from a disease called MAFA. An abbreviation, acronym for an official mindset of Indian bureaucrats coined by N.R. Narayana Murthy of Infosys. MAFA means ‘Mistaking Articulation For Accomplishment.’ Meaning, these officials think just by perpetually talking about a problem,…
Failure on the part of the two dynasties that ruled Jammu & Kashmir since 1952, to restore peace and order has led J&K to the present predicament of being divided into two geographical units — J&K and Ladakh. Not just this failure to give good administration, the indirect support these dynasties have been giving to…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Last evening I was delighted to read Star of Mysore because of its lead story titled “City Corporations must pay for pothole victims: HC.” In jurisprudence, there is a legal principle which talks about crime and punishment. If a crime or a wrong is not punished, one will continue to commit…
This morning as soon as the news broke about the Coffee Day King V.G. Siddhartha’s disappearance at the bridge of Nethravathi River near Ullal, my wife came running to me to break the news to the good old purveyor of news that is Yours Truly. Thereafter, I was glued to the TV for a time…
As reported from Bengaluru by K.B. Ganapathy While passing through the Dollar’s Colony Road in Bengaluru yesterday, Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, who had gone to Bengaluru on some work, spotted an unusually large crowd in front of a house. Curious, he went near the house only to realise that he was standing in…
The confidence motion moved in the Karnataka Assembly yesterday by the Congress-JD(S) coalition’s Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was expected to have a smooth passage, either way, because its procedures were vetted by the Supreme Court, as we know. Sadly, the proceedings took a turn towards an unprecedented pandemonium with the leading coalition partner Congress raising…
Culturally speaking, this month’s mega event for Mysuru city was the holding of the Third Edition of Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF) organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust in conjunction with Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 at Hotel Southern Star for two days, nay for one-and-a-half-days, beginning Saturday at 2 pm. The fest was inaugurated by Dowager…
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