By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere With the rapid advances in science and technology for military use, contemporary warfare is multi-faceted. This was observed in Operation Sindoor, which is India’s strong and uncompromising response to Pakistan’s State-sponsored terrorist attack on tourists at Pahalgam on 22nd April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave India’s Armed Forces full…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere The night-time felling of 75-year-old Peltophorum trees by the Mysuru City Corporation on Hyder Ali Road shocked the people of Mysuru. In an unprecedented expression of outrage, nearly 2,000 Mysureans assembled on the evening of Apr. 18, 2025, at the site of this “green carnage” and stood peacefully and…
Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum (MOF) hosted a panel discussion on ‘President Trump and the Challenge to World Order’ at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium in Vijayanagar this morning. The event featured Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Founder-Editor Dr. K.B. Ganapathy, Political Activist Maj. Gen. (retd.) S.G. Vombatkere, and Retired Joint Secretary to the Government of India,…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere A 182-m (600 ft.) statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was constructed on an island in Narmada river in Gujarat and declared open to the public on 31.10.2018, as “Statue of Unity.” Government of Gujarat built it along with tourism infrastructure, at a cost of Rs.2,989 crore, using a PPP…
The 78th Independence Day was celebrated at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) School, Mysuru yesterday. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere, who hoisted the National Flag is seen with (from left) BVB Hon. Treasurer Dr. A.T Bhashyam, Hon. Secretary P.S. Ganapathy, Chairman Dr. K.B. Ganapathy and Principal S. Lekha Nair.
Mysore/Mysuru: The caste system in India is a deeply ingrained social hierarchy that has shaped Indian society for centuries. Despite legal protections and affirmative actions, caste-based discrimination continues to persist in various forms, said Columnist Captain G.R. Gopinath, also a soldier, farmer and entrepreneur whose Air Deccan gave wings to the dreams of the common…
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