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Viva Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Defender of Faith and Renaissance Man of India The 2024 Parliamentary election is only a couple of months away. Looking back, in the last 10 years, it has been a golden decade…
16 Feb 2024 · 7 min read
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Sculpting Magic
Mysuru has long been renowned worldwide for its vibrant Dasara celebrations. However, now, for sometime to come, Mysuru will also be known as the birthplace of acclaimed sculptor who carved 'Balak Ram,'…
16 Feb 2024 · 11 min read
News
LS polls: No ticket for most State MPs ?
Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant development within Karnataka’s political arena, reliable sources have disclosed that approximately half of BJP MPs across the party’s 25 Lok Sabha Constituencies are set to be denied tickets…
16 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
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A Star Is Born
In an age where birth of a nation is a minor event, birth of a child is a curse, the birth of a newspaper is bound to be a non-event. More so…
16 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
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NIE hosts first Sky Watch programme
Mysore/Mysuru: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) in Mysuru hosted its first ever Sky Watch Programme, captivating attendees with celestial wonders. Organised by the Vijnana Tharangini - The NIE Student’s Science Club…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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JK Tyre’s Shiksha Sarthi Scholarship
To empower daughters of heavy vehicle drivers Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant step towards promoting education and empowering communities, JK Tyre has joined hands with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Attractive offers by BSNL to upgrade to Bharat Fiber
Mysore/Mysuru: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Mysore Telecom Circle, has introduced attractive offers to its customers in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Mandya districts, to upgrade to Bharat Fiber (FTTH) that promises unlimited…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Bengaluru Cartoonist’s Hand-Made Flip Books enter India Book of Records
Bengaluru: The creation of ‘Hand-Made Flip Books’ by noted Bengaluru-based cartoonist B.V. Panduranga Rao has earned the honour of getting into India Book of Records 2024 as Maximum Number of Hand-Made Flip…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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75-year-old runner crosses 50,000-km mark
Mysore/Mysuru: G. Mohan, a retired Assistant Controller of Defence - Accounts Department (IDAS) and a resident of Srirampura in city, has successfully crossed 50,000-km run as on May 8, 2023. The 75-year-old…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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'Bharata Kesari-2024’ award for retired CRPF ASI
Mysore/Mysuru: Retired CRPF (Central Railway Protection Force) Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) K.G. Thangamma was conferred with ‘Bharata Kesari-2024’ award by the city’s Nrutya Vidyapeeta (Academy of Classical Dance and Indian Arts) at its…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Annual Music Festival from Feb. 16 to 18
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Annual Music Festival of Saint Thyagaraja and Saint Purandaradasa Aradhana celebrations, N.R. Mohalla Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust has organised the following concerts at Sri Prasanna Mahaganapathi Temple on…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
Columns
Love & Loss in DIGITAL AGE
Two days ago, on Valentine’s Day, I visited a cousin’s house. There, I met my niece who was visiting home. She’s typically effervescent and exuberant but on that day, she was veiled…
16 Feb 2024 · 5 min read
Feature Articles
Beyond the BRUSH
INTERVIEW WITH Trupty Somaiah By B.C. Thimmaiah Trupty Somaiah occupies a distinctive realm within the digital and traditional art landscape. Primarily focused on creating and customising art and design, her works stand…
16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
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From Guatemala to Mysuru A Baker's Journey
By R. Eshwari Raquel loves yoga, baking and Mysuru. Armed with a degree in Physiology and Biomedical Science, she is the Founder of Local Friendly Bakery, Vontikoppal. She firmly believes that attention…
16 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Feature Articles
BOOM… Gunner Anthony Cruz recounts the tradition of 21-gun salute
By S. Kenneth Shishir The tradition of firing cannons, initiated by the East India Company in the early 18th century with the 21-gun salute — the highest honour bestowed upon rulers or…
16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
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Neglected Legacy
Once vibrant century-old Rama Mandiras of Mysore fading into oblivion By Maya Sitaram The frenzied fervour with which the Ram Temple at Ayodhya was inaugurated transports one to the memoirs of the…
16 Feb 2024 · 5 min read
Columns
A Tale of Two Cities & Two Clocks !
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The first part of the title of this article, as is most certainly known to almost all my readers, is actually the title of a very famous…
16 Feb 2024 · 7 min read
Feature Articles
The grand wedding of 1950 in Mysore
When a Brilliant Mathematician wed a Graceful Mysorean at a grand hotel in a stylish manner By Girija Madhavan While dining at the Hotel Metropole in Mysore recently, I watched as a…
16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Voice of The Reader
MCC must create exclusive Road Hump Cell
Sir, The recent tragic loss of three innocent lives due to poorly designed and installed road humps should serve as a wake-up call for both the MCC and City Traffic Police. Numerous…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
Editorial
Thank You
It was this day, nay this very evening, 46 years ago that Star of Mysore was born in this city as an Evening English Newspaper. Happily it continues to be your favourite…
16 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
Photo News
Two-day designers’ expo by Impressionz
A two-day designers’ expo featuring 'Modigold - Fine jewellery by Art Karat' and ‘Shreeda Sarees’ has been organised by Impressionz at Hotel Southern Star (Board Room) on Vinoba Road in city today…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Sadvidya School excels in GK Contest
Sadvidya High School (SHS) has won first prize and Rolling Shield in the 50th Inter-High School Competition in General Knowledge 2023 conducted by Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Yadavagiri, Mysuru, recently. Sadvidya has won…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Lions Sevaniketan School Magazine released
The 35th Annual Day of Mysore West Lions Sevaniketan School was held at the School premises in Gokulam recently. Sam Cherian, Managing Director of Schevaran Laboratories & Chairman of CII Mysuru, who…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read
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Selected for Natl. level sports
Bharati, a student of Yoga Science Programme, University of Mysore (UoM), has won second place in the Under-18 category of ASMITA Khelo India Women’s Yogasana League (South Zone) held at Dindigul in…
16 Feb 2024 · 1 min read