Cricket is a very popular game in our country. Mysuru Zone also has its share of producing talented cricketers who have gone on to play higher level of cricket. On these lines is 17-year-old cricketer L.R. Kumar who has impressed everyone with his excellent all-round performance with the bat and ball representing Karnataka State in…
Thus spake Prof. BKC on role of English language in Primary Schools
April 30, 2017Sir, This refers to the report on ‘Role of English in Primary Education’ published in SOM dated Apr.25 on Page-12. At the inaugural meeting of Alumni Association of Maharaja’s College, I spoke of my Cabinet Note for discussion in the Cabinet on how to introduce English as a functional language to students, especially from rural…
UoM Women’s Hostel Warden shifted back to home dept.
April 30, 2017VC Search Committee to meet on May 12, regular VC’s name to be announced on May 13 Mysuru: Women’s Hostel Warden of University of Mysore Dr. Rekha Jadhav has been shifted back to her home Department. Sources in the University said that Acting Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dayanand Mane has shifted her back to the Sociology…
Samoohik Upanayanam at Sri Ravishankar Guruji’s Ashram
April 30, 2017Mysuru: Mass Upanayanam has been organised at Sri Ravishankar Guruji’s Ashram on Lalithadripura Road, Mysuru, from May 5 to 8. Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony) is performed to mark the point at which children begin their formal education in the Vedic tradition. It is traditionally seen as getting a new birth in the spiritual world towards…
JD(S) Corporator Nataraj joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator B.M. Nataraj joined that BJP in presence of Backward Morcha State President B.J. Puttaswamy at the party office located at Nazarbad on Friday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nataraj said that he was quitting JD(S) as the leaders had neglected him and added that he would be submitting his resignation to party…
RSS leader joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru, Apr.30- Noted RSS leader of the city Giridhar (Girish) joined the BJP at the party office here yesterday. Giridhar, who is a well-known face in N.R. Constituency, joined the party in the presence of State BJP Backward Classes Morcha President B.J. Puttaswamy. Giridhar, apart from associating with the RSS, had also served in the…
Excel in National-level Karate Championship
April 30, 2017The following students of Mysore District Zen Shito-Ryu Karate School, Udayagiri, have excelled at the National Level Karate Championship-2017 held at Gymnasium Hall, University of Mysore, recently: Imatiyaz Khan – 3rd prize in Individual Kumite; Syed Ahmed – 3rd in Individual Kumite; Asif Sharief – 1st in Individual Kata; Shakil Ahammed – 3rd in Individual…
Senior citizens appeal for quota in MUDA sites
April 30, 2017Mysuru: The Senior Citizens Forum, Rajarajeshwarinagar in city, has appealed Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to announce quota for elderly citizens in the allotment of sites. In a press release, the Association said that a quota for elderly citizens already exists in Karnataka Housing Board, Bengaluru and the same be followed by MUDA too in…
AITA Talent Series U-14 Tennis: Upset win for Harsha
April 30, 2017Unseeded local lad D.K. Harsha playing a consistent game shocked fourth seeded Pranav Karthik (Tamil Nadu) 8-4 in the second round of the U-14 Boys Singles on the inaugural day of Inner-Wheel Club of Mysore Central’s AITA Talent Series U-14 (Boys & Girls) Tennis Tournament which began at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre, SJCE Courts here…
Talk on Mental Health at Elders Council
April 30, 2017Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, in association with Vismaya Publication, Mysuru, has arranged a lecture on “Mental Health and Depression” at its Saraswathi Bhavan on Monday (May 1) at 10.30 am by well-known Psychiatrist Dr.C.R. Chandrashekar, Retired Professor of NIMHANS. Ramachandre Gowda, President of the Council, will preside. Profile: Dr. Chandrashekar was born to Jeweller B.M….
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