Mysuru: A 33-year-old school teacher died under mysterious circumstances at Hebbal Second Stage in city yesterday and according to her family members, she was murdered by her husband. The husband has now been taken to custody by the Police for interrogation and further investigation is on. The woman has been identified as Pandira Sujaya, daughter…
Justice… Delayed, Hurried and Denied
July 22, 2017On Tuesday, the Bareilly Court sentenced three men to five years in prison for stealing Rs. 370 from a man they drugged and robbed on a train in 1988, 29 years ago! And why did it take so long? Because one of them was absconding so the trial was constantly postponed. Now, of the three,…
Rs. 55 crore to develop arterial roads in city
July 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will launch a series of development projects worth over Rs. 150 crore and will complete them by December 2017. Speaking to Star of Mysore, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that the arterial roads that connect the city would be widened at a cost of Rs. 55 crore. The MCC…
Mysuru, Mandya students protest against change in college timings
July 22, 2017Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Government’s move to ban Student Unions in Colleges, over 50 members of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) staged a demonstration in front of the DC’s office here yesterday, as part of a Statewide stir. Claiming that the Government’s move was an insult to the Constitution and against the spirit of…
Woman held in fake marks card racket
July 22, 2017Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have busted a fake marks card racket. This incident came to light with the arrest of a woman from whom the Police recovered hundreds of fake marks cards. The arrested is Yashaswini, 45, resident of Gokulam. Including the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), fake marks cards of several…
IMEI number changing racket kingpin arrested
July 22, 2017Mysuru: The city Police, who had arrested two persons for tampering with IMEI (International Mobile-station Equipment Identity) number of mobile phones, have now arrested the kingpin of the racket. The kingpin, who has been arrested is 50-year-old Raviprasad Khunja, a resident of Mangaluru. He had close contacts with Shoaib and Kasib, who were earlier arrested….
Panel examining inclusion of Tulu, Kodava languages in Eighth Schedule
July 22, 2017New Delhi: The Union government yesterday said that an internal committee of the Home Ministry was looking into inclusion of Tulu and Kodava languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution as several law-makers have demanded expansion of the Schedule. Responding to a private member’s bill moved by B.K. Hariprasad (Congress), Minister of State for…
Festival shopping at JSS Urban Haat
July 22, 2017Vastra Utsav till Aug. 7 Mysuru: As part of Varamahalakshmi festival, a 17-day Vastra Utsav-2017 organised jointly by the Union Ministry of Textiles and JSS Urban Haat commenced last evening at the latter’s premises on Ring Road in Hebbal here. Over 60 weavers, artisans and Co-operative Societies are participating in the Utsav exhibiting cotton and…
This cow at Sajjehundi village yields milk without a calf !
July 22, 2017Mysuru: Have you ever heard of a cow yielding milk without its calf? A cow in Varuna Constituency is giving milk without becoming pregnant and delivering a calf and is drawing hundreds of curious visitors. The cow is owned by Mari-swamy and Kempamma of Sajjehundi village and it has been giving good quality milk since…
Virajpet-Kerala Road to be closed for two months
July 22, 2017Virajpet: The road that connects Virajpet to Kerala via the Perumbadi Check-Post has been cut off, thanks to incessant rains and it will take two months to restore the road.Till then, vehicles moving towards Kerala will have to take the road via Gonikoppal, Ponnampet, Kutta to reach Manandavadi in Kerala. The road caved-in on June…
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