Mysore/Mysuru: In response to Kerala’s request to permit night traffic on Bandipur-Sultan Bathery (Wayanad) road within Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre recently visited Bandipur to assess the check-posts on National Highway 766, connecting Karnataka and Kerala through Bandipur. As of now, vehicular traffic is restricted on this road from 9 pm to 6…
Keragodu GP Members angered over missing proceedings book
January 31, 2024Mandya: Even as Keragodu in Mandya taluk hit national headlines over the protests that broke out following the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja from the flagpost in the village late on Saturday night, the Keragodu Gram Panchayat (GP) Members have vented out their ire over the missing GP proceedings registry (book). The Sri Gowrishankar Seva Trust…
There was no permission for hoisting the Hanuma Dhwaja: Congress
January 31, 2024Mandya/Mysuru: With the row over the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja at Keragodu in Mandya taluk taking a political turn providing a platform for the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP and JD(S) for trading charges against each other, the Congress has said that there was no permission for the hoisting of the religious flag. Countering…
Row over installation of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar name board: Police arrest 39, accused remanded to judicial custody
January 31, 2024Nanjangud: The Mysuru District Police have filed three separate cases and arrested 39 allegedly involved in the group clash that occurred on Monday in connection with the installation of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar name board at Hallare village in Nanjangud, here yesterday. The accused were produced before the jurisdictional Court which remanded them to judicial custody….
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav is Karnataka BJP in-charge
January 31, 2024Bengaluru: With just a few months remaining until the crucial Lok Sabha polls, the BJP’s national leadership announced on Monday the appointment of senior party leader and Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav, as the Party in-charge for Karnataka. This decision comes as a replacement for B.L. Santosh and Arun Singh. In the…
Mayank Agarwal hospitalised, health condition stable
January 31, 2024Bengaluru: The health condition of Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal, who fell ill after consuming a liquid on a Delhi-bound flight yesterday, is said to be stable. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Karnataka State Cricket Association Hon. President K. Raghuram Bhat said Mayank would be flown back to Bengaluru for further treatment. “I have been in…
State Budget-2024: Suggestions pour in for development of city, district
January 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Experts from various fields came out with their suggestions for the development of city and district, during a preliminary discussion organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA), ahead of the forthcoming State Budget to be tabled on Feb. 16 at the Legislative Assembly. MLC Dr. D. Thimmaiah, who inaugurated the meeting organised at The…
State-level conference of Archaks in Bengaluru on Feb. 7
January 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Akhila Karnataka Hindu Temple Archaks, Agamikas and Upadhivantas Federation President M.S. Venkatachalaiah has said that a State-level Conference of the Federation members will be held at Bengaluru Town Hall on Feb.7 at 10 am. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city recently, he said the Archaks, Agamikas and Upadhivantas, who are continuing…
33 Dy.SPs, 132 Police Inspectors transferred
January 31, 2024Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday issued orders transferring 33 Dy.SPs and 132 Police Inspectors. Among the officers who were transferred include G.S. Raghu from State Intelligence to KR Sub-Division in Mysuru, A.R. Sumith to Nanjangud Sub-Division and V. Govindaraju, who was serving in Nanjangud, has been transferred to Bengaluru CCB. Anusha Rani, serving in CID,…
Tribal Studies Professor asks nomadics not to convert to any other religion
January 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: “There are many illiterates in nomadic and semi-nomadic communities. Hence, the two community leaders must dissuade their people from converting to any other religion. Converting to other religion is of no use to these communities,” opined Hampi University Tribal Studies Department Professor Dr. K.M. Maitri. He was speaking at the ‘State-Level Nomadics and Semi-Nomadics…
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