Month: March, 2017

Mysuru youth drowns in River Cauvery
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Mysuru youth drowns in River Cauvery

March 7, 2017

In a tragic incident, a 35-year-old youth met his watery grave when he ventured into River Cauvery at Srirangapatna on Sunday for a swim. The deceased has been identified as Suresh, son of Narasaiah and a resident of Mandi Mohalla in Mysuru. It is reported that Suresh, along with six of his friends, had been…

SOM’s first editorial promises delivered
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SOM’s first editorial promises delivered

March 7, 2017

Sir, Thank you for publishing the first editorial, heralding the birth of Star of Mysore on 16.2.1978, 39 years back, in the Special 40th Anniversary Issue dated 16.2.2017. It was quite exhaustive and all the promises, aspirations and improvements conveyed therein, have been successfully implemented during these 39 long years. It is no mean an effort…

3 on 3 basketball held at NIE
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3 on 3 basketball held at NIE

March 7, 2017

City’s NIE had organised a 3 on 3 basketball tournament at the college’s Golden Jubilee Complex on Mar. 2.  M.R.L. Narasimha Rao, Deputy General Manager, Vijaya Bank (Regional Office, Mysuru) and Krishnegowda, Senior Manager Vijaya Bank, (Regional Office, ),C.K. Vanamala,H.N. Shankaranaryana, Physical Education Director were present during the inauguration. A total of 15 boys and…

Police rescue man atop water tank
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Police rescue man atop water tank

March 7, 2017

A 37-year-old man who had climbed an over-head water tank in an attempt to commit suicide, was rescued by the Police this morning. The man has been identified as Arun Kumar Rao, a resident of Gayatripuram in city and a painter and carpenter by profession. Accusing his wife and in-laws of relentless harassment, Rao climbed…

Man thrashed for alleged misbehaviour
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Man thrashed for alleged misbehaviour

March 7, 2017

An incident of a MCC woman employee beating a person black and blue for alleged misbehaviour was reported from MCC office premises yesterday. It is said that the woman, a widow and a mother of two children, was subjected to mental torture and harassment by the person since many months. Yesterday, the said person arrived…

How to spot a fake currency note
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How to spot a fake currency note

March 7, 2017

Recently, a State Bank of India (SBI) ATM in Delhi allegedly dispensed fake Rs. 2,000 notes. While the Police are investigating the source, SBI says it has a system to monitor the quality of notes and “the possibility of fake notes from the Bank’s ATMs is very remote.” The fake note in this case was…

State-wide protest by specially-abled on Mar. 18
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State-wide protest by specially-abled on Mar. 18

March 7, 2017

Demanding selection of a specially-abled person to represent in the Legislative Council and to implement the Court order directing 3% reservation in promotion, the Specially-Abled Employees Association will stage a State-wide protest on Mar. 18 by wearing black clothes, said Assn. State President Beerappa Andagi Chilavadagi here yesterday.

India F4 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament: Suraj, Vasisht advance
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India F4 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament: Suraj, Vasisht advance

March 7, 2017

City’s tennis players Suraj R. Prabodh and C. Vasisht taking part in the $15,000 ITF India F4 Futures Tennis Tournament 2017 at Bhilai Steel Plant Tennis Complex, Bhilai yesterday won their respective first round men’s singles matches and sailed into the second round. Wild card entrant Suraj R. Prabodh beat qualifier Abhinasu Borthakur 6-2, 1-0…

RPS acquires Shardul Thakur
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RPS acquires Shardul Thakur

March 7, 2017

Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) have acquired the services of Kings XI Punjab’s pacer Shardul Thakur for Indian Premier League 2017. The fast bowler was bought by KXIP in the 2014 IPL Player Auction. This is the second trade done by RPS after having secured Delhi Darevdevils’ batsman Mayank Agarwal. RPS Squad: Adam Zampa, Ajinkya Rahane,…

12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: City’s Shashidhar loses to Ashvin
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12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: City’s Shashidhar loses to Ashvin

March 7, 2017

City’s visually-impaired chess player K.M. Shashidhar, representing Karnataka in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for Visually-impaired at Mumbai yesterday lost his sixth round tie to K. Makwana Ashvin. After six rounds, Shashidhar has secured 2.5 points and is placed 10th in rankings. In first round, Shashidhar (rating 1550) lost to Karnataka’s Kishan Gangoli, while…

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