Mysuru: It is not only that farmers are in distress due to drought but they are also not being paid crop insurance on time adding to their woes. This fact was brought out by Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee for Social Justice President Beerihundi Basavanna. Blaming the insurance companies and the Agriculture Department for not releasing…
Two Professors spar over position of Principal at Maharani’s Arts College
August 12, 2017Mysuru: An ugly incident was reported from Maharani’s Women’s Arts College here yesterday where the In-charge Principal and the designated Principal sparred over the eligibility of each person, unmindful of the stature and dignity of the position. The argument arose when the college In-charge Principal N. Nanjundaswamy reportedly refused to hand over charge to the…
Final list of R.T. Nagar site allottees published
August 12, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has yesterday published the final list of site allottees of R.T. Nagar layout. The final list was prepared after dropping the names of 105 allottees whose names were mentioned in the provisional list. The MUDA which had published the provisional list of 1,633 site allottees about 45 days…
A visit to Passport Seva Kendra
August 12, 2017Most of us dread facing a Government official or stepping into a Government office, the reason being anything to do with Government can be time-consuming, stressful, belittling and a traumatic experience. So I was fearful when I was told that I have to go to the Bengaluru Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) to get pages added…
184-year-old Maharaja’s PU College in run-down condition
August 12, 2017By N. Niranjan Nikam The crumbling walls, peeling plasters, collapsed compound wall are all crying for attention, even as the majestic Founder’s bust in a glass case looks on mutely at the decay of an institution that is 184 years old. To save this institution established by Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, is the sole aim of…
Election Comr. directs DC to begin preparations for Assembly polls
August 12, 2017Mysuru: State Election Commissioner (SEC) P. Srinivasachari has reportedly directed the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner to begin preparations for the 2018 Assembly polls in right earnest. In a letter written to DC D. Randeep, Srinivasachari has instructed the DC to hold video conference on the election preparedness measures. The SEC has also asked the DC to…
T.J.S. George selected for first Kesari Media Award
August 12, 2017Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran journalist and Star of Mysore columnist T.J.S. George has been chosen for the first Kesari Media Award, instituted by the Kesari Memorial Journalist Trust here. Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan will present the award consisting of ‘Rs. 50,000 cash prize, citation and a figurine to TJS at a function at Kesari Hall here at 11…
SC to hear Ayodhya case on Dec. 5
August 12, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday granted three months time for translating the historic documents in the two-decade-old Ayodhya dispute. The Apex Court fixed the matter for further hearing on Dec. 5. The Apex Court has constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Deepak Misra to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High…
Shreeshaa Hill View residential layout project launched
August 12, 2017Mysuru: Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy launched the Shreeshaa Hill View, a new residential layout project by Mysore iT Park near Lalbahadur Shasthri Nagar here this morning. The project is developed by ESS & ESS Infrastructure Pvt. Limited. The company, a brainchild of Srikanth Das and Shreevatsa, has till now developed 44 layouts which…
Brahmana Sangha Okkuta felicitates H.V. Rajeev
August 12, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru Brahmana Sangha Okkuta had organised a function at Shankar Mutt premises in Agrahara here recently to felicitate H.V. Rajev, who has been elected for the 4th time in succession as Director of State Souharda Co-operative Federation Limited. Inaugurating the programme, former MUDA Chairman K.R. Mohan Kumar asked Brahmin youth to get involved in…
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