Mysuru: Participating in the Zilla Panchayat meeting yesterday, ZP member Venkataswamy sought the remedial measures taken to tackle dengue and chikungunya in rural areas. In his reply, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar said that 450 cases of suspected dengue were reported in the district and out of 19 deaths, only two were confirmed as dengue by…
Members of Raitha Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seen protesting against a Government move to de-notify lakes. The protest was held yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and they alleged that the de-notification was being done to favour the real estate lobby and will spell a doom to hundreds of lakes.
University of Mysore swimming coach T. Puttaswamy, who superannuated on July 29, was felicitated by Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore at a function organised at University of Mysore Swimming Pool located at Saraswathipuram recently. Seen in the picture are Department of Physical Education In-charge Director Dr. P. Krishniah, Former Director Dr. C. Krishna,…
Rush continues on second day Mysuru: Totally 4,732 applications have been issued by MUDA for site aspirants for Lalithadrinagar at eight branches of Vijaya Bank in city yesterday. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar said that about 1,000 applications have been issued by 12 noon today at all the eight Vijaya…
Mysuru: A man who had come to his parents-in-law’s house to take back his wife was found dead with burns in a field near Makanapura village in Nanjangud taluk. The deceased Nagaraj Shetty (36) hailed from Kothanur village in Gundlupet and had married Mani from Makanapura in Nanjangud taluk six years ago in his second…
Congress workers, led by former ZP President Marigowda, staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi bust near Mysuru City Law Court Complex condemning the I-T raids against Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, MP D.K. Suresh and their relatives. The protestors alleged that the Central Government was misusing its machineries.
Mysuru: Shubharamba, the free mass marriage organised by the District Administration at the Chamundi Hill in city, which was scheduled to be held today (Aug. 2), has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, according to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. Meeting postponed: Also, the District Development Coordination and In-Charge Committee Meeting,…
Mysuru: M. Kantaraja Urs, retd. CFTRI Scientist and a resident of Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri here passed away at a private hospital yesterday. He was 90. He leaves behind his wife, a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill tomorrow (Aug….
Mysuru: S. Krishnamurthy Anchalkar, retired Assistant Registrar of University of Mysore (UoM) and a resident of V.V. Mohalla 3rd Main, 8th Cross, passed away last evening. He was 89. He leaves behind wife Nagarathna, brothers S. Keshava Murthy & S. Shankar Rao Anchalkar and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at…
Bengaluru-based Kodava boys Chengappa Chekkera and Kodira Ashish Muthappa will go on a 270 km from cycle ride from Bengaluru to Kodagu ‘Rain-Ride to Coorg’ on Aug. 12 to create awareness on environmental issue and highlight the problems of Cauvery catchment areas. The cyclist will leave Bengaluru at 3 am and reach Mandya early in…
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