Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust, 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru, which has been organising music concerts during the Ganesha Festival from the past 55 years, popularly known as 8th Cross Ganesha, is hosting its 56th Heritage Music Festival from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3 everyday from 6.45 pm onwards. All the maestros…
Second batch of Dasara elephants to arrive on Aug. 31
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The second batch of seven Dasara Jumbos will arrive in Mysuru on Aug. 31, said DCF V. Yedukondalu. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that the second batch will have two new elephants Drona and Krishna from Mathigodu Elephant Camp in Nagarahole. This apart, Gopalaswamy, also from Mathigodu and Vikram, Gopi, Harsha…
Arkavathy De-notification Case: Justice Kempanna Commission gives clean chit to CM Siddharamaiah?
August 24, 2017Bengaluru: The one-man Commission headed by Justice H.S. Kempanna, which probed into alleged illegal de-notification of Arkavathy Layout case, is said to have given clean chit to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. The report was submitted by Justice Kempanna to State Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia here yesterday. After submitting a 1,861 page report, Justice Kempanna said…
KSPCB provides three mobile tanks for Ganesha idol immersion
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in a bid to save the water bodies from being polluted and to facilitate immersion of Ganesha idols, has provided three mobile immersion tanks which will be stationed at various locations in city tomorrow. Vehicle 1: Near Metagalli Police Station from 4 pm to 5.15 pm; Near…
DCP warns against selling of sub-standard helmets
August 24, 2017Mysuru: DCP Dr. Vikram V. Amathe has asked the Police personnel to gather information of manufacturers and sellers of sub-standard helmets. Speaking to SOM, Dr. Vikram Amathe said that the Traffic Police, who launched a drive across the city against the sale of sub-standard helmets on Aug.21, have seized 307 helmets. Stating that road-side helmet…
Water Consumer Co-op. Societies must hold AGM by Sept.25
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Command Area Development Authority (CADA) Assistant Agriculture Director has asked all the Water Consumer Co-operative Societies to hold Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) 2016-17 by Sept. 25, 2017 and submit a report in this regard. The Director has, in a press release, said that the audit report of the previous year must be…
Literary literacy, water illiteracy
August 24, 2017A case is being made by speakers of all hues with or without acceptable credentials relating to grooming the growing children into adults for facing the challenges of life that the surest option is educating them. However, we also hear voices from knowledgeable circles berating the goings on in schools and colleges across the country…
Retd. Government Employees Association Office shifted
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Office of Karnataka State Retired Government Employees Association has been temporarily shifted to a new location near JSS Mahavidyapeetha on Ramanuja Road. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, Association’s Adhoc Committee President M.C. Somashekar said that the Adhoc Committee was formed after the previous Board of Administration was dismissed on charges…
Suggestions to CESC
August 24, 2017Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Will CESC fix spacers to overhead lines? (SOM dated Aug. 3), it is observed some elements are not only encroaching public footpaths with permanent fixtures and barbed wires making the hapless public, specially children and senior citizens, direct targets to fast moving vehicles on roads but also growing coconut and…
IGP visits ANF camp
August 24, 2017Gundlupet: Anti Naxal Force (ANF) IGP Arun Chakravarthy on Tuesday visited the ANF camp coming up near Baragi village in the taluk. The IGP inspected the ongoing civil works at the camp located in the outskirts of the village. The camp is based at Baragi to keep a watch on naxal movements along Tamil Nadu…















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