Mysuru: Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, a non-profit organisation providing counselling services, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS since 1997, celebrated its 20th anniversary by dedicating a state-of-the-art Gene Xpert equipment at an event organised at a convention centre this morning. The Gene Xpert is a new test for tuberculosis (TB) that can diagnose…
Bengaluru: Electricity consumers across the State will have to shell out at least Re. 1 per unit more for 2018-19 if the electricity supply companies (Escoms) have their way. The Escoms, which have to approach the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) annually for revision of tariffs, have sought hikes ranging between Rs. 1.23 and Rs….
Mysuru: Marking the 4th death anniversary of Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, a solemn function was organised this morning at ‘Madhuvana’ on Mysuru-Nanjangud road here. Palace ‘Mughdastha’ Mahendra Raje Urs performed the formal rituals after offering floral tributes to the portrait of Wadiyar at the Samadhi. Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya, Aramane Ulisi Horata Samithi…
Mysuru: Just a day after 6 persons were killed in 3 road accidents that took place in Srirangapatna, Saragur and T. Narasipur Police Station limits on Friday, six more persons were killed in four separate accidents that occurred on Saturday at Bannur, Bellur (Nagamangala) T. Narasipur and K.R. Traffic Police Station limits in Mysuru. In…
Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police in Bengaluru are on the lookout for Viju Badiger, the brother-in-law of Shashidhar Ramachandra Mundawadagi, allegedly hired by arrested Kannada tabloid ‘Hai Bangalore’ Editor Ravi Belagere to murder Sunil Heggaravalli, one of his former employees. In his statement to the Police, Mundawadagi said that Belagere had called him…
Mysuru: Following complaints by residents demanding a permanent solution for the stink and health hazards caused by Excel Plant at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, along with over 200 BJP activists, inspected the Plant yesterday. Accusing K.R. Congress MLA M.K. Somashekar of ignoring the plight of local people, who are exposed to…
Mysuru: Unbearable stink emanating from Solid Waste Management Plant or Excel Solid Waste Management Plant in Vidyaranyapuram is proving to be a health hazard to local residents. Residents of J.P. Nagar, Vishveshwaranagar and Vidyaranyapuram have been suffering from different ailments like nausea, headache and asthma. A meeting was held here on Wednesday at Mahaveer Bhavan…
Mysuru: The dead body of a 21-year-old girl was exhumed on Friday, 26 days after her death. She died due to infection after she was administered an injection by a doctor following fever in H.D. Kote. After exhumation, doctors conducted a post-mortem. Ankusha from Kalahundi of Hampapura village, who had just completed B.Sc. degree from…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association has criticised the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for harassing owners of commercial buildings by directing them to reserve the basement for parking. A delegation of the Association met Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Dec. 8 and submitted a memorandum appealing the CM to instruct the MCC not to harass businessmen….
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers The weather is perfect… The green cover is just fine… And there’s enough history and wide roads to go around. Mysuru has whole-heartedly accepted cycling, the European way of commuting. It is Asia’s first city to get Public Bicycle Sharing system. This Weekend Star Supplement is about Trin Trin, an initiative…
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