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…
Six killed in four separate accidents
December 10, 2017Mysuru: 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…
Supari case: Police on hot chase of hitman Viju Badiger
December 10, 2017Bengaluru: 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…
MP Pratap Simha inspects Excel Plant in Vidyaranyapuram
December 10, 2017Mysuru: 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…
Residents to protest against Excel Waste Management Plant from Dec. 14
December 10, 2017Mysuru: 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…
Girl’s body exhumed 26 days after death for post-mortem
December 10, 2017Mysuru: 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…
CELLAR & BASEMENT PARKING: Hotel owners allege harassment from MCC
December 10, 2017Mysuru: 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….
The Adventures of TRIN TRIN
December 10, 2017By 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…
5-day tribal healers workshop begins in city
December 10, 2017Mysuru: A five-day National Workshop on ‘Tribal Healers and Tribal Medicines’ organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Southern Regional Centre (SRC) in collaboration with the Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Bogadi, Mysuru, began at IGRMS (SRC), Mysuru campus, Wellington House, here this morning. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Sarit Kumar…
Money matters: Professional fees or deposits in Banks
December 10, 2017Musings on hefty lawyer fee and the new FRDI Bill A country’s governance is based on many systems put in place. No matter the form of the Government is Democracy, Communism, Oligarchy, Military Dictatorship or Religion-based Republic. The Constitution can always be written down as one wants or the existing one may be given a…
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