Mandya: In a swift action, the Mandya Police have thwarted a plot to eliminate Mandya’s notorious rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai, with the custody of four persons. This is said to be the second plot on the rowdy-sheeter’s life in recent days. Details: Ashok Pai was coming to the RTO office in Mandya on a motorcycle on…
CM to release scribe’s book on political history tomorrow
December 7, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will release the book ‘Mysuru-Chamarajanagar Rajakeeya Ithihasa’ (Political History of Mysuru-Chamarajanagar) authored by senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar at a function to be held at Kalamandira here on Dec. 8 at 4.30 pm. District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will be the chief guest. MLA Vasu will preside. Ministers Tanveer Sait,…
Diamond Jubilee celebration of Vidyavardhaka Sangha tomorrow
December 7, 2017Statue of Sangha’s Founder-Secretary K. Puttaswamy to be unveiled Mysuru: The Diamond Jubilee celebration of Vidyavardhaka Sangha will be held at Vidyavardhaka Engineering College in Gokulam 3rd Stage tomorrow (Dec. 8) at 10.30 am. To commemorate the birth centenary of former Minister and Founder-Secretary of Vidyavardhaka Sangha late K. Puttaswamy, his statue would be unveiled…
Three arrested for JD(S) leader’s murder
December 7, 2017Mandya: In a major breakthrough in the case of murder of JD(S) leader Santosh, who was brutally hacked to death near K.G. Koppalu in Maddur taluk on Nov. 29, the Maddur Police have arrested three persons in connection with the case. The arrested have been identified as Harish of Nelagadaranahalli near Bengaluru, Suresh of K….
Scribes deliberate on social media and tabloids
December 7, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka Media Academy (KMA), Department of Information and Public Relations and Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) together had organised a seminar on ‘Impact of Social Media on small newspapers (Tabloids)’ in memory of Journalist late Rajashekar Koti at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here this morning. Inaugurating the programme, Kannada Prabha and Suvarna News Editor…
Come Dec.31, all Police Stations will greet and say, ‘May I Help You’
December 7, 2017Bengaluru: Soon, all Police Stations across the State will have a reception desk with trained personnel to address public grievances. In an attempt to make Police Stations public-friendly, Karnataka DG&IGP Neelamani N. Raju has ordered to establish reception desks under the ‘Janasnehi Police Scheme’ by Dec.31. She has also asked for a compliance report along…
Case filed against Union Minister for derogatory remarks against CM
December 7, 2017Mysuru: Devaraja Police have registered an FIR against Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde for his alleged remarks against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. The Mysuru District Congress, taking strong exception to the Union Minister’s derogatory remarks against Siddharamaiah at a BJP public rally at Kothur in Belagavi district recently, had…
Cleansing the Augean Stable
December 7, 2017Acts of people threatening orderly life both in the country and the rest of the regions across the globe on one side and the cosmic dance of nature’s fury, also in and around the country as well as all over the planet on the other side seem to be in perpetual competition in causing devastation…
Discourse on ‘Thathva Darshi Vachanam’ from this evening
December 7, 2017Mysuru: Sree Andal Mandiram Trust, V.V.Mohalla in association with Sree Ramanuja Sahasramana Sabha Trust and Sree Ramanuja Seva Prathishtanam, Mysuru, has organised a discourse on ‘Thathva Darshi Vachanam’ by Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swamy from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Mandiram premises. On Dec. 10, he will deliver…
Bring back heritage essence
December 7, 2017Sir, This has reference to KBG’s Point Blank titled ‘An eyesore at Mysore Railway Station’ (Star of Mysore dated Nov.29). One fails to understand whose brainchild it was to prompt the Railways all of a sudden and make them paint the serene and majestic looking white pillars with gaudy imprint, deforming and defacing them instantaneously….
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