New Delhi: Even as people of Kodagu are vehemently opposing the two Railway lines (Thalassery-Mysuru via South Kodagu and Hunsur-Periyapatna-Kushalnagar-Madikeri-Mangaluru), Member of Parliament Pratap Simha, speaking to Star of Mysore this morning said that he had met Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding the Railway line and the Minister informed him that the Centre has not…
Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed the construction of Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji statue in front of JSS Mahavidyapeetha near Gun House, the foundation of which was laid by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Aug.29. The statue is being constructed by Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji Centenary Celebrations Committee. Karnataka Ursu Sangha and Akhila Bharatiya Kshatriya…
Bengaluru: A specially designed bus that is fully loaded is getting ready for All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi to launch his campaign for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State. The AICC has made this arrangement to attract the voters, as Rahul Gandhi has taken the elections in Karnataka very seriously. “The…
New Delhi: Here is some good news for Mysuru city ahead of this year’s Swachh Bharat rankings where it is hoping to reclaim the “Cleanest City in India” tag. Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan are the least polluted cities in Karnataka. A report released by Greenpeace India yesterday said that while Hassan is the least polluted…
Bengaluru: Murdered journalist Gauri Lankesh’s brother Indrajit Lankesh said yesterday that he would move the Karnataka High Court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into her death. Unidentified persons shot dead Gauri outside her home in Bengaluru on Sept. 5, 2017. “It has been five months since Gauri’s death,” Indrajit Lankesh told the…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday ordered notice to the State Government and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader and ex-MLA Vatal Nagaraj in response to a PIL challenging the bandhs called on Jan.25 and Feb.4. A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice H.G. Ramesh and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar, has posted the petition filed…
Mysuru: The contract workers working in various hostels in the city staged a protest yesterday demanding regularisation of their jobs and other demands. The protesters gathered near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the north gate of the Mysore Palace from where they took out a procession that passed through Big Clock Tower, Mahatma Gandhi Circle,…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo, which boasts of housing exotic animals and birds, received four elephant calves from Bandipur Reserve Forest on Thursday to be exchanged for a pair of African Rhinos from Singapore Zoo under Animal Exchange Programme. Mysuru Zoo Executive Director C. Ravishankar, speaking to Star of Mysore said that the Zoo received four…
Mysuru: The District Administration, in association with District Health and Family Welfare Department and District Leprosy Eradication Unit, as part of World Leprosy Day, had organised an anti-leprosy awareness rally in city this morning. World Leprosy Day is observed internationally on Jan. 30 to increase public awareness about leprosy, one of the oldest recorded diseases…
Mysuru: A sky-watching session has been arranged for general public to witness the spasmodic super blood moon, blue moon total lunar eclipse on Jan.31 from 6 pm to 8.30 pm at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala in Yadavagiri and at Excel Public School in Koorgalli. Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala and Excel Public School have two high-resolution telescopes with…
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